Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers look to be steady but not enough data to really call trend. slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.11/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$219.11

41 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$48.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

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	473	241.14	1,140	7thin
Medium and Large 1	461	222.38	1,026	25
Medium and Large 2	552	192.88	1,065	9thin

One grade step is worth $48.26/cwt here — about $75 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 sale41 hd

219.11

—

MS average13 barns · 1,431 hd

223.58

−4.48

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	1,825	126.00	2,300	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	109.87	1,465	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	103.00	1,622	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	81.32	871	5thin

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,075	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	215.14/cwt	185.00–246.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	233.45/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	858	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	748	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	220.53/cwt	200.00–240.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	228.38/cwt	225.00–230.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	218.51/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	868	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	233.48/cwt	230.00–236.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	214.00/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	203.62/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	198.60/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	215.98/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	215.34/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	225.97/cwt	220.00–236.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	243.40/cwt	235.00–257.50	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	186.39/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,505	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,486	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,397	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	77.53/cwt	70.00–82.00	782	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,300	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,622	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,014	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 Aug 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 155Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 47Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 1

Compared to last week steers and heifers look to be steady but not enough data to really call trend. slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	291.00	291.00
1	—	420	239.00	239.00
1	—	615	209.00	209.00
2	—	465	232.00–235.00	233.45
1	—	745	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	185.00–246.00	215.14
1	—	370	232.00	232.00
1	—	545	205.00	205.00
1	—	765	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	748	93.00	93.00
4	—	868	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	200.00–240.00	220.53
3	—	328	225.00–230.00	228.38
3	—	473	210.00–231.00	218.51
1	—	445	235.00	235.00
1	—	610	220.00	220.00
1	—	590	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	262.50	262.50
1	—	605	231.00	231.00
1	—	695	215.00	215.00
1	—	880	189.00	189.00
1	—	260	290.00	290.00
3	—	707	212.00–215.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	242.00	242.00
3	—	523	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	215.00	215.00
1	—	350	190.00	190.00
1	—	590	185.00	185.00
1	—	465	214.00	214.00
5	—	624	183.00–190.00	186.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	230.00–236.00	233.48
1	—	550	210.00	210.00
3	—	607	199.00–210.00	203.62
2	—	670	195.00–202.00	198.60
2	—	493	212.00–220.00	215.98
3	—	522	210.00–218.00	215.34
6	—	416	220.00–236.00	225.97
4	—	318	235.00–257.50	243.40

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	107.00–110.00	108.49
1	—	1,225	114.00	114.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	70.00–82.00	77.53
2	—	1,165	87.00	87.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	103.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	126.00	126.00

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