Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold mixed,from 3 higher to 8 lower, slaughter caows and bulls sold steady to 7 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $218.94/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$218.94

104 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$292

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

$17.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	234.73	1,295	9thin
Medium and Large 2	390	219.74	857	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	731	217.31	1,588	90

One grade step is worth $17.42/cwt here — about −$292 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 sale104 hd

218.94

—

MS average13 barns · 969 hd

240.99

−22.06

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	1,446	102.98	1,489	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	96.60	1,187	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	90.88	1,348	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	80.03	887	33

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$1,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	379	279.38/cwt	257.00–300.00	1,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	222.53/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	215.38/cwt	208.00–222.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	191.02/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,623	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	208.69/cwt	189.00–217.00	1,171	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	216.23/cwt	197.00–232.50	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,452	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	218.47/cwt	200.00–230.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	259.75/cwt	259.75–259.75	1,340	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	203.98/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	234.98/cwt	230.00–243.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	67.73/cwt	63.00–75.00	715	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	85.38/cwt	74.00–99.00	966	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	90.88/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,348	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	96.60/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,187	11
Bulls	—	—	1,295	87.03/cwt	70.00–101.00	1,127	4
Bulls	—	—	1,546	113.61/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,756	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	870	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	168.39/cwt	150.00–188.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	220.62/cwt	208.00–233.00	1,048	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	202.04/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	209.76/cwt	200.00–225.00	992	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	207.46/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	216.55/cwt	205.00–225.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	218.91/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,278	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	202.92/cwt	165.00–222.00	1,577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 373Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 62Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold mixed,from 3 higher to 8 lower, slaughter caows and bulls sold steady to 7 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	257.00–300.00	279.38
2	—	603	215.00–230.00	222.53
1	—	905	160.00	160.00
1	—	325	260.00	260.00
1	—	1,015	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	300.50	300.50
64	—	788	206.00	206.00
10	—	618	235.00	235.00
8	—	516	259.75	259.75
4	—	851	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	197.00–232.50	216.23
1	—	540	205.00	205.00
1	—	290	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	179.00	179.00
15	—	584	216.00–220.00	218.91
3	—	777	165.00–222.00	202.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	175.00	175.00
1	—	515	185.00	185.00
1	—	805	80.00	80.00
1	—	385	195.00	195.00
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	208.00–222.00	215.38
2	—	618	190.00–192.00	191.02
5	—	561	189.00–217.00	208.69
5	—	316	200.00–230.00	218.47
1	—	650	185.00	185.00
1	—	270	240.00	240.00
7	—	473	200.00–225.00	209.76
2	—	520	206.00–209.00	207.46
6	—	378	205.00–225.00	216.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	198.00–210.00	203.98
3	—	408	230.00–243.00	234.98
1	—	385	230.00	230.00
1	—	315	265.00	265.00
1	—	720	173.00	173.00
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
7	—	475	208.00–233.00	220.62
5	—	571	197.00–205.00	202.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	220.00	220.00
1	—	245	225.00	225.00
2	—	625	150.00–188.00	168.39
1	—	565	177.00	177.00
1	—	490	205.00	205.00
1	—	365	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,055	63.00–75.00	67.73
23	—	1,131	74.00–99.00	85.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	88.00–94.00	90.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,229	91.00–104.00	96.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	70.00–101.00	87.03
6	—	1,546	110.00–118.00	113.61

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	900.00	900.00

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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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