Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold 3-12 higher, heifers sold 3-9 higher. slaughter cows a sold steady to 5 higher slaughter bulls sold 2-6 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $235.04/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$235.04

48 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$36.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.94

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	238.81	1,070	43
Medium and Large 2	471	202.58	955	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.23/cwt here — about $116 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 sale48 hd

235.04

—

MS average13 barns · 1,052 hd

222.10

+12.94

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	1,542	121.89	1,880	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	108.66	1,231	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,242	99.72	1,239	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	89.71	900	18

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	680	$620	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	665	$500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	276.02/cwt	252.50–300.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	205.24/cwt	200.00–210.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	231	342.19/cwt	225.00–369.00	790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	292.41/cwt	290.00–295.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,185	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	258.83/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,245	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	242.38/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	224.28/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,054	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	214.00/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	226.42/cwt	217.50–235.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	231.79/cwt	229.00–236.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	248.84/cwt	224.00–256.50	1,458	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	204.71/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,269	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	254.37/cwt	235.00–267.50	936	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	106.88/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,201	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	68.80/cwt	62.00–77.50	573	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	92.32/cwt	80.00–101.00	945	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,242	99.72/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,239	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	114.00/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,324	4
Bulls	—	—	1,542	121.89/cwt	109.00–131.00	1,880	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	665	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	680	620.00/head	620.00–620.00	620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	244.16/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	207.50/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	231.46/cwt	222.00–240.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	241.51/cwt	240.00–244.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	192.47/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	217.57/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,131	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	233.00/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	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 Aug 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 240Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 45Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 16

Compared to last week steers sold 3-12 higher, heifers sold 3-9 higher. slaughter cows a sold steady to 5 higher slaughter bulls sold 2-6 higher.

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	620.00	620.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,100.00	1,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	200.00	200.00
1	—	480	182.00	182.00
1	—	650	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	252.50–300.00	276.02
2	—	325	250.00	250.00
1	—	545	239.00	239.00
1	—	710	181.00	181.00
5	—	620	197.00–215.00	204.71
6	—	368	235.00–267.50	254.37
1	—	470	220.00	220.00
1	—	665	205.00	205.00
3	—	420	238.00–249.00	244.16
2	—	595	207.00–208.00	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	227.00	227.00
1	—	275	240.00	240.00
5	—	231	225.00–369.00	342.19
13	—	470	220.00–233.00	224.28
2	—	588	213.00–215.00	214.00
4	—	364	222.00–240.00	231.46
4	—	310	240.00–244.00	241.51
6	—	520	210.00–225.00	217.57
2	—	440	231.00–235.00	233.00
1	—	725	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	200.00–210.00	205.24
1	—	390	217.50	217.50
2	—	558	190.00–195.00	192.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	290.00–295.00	292.41
7	—	435	272.50	272.50
6	—	481	242.00–265.00	258.83
3	—	508	230.00–255.00	242.38
1	—	375	270.00	270.00
1	—	200	290.00	290.00
1	—	675	235.00	235.00
1	—	275	370.00	370.00
13	—	586	224.00–256.50	248.84
1	—	610	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	217.50–235.00	226.42
4	—	429	229.00–236.00	231.79
1	—	495	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,124	101.00–111.00	106.88
4	—	1,161	113.00–116.00	114.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	62.00–77.50	68.80
16	—	1,024	80.00–101.00	92.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	98.00–102.00	99.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	109.00–131.00	121.89

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

Replacement Cattle

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