Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10 higher, slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.11/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$220.11

35 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$40.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.15

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	508	231.07	1,174	14thin
Medium and Large 1	449	221.58	995	15thin
Medium and Large 2	434	190.89	827	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.18/cwt here — about $346 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 sale35 hd

220.11

—

MS average13 barns · 1,067 hd

218.96

+1.15

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	102.20	1,167	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	937	88.29	828	15

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	256.08/cwt	245.00–269.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	216.97/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	236.55/cwt	224.00–250.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	185	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	213.00/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	209.83/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	239.52/cwt	221.00–270.00	1,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	207.33/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	224.41/cwt	220.00–229.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	178.66/cwt	172.00–185.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	236.57/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	264.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	225.68/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,271	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	101.29/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,133	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	104.63/cwt	101.00–108.00	928	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	79.99/cwt	76.00–85.00	769	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	996	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	93.51/cwt	89.00–98.00	869	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	107.67/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,333	3

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 162Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 62Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10 higher, slaughter cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	235.00	235.00
2	—	325	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	190.00	190.00
2	—	488	215.00–219.00	216.97
4	—	311	224.00–250.00	236.55
1	—	185	265.00	265.00
3	—	515	210.00–215.00	213.00
3	—	578	190.00–225.00	209.83
1	—	440	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	185.00	185.00
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
1	—	355	207.00	207.00
1	—	430	196.00	196.00
2	—	518	172.00–185.00	178.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	575	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	245.00–269.00	256.08
1	—	640	213.00	213.00
2	—	323	260.00–270.00	264.81
1	—	520	235.00	235.00
3	—	563	220.00–229.00	225.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	235.00	235.00
1	—	810	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	235.00	235.00
3	—	356	272.00	272.00
7	—	769	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	221.00–270.00	239.52
3	—	615	205.00–210.00	207.33
1	—	515	225.00	225.00
1	—	655	188.00	188.00
3	—	470	230.00–241.00	236.57
1	—	320	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	212.50	212.50
1	—	630	182.00	182.00
1	—	735	175.00	175.00
2	—	378	220.00–229.00	224.41
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
1	—	760	170.00	170.00
1	—	475	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,119	97.00–106.00	101.29
1	—	1,060	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,238	107.00–108.00	107.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	63.00	63.00
3	—	887	101.00–108.00	104.63
6	—	961	76.00–85.00	79.99
5	—	929	89.00–98.00	93.51

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle