Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last market steers and heifers sold steady to 10 higher : slaughter cows and bulls sold higher 3 to 9.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $219.97/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$219.97

43 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$37.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.26

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	230.44	1,058	31
Medium and Large 2	562	192.94	1,084	12thin

One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale43 hd

219.97

—

MS average7 barns · 367 hd

204.72

+15.26

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	—	High	1,521	112.39	1,709	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	99.49	1,174	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	81.37	833	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$975	2thin

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	—	375	257.59/cwt	224.00–272.00	966	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	227.17/cwt	212.00–250.00	1,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	185.11/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	207.77/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	224.46/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	253.93/cwt	245.00–269.00	960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	189.46/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	225.51/cwt	225.00–226.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	219.80/cwt	215.00–225.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	243.11/cwt	229.00–253.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	214.66/cwt	210.00–219.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	198.50/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	214.67/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	240.19/cwt	224.00–259.00	1,006	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	208.67/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,022	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	995	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	685	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	411	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,699	1
Bulls	—	—	1,541	116.83/cwt	107.00–127.00	1,800	4
Bulls	—	—	915	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	686	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	98.88/cwt	89.00–105.00	1,178	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,107	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	86.64/cwt	77.00–94.00	924	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	63.07/cwt	61.00–65.00	605	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 Jul 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 303Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 32Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 10

Compared to last market steers and heifers sold steady to 10 higher : slaughter cows and bulls sold higher 3 to 9.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	224.00–272.00	257.59
4	—	475	212.00–250.00	227.17
1	—	660	184.00	184.00
2	—	623	182.00–188.00	185.11
4	—	525	206.00–210.00	207.77
1	—	585	199.00	199.00
14	—	419	224.00–259.00	240.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
2	—	623	186.00–193.00	189.46
1	—	730	169.00	169.00
1	—	750	155.00	155.00
2	—	430	210.00–219.00	214.66
2	—	580	190.00–207.00	198.50
3	—	490	205.00–214.00	208.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	207.00	207.00
1	—	265	223.00	223.00
1	—	335	236.00	236.00
2	—	375	225.00–226.00	225.51
2	—	428	215.00–225.00	219.80
3	—	483	205.00–224.00	214.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	170.00	170.00
1	—	410	187.00	187.00
2	—	378	188.00	188.00
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	249.00	249.00
2	—	505	220.00–229.00	224.46
1	—	480	240.00	240.00
6	—	378	245.00–269.00	253.93
3	—	433	229.00–253.00	243.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	200.00	200.00

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	—	1,025	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,191	89.00–105.00	98.88
1	—	1,025	108.00	108.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,066	77.00–94.00	86.64
2	—	960	61.00–65.00	63.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,045	132.00	132.00
4	—	1,541	107.00–127.00	116.83
1	—	915	75.00	75.00

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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Bulls · 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

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