Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 9 higher, heifers sold steady to 7 higher. slaughter cows sold steady to 5 higher. Sold 5 loads to be picked up on farm 1st week in September. 1 load steers 745lbs $2.39, 1 load steers 680lbs $2.46, 1 load steers 590lbs $2.5875 1 load heifer 665lbs $2.30, 1 load heifers 585lbs 2.35

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.40/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$218.40

62 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$39.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.63

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	467	232.37	1,086	10thin
Medium and Large 1	467	218.13	1,019	47
Medium and Large 2	449	192.98	867	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.40/cwt here — about $219 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 sale62 hd

218.40

—

MS average13 barns · 811 hd

216.77

+1.63

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	1,681	120.31	2,023	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	108.60	1,359	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	105.87	1,593	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	85.41	852	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)	1,265	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	233	250.05/cwt	242.50–255.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	260.82/cwt	240.00–282.50	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	228.43/cwt	225.00–232.00	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	213.11/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	234.67/cwt	220.00–252.50	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	261.48/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,213	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	241.55/cwt	228.00–269.00	1,133	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	236.84/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,239	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	238.66/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	235.49/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,164	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	227.70/cwt	210.00–243.00	1,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	253.53/cwt	237.50–272.50	920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	214.32/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	241.50/cwt	228.00–252.50	1,031	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	256.35/cwt	250.00–262.50	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	216.95/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,141	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	107.50/cwt	97.00–116.00	1,278	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	67.97/cwt	67.00–69.00	529	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	90.16/cwt	83.00–99.00	953	11
Bulls	—	—	1,883	129.16/cwt	127.00–130.00	2,432	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	113.68/cwt	102.00–124.00	1,739	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	105.87/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,593	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	112.47/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,653	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	188.00/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	185.08/cwt	180.00–190.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	228.10/cwt	217.00–238.00	855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	225.33/cwt	216.00–240.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	204.79/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	189.94/cwt	180.00–200.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	211.32/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	196.35/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	233.39/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,132	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	242.47/cwt	237.50–245.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	213.85/cwt	200.00–236.00	1,106	6

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 107Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 44Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	233	242.50–255.00	250.05
5	—	423	225.00–232.00	228.43
5	—	476	200.00–229.00	213.11
1	—	820	173.00	173.00
4	—	329	220.00–252.50	234.67
2	—	650	183.00–193.00	188.00
1	—	875	143.00	143.00
6	—	375	217.00–238.00	228.10
1	—	765	185.00	185.00
6	—	567	200.00–217.00	211.32
3	—	602	185.00–204.00	196.35
4	—	280	237.50–245.00	242.47
6	—	517	200.00–236.00	213.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	190.00	190.00
1	—	340	205.00	205.00
2	—	428	180.00–200.00	189.94
1	—	590	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	230.00	230.00
7	—	485	230.00–236.00	233.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	240.00–282.50	260.82
1	—	435	225.00	225.00
1	—	275	265.00	265.00
1	—	300	242.50	242.50
7	—	469	228.00–269.00	241.55
5	—	523	220.00–249.00	236.84
2	—	583	235.00–236.00	235.49
3	—	623	210.00–243.00	227.70
1	—	790	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	464	253.00–269.00	261.48
6	—	636	238.00–240.00	238.66
2	—	767	221.00	221.00
12	—	415	280.50	280.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	218.00	218.00
1	—	235	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	363	237.50–272.50	253.53
2	—	268	265.00	265.00
3	—	572	213.00–215.00	214.32
9	—	427	228.00–252.50	241.50
2	—	325	250.00–262.50	256.35
6	—	526	210.00–226.00	216.95
1	—	650	207.00	207.00
1	—	700	184.00	184.00
4	—	476	216.00–240.00	225.33
3	—	632	185.00–215.00	204.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	180.00–190.00	185.08
1	—	690	184.00	184.00
1	—	640	185.00	185.00
1	—	425	197.50	197.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,189	97.00–116.00	107.50
2	—	1,470	112.00–113.00	112.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	67.00–69.00	67.97
11	—	1,057	83.00–99.00	90.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	96.00–108.00	105.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,883	127.00–130.00	129.16
4	—	1,530	102.00–124.00	113.68

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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

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