Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 8 higher, slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 5 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $241.25/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$241.25

29 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$26.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.27

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	246.89	962	20
Medium and Large 1-2	553	239.00	1,322	4thin
Medium and Large 2	324	220.50	714	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.39/cwt here — about $248 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 sale29 hd

241.25

—

MS average13 barns · 1,049 hd

220.98

+20.27

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	1,683	108.75	1,831	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	91.60	1,009	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	70.93	692	19

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,162	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	750	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	77.03/cwt	66.00–85.00	809	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	91.60/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,009	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	49.58/cwt	45.00–53.00	394	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	821	61.78/cwt	55.00–69.00	507	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	115.62/cwt	110.00–121.00	2,070	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,397	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,162.34/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	223.74/cwt	222.50–225.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	201.48/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	230.70/cwt	210.00–240.00	971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	215.92/cwt	207.50–225.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	251.65/cwt	247.50–255.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	253.09/cwt	247.50–260.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	233.98/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	260.78/cwt	257.50–265.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	243.53/cwt	232.50–270.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	177.60/cwt	173.00–182.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	236.33/cwt	235.00–237.50	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	207.62/cwt	200.00–217.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	229.64/cwt	217.50–245.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	208.27/cwt	200.00–219.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	220.49/cwt	200.00–242.50	1,005	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	224.42/cwt	213.00–235.00	851	4

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 May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 189Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 41Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 30Year ago 9

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 8 higher, slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 5 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	250.00	250.00
2	—	373	222.50–225.00	223.74
3	—	523	195.00–210.00	201.48
1	—	260	255.00	255.00
5	—	421	210.00–240.00	230.70
5	—	456	200.00–242.50	220.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	195.00	195.00
1	—	340	225.00	225.00
1	—	380	225.00	225.00
1	—	740	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	553	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	207.50–225.00	215.92
1	—	630	198.00	198.00
2	—	230	235.00–237.50	236.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	220.00	220.00
3	—	310	247.50–255.00	251.65
4	—	385	247.50–260.00	253.09
2	—	503	230.00–238.00	233.98
3	—	272	257.50–265.00	260.78
1	—	215	260.00	260.00
1	—	555	231.00	231.00
4	—	416	232.50–270.00	243.53
1	—	455	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	217.50	217.50
1	—	430	192.00	192.00
1	—	380	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	173.00–182.00	177.60
3	—	437	200.00–217.00	207.62
4	—	318	217.50–245.00	229.64
3	—	453	200.00–219.00	208.27
4	—	379	213.00–235.00	224.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,050	66.00–85.00	77.03
2	—	795	45.00–53.00	49.58
4	—	821	55.00–69.00	61.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,101	89.00–98.00	91.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	110.00–121.00	115.62
1	—	1,470	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	82.00	82.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	750.00	750.00

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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Macon Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle