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Macon Stockyard Market Report

Macon, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 21, 2026

144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 144 399 409
Feeder cattle 134 341 351
Slaughter cattle 9 55 45
Replacement cattle 1 3 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter sold steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 400.00 $400.00 $960 —
450–480 465 4 350.00–380.00 $370.60 $1,723 —
500–540 519 5 370.00–387.50 $377.88 $1,961 +2.88
550–580 561 4 335.00–370.00 $350.50 $1,966 +15.50
615–645 630 4 320.00–345.00 $333.05 $2,098 +8.13
650–670 657 3 330.00–335.00 $332.50 $2,185 +15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 430.00–445.00 $437.50 $2,034 +22.50
505–525 515 2 390.00–400.00 $394.90 $2,034 +7.58
615–640 628 2 367.50–377.50 $372.60 $2,340 -2.40
655 655 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,374 +28.72
700–740 717 3 315.00–330.00 $323.19 $2,317 —
790 790 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,410 —
815 815 1 309.00 $309.00 $2,518 —
905 905 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,738 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
707 707 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,368 —
903 903 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,619 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,460 +55.00
300 300 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,470 +45.00
365–395 381 4 415.00–425.00 $419.30 $1,598 +14.31
440 440 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,705 -5.74
450–485 473 4 370.00–380.00 $372.54 $1,762 +6.99
510–525 518 2 340.00–350.00 $344.93 $1,787 +1.15
595 595 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,859 -35.77
635 635 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,000 —
695 695 1 314.00 $314.00 $2,182 —
725 725 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,266 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 355.00–450.00 $402.50 $1,308 +11.11
350–375 363 2 350.00–360.00 $354.83 $1,288 -17.36
460–470 463 3 350.00–360.00 $356.62 $1,651 +14.15
575 575 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,955 +4.28
670 670 1 286.00 $286.00 $1,916 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 2 337.00 $337.00 $2,056 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,524 +60.00
320–325 323 3 520.00–550.00 $535.00 $1,728 +66.70
370–375 373 2 470.00–480.00 $475.03 $1,772 +29.07
410 410 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,866 +29.94
475 475 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,042 +22.62
510–515 512 3 360.00–380.00 $372.52 $1,907 +2.74
585 585 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,989 -40.00
610 610 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,104 +6.26
775 775 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,325 +22.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 480.00–500.00 $489.91 $1,362 +89.91
340 340 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,615 +35.00
435–440 438 2 385.00–425.00 $404.89 $1,773 -0.01
460–495 480 7 350.00–401.00 $379.91 $1,824 -12.56
605 605 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,815 —
830 830 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,386 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1010 970 85-90% 2 105.00–125.00 $114.59 $1,112 +34.59
990–1270 1150 85-90% 3 137.00–151.00 $146.64 $1,686 +1.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1850 1850 1 190.00 $190.00 $3,515 —
2070 2070 1 185.00 $185.00 $3,830 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.