Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compered to last market steers sold higher 2-10, heifers sold higher 2- 8. slaughter cows and bulls sold 4-12 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.33/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$196.33

118 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$21.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.98

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	200.75	1,081	24
Medium and Large 1-2	708	197.34	1,397	83
Medium and Large 2	503	179.07	901	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.69/cwt here — about $180 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 sale118 hd

196.33

—

MS average12 barns · 1,240 hd

206.31

−9.98

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	1,443	117.49	1,696	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	106.86	1,344	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	97.15	1,520	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	90.43	1,034	11

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)	1,440	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	615	221.27/cwt	200.00–234.00	1,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	229.79/cwt	222.00–237.50	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	222.08/cwt	215.00–229.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	171.42/cwt	152.00–180.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	208.50/cwt	207.00–210.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	157.53/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	194.95/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,205	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	208.50/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	197.20/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,031	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	210.22/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,106	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	—	—	1,408	115.40/cwt	104.00–126.00	1,625	6
Bulls	—	—	1,655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,152	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	97.15/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,520	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	110.60/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,323	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	90.43/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,034	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	104.99/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,352	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	208.69/cwt	205.00–212.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	193.96/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	192.75/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	256.69/cwt	256.00–257.50	1,396	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	207.39/cwt	199.50–211.50	1,205	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	200.92/cwt	183.00–201.50	1,678	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,455	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	273.51/cwt	260.00–287.50	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	262.75/cwt	245.00–284.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,451	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,597	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	246.38/cwt	239.00–252.50	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	220.47/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,027	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	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 Jun 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 0Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 0Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 7

compered to last market steers sold higher 2-10, heifers sold higher 2- 8. slaughter cows and bulls sold 4-12 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	200.00–234.00	221.27
1	—	465	250.00	250.00
1	—	340	247.00	247.00
2	—	285	260.00–287.50	273.51
3	—	360	245.00–284.00	262.75
1	—	565	227.00	227.00
1	—	425	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	544	256.00–257.50	256.69
6	—	676	218.00	218.00
4	—	979	150.00	150.00
62	—	835	183.00–201.50	200.92
7	—	628	231.00	231.00
9	—	775	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	189.00	189.00
1	—	565	203.00	203.00
1	—	510	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	188.00	188.00
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
2	—	458	222.00–237.50	229.79
6	—	523	190.00–204.00	197.20
1	—	300	220.00	220.00
2	—	423	205.00–212.00	208.69
8	—	623	185.00–206.00	193.96
3	—	562	186.00–198.00	192.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	230.00	230.00
18	—	581	199.50–211.50	207.39
64	—	750	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	215.00	215.00
1	—	555	180.00	180.00
4	—	483	152.00–180.00	171.42
2	—	375	207.00–210.00	208.50
2	—	723	150.00–165.00	157.53
1	—	525	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	215.00–229.00	222.08
6	—	618	185.00–205.00	194.95
1	—	895	165.00	165.00
2	—	565	207.00–210.00	208.50
4	—	526	200.00–220.00	210.22
3	—	328	239.00–252.50	246.38
1	—	395	238.00	238.00
7	—	466	210.00–231.00	220.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	175.00	175.00
1	—	755	170.00	170.00
1	—	445	190.00	190.00
1	—	585	150.00	150.00

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	—	1,440	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,415	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,408	104.00–126.00	115.40
1	—	1,655	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	91.00–104.00	97.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,196	106.00–118.00	110.60
14	—	1,288	99.00–111.00	104.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,143	80.00–100.00	90.43

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

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