Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 7 higher feeder steers\ heifers 5 to 20 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.65/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$180.65

148 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$28.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.68

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	427	190.18	813	25
Medium and Large 1	614	179.44	1,102	118
Medium and Large 2	414	161.33	668	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.85/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale148 hd

180.65

—

MS average13 barns · 1,301 hd

191.33

−10.68

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,389	98.50	1,368	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	90.69	1,129	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	69.39	704	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,029	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 lots · USDA AMS · Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,142	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	199.41/cwt	197.50–203.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	220.09/cwt	215.00–225.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	160.83/cwt	145.00–177.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	184.80/cwt	180.00–191.00	874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	183.63/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	195.96/cwt	191.00–201.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	229.00/cwt	227.00–231.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	189.07/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	190.21/cwt	183.00–195.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	223.22/cwt	219.00–227.50	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	198.02/cwt	197.00–199.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	888	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,029.40/head	1,025.00–1,035.00	1,029	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	735	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,080	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,091	1
Bulls	—	—	1,155	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	108.00/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,793	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	90.69/cwt	83.00–97.00	1,129	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	69.39/cwt	60.00–81.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	225.03/cwt	218.00–230.00	961	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	188.58/cwt	178.00–200.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	182.50/cwt	182.00–183.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,005	47

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Mon Mar 6, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 224Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 26Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 0

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 7 higher feeder steers\ heifers 5 to 20 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	686	166.50	166.50
47	—	505	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	197.50–203.00	199.41
2	—	578	170.00–175.00	172.42
1	—	610	181.00	181.00
6	—	473	180.00–191.00	184.80
2	—	293	191.00–201.00	195.96
2	—	535	185.00–193.00	189.07
5	—	418	183.00–195.00	190.21
1	—	215	205.00	205.00
2	—	318	197.00–199.00	198.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	175.00	175.00
2	—	480	145.00–177.00	160.83
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	195.00	195.00
2	—	285	215.00–225.00	220.09
3	—	582	175.00–190.00	183.63
2	—	335	227.00–231.00	229.00
2	—	413	219.00–227.50	223.22
1	—	370	222.00	222.00
1	—	460	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	230.00	230.00
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
1	—	485	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	218.00–230.00	225.03
1	—	390	208.00	208.00
1	—	345	230.00	230.00
2	—	520	178.00–200.00	188.58
2	—	560	182.00–183.00	182.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,025.00–1,035.00	1,029.40
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	575.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,155	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,660	102.00–114.00	108.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,245	83.00–97.00	90.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,014	60.00–81.00	69.39

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle