Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady. Heifers sod steady to $5 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $210.73/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$210.73

87 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$342

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

$25.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.78

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	224.78	1,198	32
Medium and Large 2	465	211.98	985	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	774	199.03	1,540	40

One grade step is worth $25.75/cwt here — about −$342 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 sale87 hd

210.73

—

MS average12 barns · 865 hd

237.51

−26.78

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	1,518	103.70	1,574	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	92.13	1,135	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	76.84	842	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$953	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$867	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$1,425	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$775	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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	211.10/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,100	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	220.50/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,056	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	182.65/cwt	175.00–190.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	188.50/cwt	184.00–193.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	217.34/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	197.90/cwt	197.90–197.90	1,591	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	167.41/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	210.13/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,080	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	230.23/cwt	225.00–235.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	214.52/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	228.03/cwt	225.00–232.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	212.63/cwt	200.00–219.00	902	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	210.54/cwt	190.00–220.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	230.47/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	216.64/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	236.25/cwt	232.50–240.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	237.74/cwt	225.00–251.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	194.67/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	231.97/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,402	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	216.07/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	210.15/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	226.46/cwt	210.00–235.00	763	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	88.76/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,003	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	78.22/cwt	70.00–86.00	878	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	520	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	98.19/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,391	5
Bulls	—	—	1,295	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,166	1
Bulls	—	—	1,546	105.41/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,630	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	952.88/head	900.00–1,025.00	953	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	867.42/head	700.00–1,000.00	867	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	224.39/cwt	215.00–235.00	949	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	172.28/cwt	160.00–185.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	196.99/cwt	196.00–198.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	177.71/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	208.98/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	208.93/cwt	200.00–216.00	976	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	218.35/cwt	210.00–225.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	240.30/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	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 Nov 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 290Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 33Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 4

Compared to last week steers sold steady. Heifers sod steady to $5 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	175.00	175.00
3	—	488	215.00–220.00	217.34
2	—	618	200.00–205.00	202.47
2	—	558	210.00–219.00	214.52
3	—	417	225.00–232.00	228.03
1	—	355	215.00	215.00
2	—	518	214.00–218.00	216.07
1	—	230	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	804	197.90	197.90
11	—	694	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	225.00–235.00	230.23
4	—	525	223.00–235.00	230.47
1	—	865	190.00	190.00
5	—	622	210.00–238.00	216.64
2	—	295	232.50–240.00	236.25
4	—	464	225.00–251.00	237.74
3	—	725	192.00–200.00	194.67
3	—	570	229.00–237.00	231.97
1	—	650	210.00	210.00
1	—	310	242.50	242.50
1	—	820	180.00	180.00
5	—	423	236.00–250.00	240.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	175.00	175.00
9	—	521	203.00–219.00	211.10
6	—	479	215.00–226.00	220.50
1	—	265	212.50	212.50
1	—	860	151.00	151.00
5	—	563	200.00–217.00	210.15
3	—	337	210.00–235.00	226.46
10	—	423	215.00–235.00	224.39
1	—	635	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
1	—	545	168.00	168.00
1	—	805	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	175.00–190.00	182.65
2	—	430	184.00–193.00	188.50
2	—	580	160.00–185.00	172.28
2	—	458	196.00–198.00	196.99
2	—	310	170.00–175.00	172.46
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	160.00–175.00	167.41
14	—	514	206.00–216.00	210.13
11	—	424	200.00–219.00	212.63
4	—	386	190.00–220.00	210.54
1	—	745	150.00	150.00
1	—	750	150.00	150.00
2	—	623	170.00–185.00	177.71
3	—	565	208.00–210.00	208.98
13	—	467	200.00–216.00	208.93
3	—	338	210.00–225.00	218.35
1	—	265	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	190.00	190.00
4	—	660	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,130	85.00–96.00	88.76
5	—	1,417	96.00–100.00	98.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,123	70.00–86.00	78.22
1	—	825	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	90.00	90.00
8	—	1,546	100.00–111.00	105.41

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	955	900.00–1,025.00	952.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	918	700.00–1,000.00	867.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	825.00	825.00

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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Steers · 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