Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comapred to last week steers/bulls sold 2-12 higher, heaifers sold steady to 9higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6 higher, sluaghter bulls sold 2-6 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.19/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$204.19

54 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$22.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.86

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	207.47	1,091	46
Medium and Large 2	560	185.31	1,038	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.16/cwt here — about $54 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 sale54 hd

204.19

—

MS average13 barns · 1,275 hd

216.04

−11.86

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	1,388	126.08	1,749	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	107.32	1,292	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	96.58	1,403	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	93.79	1,013	17

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,184	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	825	$875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	—	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	213.47/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,114	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	203.36/cwt	193.00–217.00	1,169	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	197.67/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,224	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	213.12/cwt	209.00–220.00	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	213.55/cwt	208.00–217.50	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	255.96/cwt	247.50–265.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	213.88/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	249.73/cwt	245.00–255.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	234.73/cwt	232.00–237.50	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	229.00/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	230.49/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,150	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,950	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	232.65/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	238.36/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,023	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	676	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	100.95/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,136	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	94.04/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,022	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	96.58/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,403	6
Bulls	—	—	1,205	122.15/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,472	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,230	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	112.70/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,324	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	104.63/cwt	92.00–111.00	1,275	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,183.51/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,184	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	730	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	200.39/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	223.96/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,250	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	238.72/cwt	237.00–240.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	179.16/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	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 Sep 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 385Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 61Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 6

Comapred to last week steers/bulls sold 2-12 higher, heaifers sold steady to 9higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6 higher, sluaghter bulls sold 2-6 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	195.00	195.00
1	—	835	170.00	170.00
1	—	210	205.00	205.00
1	—	720	175.00	175.00
3	—	570	170.00–184.00	179.16
1	—	485	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	200.00–227.00	213.47
8	—	575	193.00–217.00	203.36
9	—	619	190.00–210.00	197.67
3	—	468	209.00–220.00	213.12
5	—	414	208.00–217.50	213.55
1	—	770	180.00	180.00
2	—	303	232.00–237.50	234.73
1	—	665	186.00	186.00
3	—	373	218.00–220.00	218.98
1	—	235	225.00	225.00
2	—	708	180.00–185.00	182.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	210.00	210.00
2	—	510	208.00–220.00	213.88
1	—	335	224.00	224.00
1	—	440	225.00	225.00
1	—	735	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	312	247.50–265.00	255.96
2	—	375	245.00–255.00	249.73
3	—	812	227.00–230.00	229.00
4	—	668	225.00–233.00	230.49
1	—	450	266.00	266.00
1	—	635	232.00	232.00
1	—	580	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	750	242.50	242.50
8	—	915	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	246.00	246.00
8	—	804	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	179.00	179.00
1	—	625	215.00	215.00
1	—	535	230.00	230.00
1	—	215	260.00	260.00
2	—	485	225.00–240.00	232.65
7	—	429	234.00–244.00	238.36
3	—	673	190.00–210.00	200.39
4	—	558	210.00–234.00	223.96
4	—	375	237.00–240.00	238.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	234.00	234.00
1	—	405	229.00	229.00
1	—	390	230.00	230.00
1	—	465	234.00	234.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,125	100.00–102.00	100.95
14	—	1,087	85.00–100.00	94.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,453	92.00–99.00	96.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,175	109.00–117.00	112.70
20	—	1,219	92.00–111.00	104.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	118.00–125.00	122.15
1	—	1,715	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,425	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,132	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,183.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,125.00	1,125.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle