Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers/bulls sold 3-12 lower, heifers sold 5-10 lower. slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Sold 1 load of heifers @ 659lbs $235, 1 load heifers @ 691lbs. $229.5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.41/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$224.41

213 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$654

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

$44.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.86

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	675	232.26	1,568	148
Medium and Large 1	454	209.54	952	56
Medium and Large 2	486	187.92	914	9thin

One grade step is worth $44.34/cwt here — about $654 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 sale213 hd

224.41

—

MS average13 barns · 1,364 hd

218.56

+5.86

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	1,362	115.66	1,575	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	101.67	1,235	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	84.93	886	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)	1,300	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$875	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$760	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	318	223.64/cwt	221.00–225.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	229.96/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	253.17/cwt	235.00–267.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	222.44/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	197.60/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,029	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	232.26/cwt	229.50–235.00	1,568	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	221.57/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,263	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	213.60/cwt	210.00–217.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	217.88/cwt	205.00–235.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	230.24/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,183	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	253.89/cwt	240.00–267.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	215.00/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	240.95/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,029	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	255.47/cwt	247.50–265.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	223.63/cwt	217.00–230.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	222.14/cwt	190.00–237.50	935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	249.96/cwt	247.50–252.50	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	88.78/cwt	80.00–95.00	973	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,392	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	100.29/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,206	16
Bulls	—	—	1,362	115.66/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,575	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	71.45/cwt	68.00–76.00	614	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	189.66/cwt	180.00–200.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	190.58/cwt	180.00–201.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	246.02/cwt	225.00–267.50	908	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	208.43/cwt	202.00–215.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	228.85/cwt	218.00–242.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	216.98/cwt	210.00–225.00	807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	192.06/cwt	184.00–210.00	1,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	201.86/cwt	193.00–210.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	210.78/cwt	190.00–219.00	1,010	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	213.81/cwt	208.00–221.00	911	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	237.33/cwt	230.00–247.50	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	188.49/cwt	187.00–190.00	882	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 Sep 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 150Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 36Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 16

Compared to last week feeder steers/bulls sold 3-12 lower, heifers sold 5-10 lower. slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Sold 1 load of heifers @ 659lbs $235, 1 load heifers @ 691lbs. $229.5.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	221.00–225.00	223.64
8	—	521	180.00–210.00	197.60
8	—	372	210.00–225.00	216.98
4	—	584	184.00–210.00	192.06
14	—	479	190.00–219.00	210.78
10	—	426	208.00–221.00	213.81
1	—	725	185.00	185.00
1	—	655	175.00	175.00
3	—	270	230.00–247.50	237.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	170.00	170.00
1	—	415	215.00	215.00
2	—	368	180.00–200.00	189.66
1	—	690	180.00	180.00
2	—	523	185.00	185.00
2	—	468	187.00–190.00	188.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	675	229.50–235.00	232.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	185.00	185.00
1	—	620	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	175.00	175.00
1	—	535	208.00	208.00
2	—	428	210.00–217.00	213.60
4	—	381	205.00–235.00	217.88
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	226.00–233.00	229.96
5	—	375	235.00–267.00	253.17
1	—	250	260.00	260.00
2	—	625	215.00–230.00	222.44
11	—	570	210.00–233.00	221.57
1	—	715	214.00	214.00
9	—	514	222.00–240.00	230.24
3	—	325	240.00–267.00	253.89
2	—	665	212.00–218.00	215.00
9	—	427	230.00–253.00	240.95
2	—	225	247.50–265.00	255.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	242.00	242.00
6	—	421	190.00–237.50	222.14
1	—	505	230.00	230.00
3	—	228	247.50–252.50	249.96
1	—	280	250.00	250.00
2	—	675	180.00–201.00	190.58
1	—	565	219.00	219.00
9	—	369	225.00–267.50	246.02
5	—	463	218.00–242.00	228.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	217.00–230.00	223.63
2	—	470	202.00–215.00	208.43
2	—	418	193.00–210.00	201.86
1	—	530	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,096	80.00–95.00	88.78
4	—	859	68.00–76.00	71.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	108.00–110.00	109.00
16	—	1,203	94.00–106.00	100.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,362	109.00–125.00	115.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	760.00	760.00

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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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

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