Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers/bulls and heifers sold steady to 10 lower. Weaned groups with shots sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.04/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$191.04

68 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$346

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

$28.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.80

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	351	213.70	750	14thin
Medium and Large 2	475	185.72	882	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	593	184.88	1,096	36

One grade step is worth $28.82/cwt here — about −$346 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 sale68 hd

191.04

—

MS average12 barns · 1,415 hd

204.83

−13.80

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	1,343	105.12	1,412	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	85.27	1,054	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	81.00	1,242	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,151	74.63	859	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	920	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	283	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	211.66/cwt	205.00–217.50	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	213.81/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,240	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,135	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	218.05/cwt	206.00–233.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	220.34/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	202.45/cwt	184.00–221.00	1,375	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	238.96/cwt	235.00–242.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	237.57/cwt	232.50–242.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	200.05/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	219.17/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,357	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	236.51/cwt	225.00–242.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	217.79/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,337	13
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	212.53/cwt	206.00–217.00	1,231	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	234.37/cwt	231.00–240.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	231.50/cwt	225.00–240.00	880	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	58.05/cwt	53.00–67.00	525	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	77.56/cwt	70.00–83.00	926	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,242	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,306	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	84.83/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,043	22
Bulls	—	—	1,343	105.12/cwt	95.00–112.50	1,412	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	208.04/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	186.67/cwt	184.00–190.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	192.45/cwt	185.00–200.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	205.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	192.11/cwt	180.00–199.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	227.31/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	177.55/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,110	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	174.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	994	4

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 Oct 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 266Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 82Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 5

Compared to last week steers/bulls and heifers sold steady to 10 lower. Weaned groups with shots sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	215.00	215.00
5	—	326	205.00–217.50	211.66
1	—	365	210.00	210.00
4	—	419	210.00–212.00	211.00
1	—	460	232.00	232.00
1	—	215	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	576	197.00	197.00
5	—	498	180.00	180.00
2	—	680	177.00	177.00
16	—	625	170.00–185.00	177.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	184.00–190.00	186.67
1	—	655	172.00	172.00
1	—	620	179.00	179.00
2	—	393	185.00–200.00	192.45
2	—	280	200.00–210.00	205.18
4	—	469	180.00–199.00	192.11
1	—	540	172.00	172.00
4	—	571	170.00–180.00	174.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	235.00–240.00	237.52
4	—	560	206.00–233.00	218.05
3	—	515	220.00–221.00	220.34
3	—	380	235.00–242.00	238.96
3	—	323	232.50–242.00	237.57
4	—	619	215.00–227.00	219.17
3	—	418	225.00–242.00	236.51
3	—	473	225.00–230.00	227.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	580	210.00–219.00	213.81
7	—	679	184.00–221.00	202.45
4	—	715	208.00	208.00
13	—	614	213.00–222.00	217.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	210.00	210.00
1	—	290	230.00	230.00
2	—	508	190.00–210.00	200.05
1	—	755	178.00	178.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	205.00	205.00
4	—	579	206.00–217.00	212.53
4	—	326	231.00–240.00	234.37
2	—	490	215.00–220.00	217.47
1	—	425	222.00	222.00
5	—	380	225.00–240.00	231.50
2	—	505	204.00–212.00	208.04
1	—	675	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
1	—	315	209.00	209.00
1	—	270	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	53.00–67.00	58.05
17	—	1,194	70.00–83.00	77.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	80.00–82.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	95.00	95.00
22	—	1,230	80.00–94.00	84.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,343	95.00–112.50	105.12

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	—	1,120	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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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