Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold motly steady, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.76/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$207.76

52 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$422

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

$17.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.23

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	602	209.95	1,265	20
Medium and Large 1	504	207.33	1,045	30
Medium and Large 2	438	192.50	842	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.45/cwt here — about $422 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 sale52 hd

207.76

—

MS average13 barns · 1,509 hd

218.00

−10.23

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	1,537	116.48	1,790	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	103.00	1,191	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	97.00	1,368	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	81.19	778	21

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$890	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	—	880	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	184.56/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	174.57/cwt	165.00–184.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	204.00/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,204	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	244.65/cwt	240.00–250.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	220.55/cwt	200.00–234.00	1,061	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	248.33/cwt	240.00–255.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	261.63/cwt	255.00–270.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	257.06/cwt	248.00–266.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	199.73/cwt	193.00–211.00	1,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	252.61/cwt	234.00–264.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	263.61/cwt	250.00–275.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	234.26/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	222.42/cwt	205.00–234.00	1,508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	235.26/cwt	220.00–245.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	237.25/cwt	230.00–244.50	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	213.36/cwt	207.00–220.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	231.97/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,095	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	215.52/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	212.45/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,222	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	217.15/cwt	210.00–225.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	211.55/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,092	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	935	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,566	119.78/cwt	108.00–126.00	1,876	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	83.11/cwt	77.00–92.00	795	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	69.70/cwt	65.00–74.00	675	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	99.76/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,113	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	110.03/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,368	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	185	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	200.47/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,034	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	214.57/cwt	208.00–226.00	1,004	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	215.60/cwt	210.00–221.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	190.43/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,303	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	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 Jul 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 124Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 40Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold motly steady, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	150.00	150.00
2	—	683	181.00–188.00	184.56
2	—	710	165.00–184.00	174.57
1	—	280	217.00	217.00
1	—	365	210.00	210.00
1	—	555	185.00	185.00
2	—	320	210.00–225.00	217.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	200.00–209.00	204.00
1	—	270	240.00	240.00
2	—	323	240.00–250.00	244.65
1	—	655	197.00	197.00
7	—	481	200.00–234.00	220.55
3	—	383	240.00–255.00	248.33
7	—	516	200.00–220.00	211.55
1	—	185	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	220	255.00–270.00	261.63
2	—	383	248.00–266.00	257.06
1	—	820	205.00	205.00
1	—	260	275.00	275.00
3	—	425	234.00–264.00	252.61
6	—	316	250.00–275.00	263.61
2	—	610	220.00–249.00	234.26
4	—	678	205.00–234.00	222.42
1	—	550	233.00	233.00
6	—	472	225.00–237.00	231.97
2	—	523	215.00–216.00	215.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	240.00	240.00
3	—	752	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	193.00–211.00	199.73
1	—	595	185.00	185.00
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
3	—	322	220.00–245.00	235.26
2	—	245	230.00–244.50	237.25
2	—	358	207.00–220.00	213.36
1	—	730	190.00	190.00
5	—	516	185.00–208.00	200.47
6	—	468	208.00–226.00	214.57
2	—	408	210.00–221.00	215.60
2	—	665	181.00–200.00	190.43
1	—	780	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	185.00	185.00
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	575	200.00–221.00	212.45
5	—	609	214.00	214.00
4	—	669	198.00	198.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	890.00	890.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	101.00	101.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,566	108.00–126.00	119.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	956	77.00–92.00	83.11
3	—	968	65.00–74.00	69.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,116	94.00–108.00	99.76
6	—	1,243	106.00–114.00	110.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	97.00	97.00

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

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