Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers/bulls sold steady to 8 higher, Heifers sold 1-7 higher. slaughter cows and bulls sold motly steady. Sold 1 load of heifers at 775lbs @ $230

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.44/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$224.44

124 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$742

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

$18.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.44

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	775	230.00	1,783	65
Medium and Large 1	462	218.57	1,010	57
Medium and Large 2	493	211.01	1,040	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.99/cwt here — about $742 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 sale124 hd

224.44

—

MS average13 barns · 1,476 hd

224.00

+0.44

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	—	Low	1,284	108.75	1,396	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	103.40	1,284	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,223	97.99	1,198	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,047	87.34	915	33

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,152	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,034	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	953	$880	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$1,374	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,269	6

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	493	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	228.41/cwt	215.00–245.00	747	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	204.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	241.61/cwt	228.00–252.50	1,264	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	214.97/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,126	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	262.31/cwt	252.50–270.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	257.37/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	233.50/cwt	232.00–235.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	223.02/cwt	215.00–230.00	921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	206.58/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	208.57/cwt	188.00–225.00	1,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	247.68/cwt	239.00–268.00	1,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	236.37/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,352	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	257.54/cwt	255.00–260.00	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	216.52/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	223.90/cwt	215.00–239.00	1,173	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	232.90/cwt	210.00–248.00	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	238.81/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,003	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	62.18/cwt	60.00–64.00	578	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	74.87/cwt	70.00–80.00	706	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	97.99/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,198	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	103.40/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,284	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	90.47/cwt	84.00–96.00	965	28
Bulls	—	—	1,015	83.64/cwt	82.00–85.00	849	2
Bulls	—	—	1,418	121.30/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,720	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,325.78/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,326	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,152.31/head	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,152	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	879.53/head	850.00–900.00	880	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,034.34/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,034	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,212.59/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,213	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,436.23/head	1,225.00–1,650.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	221.28/cwt	215.00–226.00	819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	219.87/cwt	201.00–230.00	1,271	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	210.70/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	210.59/cwt	190.00–230.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	213.38/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,221	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	230.31/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	217.91/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,015	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	65

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 258Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 65Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 10Year ago 3

Compared to last week steers/bulls sold steady to 8 higher, Heifers sold 1-7 higher. slaughter cows and bulls sold motly steady. Sold 1 load of heifers at 775lbs @ $230

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	210.00–212.00	211.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	327	215.00–245.00	228.41
15	—	524	205.00–224.00	214.97
2	—	665	190.00–195.00	192.50
2	—	260	232.00–235.00	233.50
4	—	413	215.00–230.00	223.02
5	—	370	215.00–226.00	221.28
4	—	619	205.00–215.00	210.70
5	—	572	210.00–217.00	213.38
9	—	466	212.00–229.00	217.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	775	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	200.00–210.00	204.72
1	—	670	210.00	210.00
1	—	420	237.50	237.50
3	—	513	188.00–225.00	208.57
2	—	278	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	228.00–252.50	241.61
4	—	324	252.50–270.00	262.31
2	—	428	250.00–265.00	257.37
1	—	650	228.00	228.00
2	—	705	195.00–218.00	206.58
4	—	479	239.00–268.00	247.68
5	—	572	225.00–244.00	236.37
4	—	365	255.00–260.00	257.54
3	—	623	229.00–232.00	230.31
1	—	275	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	252.50	252.50
2	—	608	215.00–218.00	216.52
11	—	524	215.00–239.00	223.90
1	—	370	267.00	267.00
4	—	480	210.00–248.00	232.90
2	—	420	231.00–247.00	238.81
8	—	578	201.00–230.00	219.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
1	—	370	245.00	245.00
2	—	423	190.00–230.00	210.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	60.00–64.00	62.18
3	—	943	70.00–80.00	74.87
28	—	1,067	84.00–96.00	90.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,223	95.00–103.00	97.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,242	97.00–109.00	103.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	82.00–85.00	83.64
4	—	1,418	119.00–124.00	121.30

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	—	1,195	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,285	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,325.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,195	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,212.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,258	1,225.00–1,650.00	1,436.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,154	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,152.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	97.00	97.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	850.00–900.00	879.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	870	900.00–1,150.00	1,034.34

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle