Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK STEERS SOLD MOSTLY STEADY, HEIFERS SOLD STEADY TO 8HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS SOLD STEADY. Grouped cattle listed as M&L 1-2

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.67/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$206.67

120 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$36.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.75

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	221.89	985	37
Medium and Large 1-2	720	202.04	1,455	72
Medium and Large 2	423	185.81	786	11thin

One grade step is worth $36.07/cwt here — about $199 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 sale120 hd

206.67

—

MS average13 barns · 1,256 hd

211.42

−4.75

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	1,527	104.75	1,599	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	94.00	1,434	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	93.23	1,039	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	80.08	854	14

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,111	$1,241	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$942	3thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	—	420	217.62/cwt	210.00–226.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	217.99/cwt	200.00–237.50	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	231.85/cwt	218.00–240.00	883	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	236.42/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	185.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	180.66/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,457	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	243.70/cwt	242.50–245.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	227.38/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,405	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,258	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	256.67/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	207.10/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	229.63/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,350	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	208.35/cwt	192.50–225.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	253.93/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,315	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	252.97/cwt	251.00–255.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	213.67/cwt	208.00–223.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	206.43/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	236.33/cwt	230.00–245.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	220.83/cwt	217.00–225.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	84.32/cwt	76.00–97.00	929	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,434	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	93.23/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,039	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	64.52/cwt	60.00–69.00	605	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,478	1
Bulls	—	—	1,522	107.67/cwt	92.00–115.00	1,639	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,076.76/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,077	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	865	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,287.45/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	218.99/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	169.86/cwt	155.00–185.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	215.68/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,022	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	238.72/cwt	230.00–245.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	203.52/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	184.86/cwt	175.00–190.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	227.47/cwt	210.00–244.00	1,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	247.03/cwt	240.00–252.50	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	216.70/cwt	208.00–226.00	1,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	195.21/cwt	182.00–208.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	236.48/cwt	235.00–238.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	192.10/cwt	187.50–197.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	716	2

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 297Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 65Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 2

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK STEERS SOLD MOSTLY STEADY, HEIFERS SOLD STEADY TO 8HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS SOLD STEADY. Grouped cattle listed as M&L 1-2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	210.00–226.00	217.62
2	—	370	200.00–237.50	217.99
3	—	495	199.00	199.00
2	—	673	180.00–190.00	185.09
2	—	205	192.50–225.00	208.35
1	—	270	240.00	240.00
2	—	318	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	235.00–241.00	236.42
1	—	630	229.00	229.00
2	—	275	242.50–245.00	243.70
2	—	468	250.00–263.00	256.67
5	—	683	200.00–237.00	207.10
5	—	588	227.00–237.00	229.63
2	—	375	251.00–255.00	252.97
6	—	519	210.00–244.00	227.47
3	—	317	240.00–252.50	247.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	618	218.00–240.00	227.38
2	—	435	262.00	262.00
4	—	518	249.00–259.00	253.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	230.00	230.00
7	—	484	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	381	218.00–240.00	231.85
1	—	245	232.50	232.50
3	—	678	178.00–182.00	180.66
1	—	290	242.50	242.50
6	—	474	210.00–220.00	215.68
3	—	323	230.00–245.00	238.72
2	—	553	200.00–207.00	203.52
1	—	610	205.00	205.00
5	—	513	208.00–226.00	216.70
2	—	405	235.00–238.00	236.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	185.00	185.00
2	—	525	155.00–185.00	169.86
1	—	370	190.00	190.00
3	—	428	175.00–190.00	184.86
2	—	468	182.00–208.00	195.21
2	—	233	187.50–197.00	192.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	714	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	862	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	208.00–223.00	213.67
4	—	576	201.00–215.00	206.43
3	—	373	230.00–245.00	236.33
1	—	325	247.00	247.00
2	—	418	217.00–225.00	220.83
1	—	605	210.00	210.00
3	—	483	210.00–230.00	218.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	210.00	210.00
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
1	—	345	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,102	76.00–97.00	84.32
3	—	937	60.00–69.00	64.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,114	90.00–100.00	93.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	96.00	96.00
3	—	1,522	92.00–115.00	107.67

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,076.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle