Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers/bulls and heifers sold mixed, 5 lower to 6 higher. slaughter cows and bulls sold lower 3-6.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.86/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$218.86

57 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$19.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.47

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	222.62	942	46
Medium and Large 2	438	203.17	889	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.45/cwt here — about $52 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 sale57 hd

218.86

—

MS average13 barns · 1,762 hd

219.33

−0.47

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	1,596	119.38	1,905	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	102.70	1,361	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	80.64	859	14

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	199.00/cwt	188.00–210.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	238.00/cwt	234.00–243.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	222.79/cwt	218.00–235.00	853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	217.98/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	219.01/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,119	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	250.76/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,199	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	250.77/cwt	230.00–268.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	217.01/cwt	215.00–219.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	233.81/cwt	219.00–244.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	185.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	246.36/cwt	240.00–252.50	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	229.84/cwt	225.00–237.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	247.68/cwt	235.00–257.50	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	216.49/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	238.79/cwt	237.50–240.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	180.05/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	207.45/cwt	203.00–212.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	228.03/cwt	225.00–231.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	210.15/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	226.78/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,070	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	238.45/cwt	237.00–240.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	211.23/cwt	210.00–215.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	222.13/cwt	210.00–231.00	951	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Bulls	—	—	1,596	119.38/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,905	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	102.70/cwt	95.00–111.00	1,361	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	81.38/cwt	76.00–88.00	871	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	706	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 294Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 74Year ago 24

Compared to last week feeder steers/bulls and heifers sold mixed, 5 lower to 6 higher. slaughter cows and bulls sold lower 3-6.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	188.00–210.00	199.00
2	—	475	203.00–212.00	207.45
1	—	770	175.00	175.00
1	—	565	192.00	192.00
1	—	210	210.00	210.00
4	—	365	210.00–215.00	211.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	383	218.00–235.00	222.79
2	—	493	215.00–221.00	217.98
9	—	511	216.00–223.00	219.01
2	—	238	237.50–240.00	238.79
6	—	320	225.00–231.00	228.03
4	—	575	207.00–217.00	210.15
2	—	275	237.00–240.00	238.45
13	—	428	210.00–231.00	222.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	234.00–243.00	238.00
1	—	290	267.50	267.50
6	—	478	249.00–254.00	250.76
5	—	320	230.00–268.00	250.77
3	—	533	219.00–244.00	233.81
1	—	670	210.00	210.00
1	—	640	210.00	210.00
3	—	373	260.00	260.00
1	—	725	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	219.00	219.00
1	—	615	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	215.00–219.00	217.01
1	—	415	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	180.00–190.00	185.02
2	—	708	175.00–185.00	180.05
1	—	615	188.00	188.00
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
1	—	385	220.00	220.00
1	—	800	170.00	170.00
1	—	575	194.00	194.00
1	—	405	210.00	210.00
1	—	450	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	240.00–252.50	246.36
4	—	430	225.00–237.00	229.84
3	—	328	235.00–257.50	247.68
2	—	518	215.00–218.00	216.49
1	—	675	200.00	200.00
6	—	472	220.00–233.00	226.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,596	109.00–126.00	119.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,325	95.00–111.00	102.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,070	76.00–88.00	81.38
1	—	995	71.00	71.00

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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