Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mostly steady, heifers sold steady to 5 lower, slaughter cows sold steady to 6 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $243.33/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$243.33

65 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$812

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

$26.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

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	683	248.39	1,696	27
Medium and Large 1	514	245.99	1,263	28
Medium and Large 2	398	222.23	884	10thin

One grade step is worth $26.16/cwt here — about $812 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 sale65 hd

243.33

—

MS average13 barns · 890 hd

242.77

+0.56

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	1,255	100.73	1,264	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	85.00	826	16

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	228.49/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	224.92/cwt	222.00–228.00	929	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	230.95/cwt	223.00–239.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	226.28/cwt	210.00–241.00	1,509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	272.56/cwt	260.00–280.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	235.58/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,333	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	280.38/cwt	275.00–285.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	243.97/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	215.60/cwt	200.00–230.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	217.32/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	252.95/cwt	231.00–264.00	1,568	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	258.84/cwt	246.00–267.00	1,506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	230.42/cwt	222.00–239.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	233.75/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	232.04/cwt	230.00–235.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	225.18/cwt	220.00–230.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	274.68/cwt	270.00–280.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	212.90/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	259.89/cwt	255.00–265.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	221.50/cwt	210.00–233.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	227.60/cwt	220.00–235.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	239.15/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	231.52/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	213.51/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	204.65/cwt	200.00–210.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	230.52/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,164	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	100.73/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,264	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	85.00/cwt	78.00–92.00	826	16

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 193Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 48Year ago 16

Compared to last week steers sold mostly steady, heifers sold steady to 5 lower, slaughter cows sold steady to 6 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	250.00	250.00
1	—	370	235.00	235.00
2	—	483	227.00–230.00	228.49
3	—	413	222.00–228.00	224.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	223.00–239.00	230.95
2	—	415	220.00	220.00
1	—	315	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	210.00–241.00	226.28
4	—	323	260.00–280.00	272.56
5	—	566	220.00–247.00	235.58
2	—	228	275.00–285.00	280.38
2	—	458	242.00–246.00	243.97
2	—	758	222.00–239.00	230.42
3	—	508	230.00–241.00	233.75
2	—	273	270.00–280.00	274.68
3	—	625	232.00–244.00	239.15
2	—	713	230.00–233.00	231.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	200.00–230.00	215.60
2	—	513	210.00–225.00	217.32
3	—	430	230.00–235.00	232.04
1	—	475	210.00	210.00
2	—	280	220.00–230.00	225.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	620	231.00–264.00	252.95
5	—	582	246.00–267.00	258.84
9	—	829	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	210.00–219.00	212.90
2	—	230	255.00–265.00	259.89
2	—	385	210.00–233.00	221.50
6	—	321	220.00–235.00	227.60
1	—	620	210.00	210.00
2	—	555	212.00–215.00	213.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	200.00–210.00	204.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	505	227.50–235.00	230.52
7	—	550	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,255	93.00–108.00	100.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	972	78.00–92.00	85.00

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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