Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold 2-8 higher, heifers sold steady to 7 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2-10 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $200.43/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$200.43

85 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$375

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

$33.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.42

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	224.37	1,110	24
Medium and Large 2	548	191.17	1,047	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	777	191.00	1,484	55

One grade step is worth $33.37/cwt here — about −$375 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 sale85 hd

200.43

—

MS average13 barns · 1,005 hd

220.86

−20.42

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	1,218	94.48	1,151	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	97.72	1,208	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,805	90.00	1,625	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	85.27	1,009	9thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	647	$900	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,373	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,571	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,163	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	97.72/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,208	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,625	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	85.27/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,009	9
Bulls	—	—	1,218	94.48/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	191.50/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,065	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	189.49/cwt	188.00–191.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	188.52/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	209.10/cwt	191.00–228.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,487	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	238.25/cwt	235.00–245.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	230.45/cwt	214.00–241.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	187.01/cwt	180.00–190.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	227.91/cwt	215.00–244.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	183.25/cwt	182.50–184.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,331	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,395	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	203.50/cwt	192.00–215.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	214.15/cwt	205.00–222.50	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	218.93/cwt	210.00–228.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	171.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	647	899.81/head	875.00–925.00	900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 179Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 14Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 3

Compared to last week steers sold 2-8 higher, heifers sold steady to 7 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2-10 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	170.00	170.00
1	—	480	210.00	210.00
1	—	735	193.00	193.00
1	—	570	217.00	217.00
4	—	325	235.00–245.00	238.25
4	—	385	225.00–235.00	230.00
1	—	695	185.00	185.00
5	—	612	214.00–241.00	230.45
4	—	511	215.00–244.00	227.91
1	—	220	245.00	245.00
1	—	415	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	190.00	190.00
1	—	640	202.00	202.00
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
1	—	735	158.00	158.00
2	—	440	192.00–215.00	203.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	690	199.00	199.00
12	—	831	189.00	189.00
32	—	787	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	190.00	190.00
10	—	712	187.00	187.00
22	—	756	184.50	184.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	162.00	162.00
2	—	393	182.50–184.00	183.25
3	—	570	170.00–175.00	171.65
1	—	535	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	180.00–190.00	187.01
1	—	360	214.00	214.00
2	—	515	180.00–182.00	180.99
3	—	575	175.00	175.00
2	—	273	205.00–222.50	214.15
2	—	328	210.00–228.00	218.93
1	—	600	185.00	185.00
1	—	675	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	191.00–192.00	191.50
2	—	515	188.00–191.00	189.49
2	—	625	187.00–190.00	188.52
1	—	755	173.00	173.00
2	—	460	191.00–228.00	209.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	182.00	182.00
1	—	475	194.00	194.00
1	—	655	181.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,236	92.00–105.00	97.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,183	78.00–90.00	85.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	94.00–95.00	94.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	647	875.00–925.00	899.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	775.00	775.00

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

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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