Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Steers sold mixed, $5 lower to $5 higher. Heifer were steady to $5 higher. Slaughter cattle were steady. Sold one load of heifers at 728lbs at 213.50.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.83/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$208.83

133 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$619

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

$21.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.77

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	683	211.84	1,447	92
Medium and Large 1	410	210.47	864	24
Medium and Large 2	435	190.22	828	17thin

One grade step is worth $21.62/cwt here — about $619 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 sale133 hd

208.83

—

MS average12 barns · 761 hd

199.07

+9.77

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	1,565	104.30	1,632	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	83.10	1,041	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,532	82.22	1,260	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	70.53	778	9thin

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)	875	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	653	178.51/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	200.00/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	220.68/cwt	210.00–225.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	181.50/cwt	170.00–195.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	215.11/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,136	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	202.47/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	211.18/cwt	185.00–213.00	1,533	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	217.18/cwt	211.00–220.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	217.57/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,014	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	229.79/cwt	225.00–235.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	228.92/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,355	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	232.78/cwt	227.00–246.00	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	222.08/cwt	220.00–224.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	226.00/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	233.74/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	220.90/cwt	211.00–229.00	937	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	202.89/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	204.38/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,461	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	86.45/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,121	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,037	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	76.95/cwt	75.00–78.00	943	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	77.98/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,330	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	83.50/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,205	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,380	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	67.44/cwt	65.00–69.00	750	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	74.49/cwt	70.00–79.00	812	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	684	1
Bulls	—	—	1,155	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,074	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	109.95/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,946	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	216.63/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,022	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	212.40/cwt	195.00–222.50	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	184.80/cwt	180.00–194.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	211.95/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	208.68/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	209.49/cwt	198.00–222.00	1,108	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	198.31/cwt	185.00–216.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	207.07/cwt	205.00–210.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	206.15/cwt	200.00–212.50	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	205.29/cwt	200.00–210.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	214.20/cwt	205.00–218.00	799	5

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 264Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 62Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 8

Compared to last week Steers sold mixed, $5 lower to $5 higher. Heifer were steady to $5 higher. Slaughter cattle were steady. Sold one load of heifers at 728lbs at 213.50.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	176.00–181.00	178.51
3	—	527	170.00–195.00	181.50
3	—	477	180.00–194.00	184.80
3	—	373	185.00–216.00	198.31
1	—	625	170.00	170.00
2	—	320	200.00–212.50	206.15
2	—	213	200.00–210.00	205.29
1	—	275	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	195.00–205.00	200.00
1	—	265	220.00	220.00
6	—	328	211.00–220.00	217.18
3	—	473	209.00–218.00	211.95
5	—	415	205.00–210.00	207.07
1	—	600	185.00	185.00
1	—	535	201.00	201.00
5	—	373	205.00–218.00	214.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	200.00–218.00	215.11
3	—	495	208.00	208.00
74	—	726	185.00–213.00	211.18
3	—	432	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	210.00–225.00	220.68
4	—	571	200.00–210.00	202.47
1	—	340	221.00	221.00
7	—	466	200.00–225.00	217.57
1	—	260	200.00	200.00
1	—	515	200.00	200.00
2	—	375	220.00–224.00	222.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	240.00	240.00
1	—	815	205.00	205.00
1	—	670	221.00	221.00
2	—	615	221.00	221.00
2	—	365	225.00–235.00	229.79
5	—	528	220.00–236.00	228.92
4	—	483	227.00–246.00	232.78
1	—	700	204.00	204.00
4	—	570	225.00–229.00	226.00
3	—	435	227.00–245.00	233.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	230.00	230.00
6	—	633	214.00	214.00
1	—	700	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	211.00–229.00	220.90
1	—	845	209.00	209.00
2	—	620	196.00–210.00	202.89
1	—	390	226.00	226.00
1	—	320	235.00	235.00
2	—	715	199.00–210.00	204.38
6	—	472	210.00–222.00	216.63
3	—	577	190.00–220.00	208.68
6	—	529	198.00–222.00	209.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	175.00	175.00
1	—	525	175.00	175.00
1	—	430	210.00	210.00
1	—	300	175.00	175.00
3	—	365	195.00–222.50	212.40
2	—	608	180.00–185.00	182.51
1	—	595	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,297	80.00–90.00	86.45
1	—	1,140	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,226	75.00–78.00	76.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,705	75.00–81.00	77.98
8	—	1,443	81.00–87.00	83.50
1	—	1,550	89.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	65.00–69.00	67.44
5	—	1,090	70.00–79.00	74.49
1	—	1,140	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,770	108.00–112.00	109.95

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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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