Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $6 - $10 higher. Heifers sold $6 - $12 higher . Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.37/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$205.37

130 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$308

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

$21.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.97

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	220.25	969	37
Medium and Large 2	474	204.71	971	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	641	199.02	1,277	86

One grade step is worth $21.23/cwt here — about −$308 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 sale130 hd

205.37

—

MS average13 barns · 1,263 hd

209.34

−3.97

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	1,673	117.91	1,973	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,507	92.73	1,397	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,148	79.99	919	8thin

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)	1,255	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,084	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	804	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	81.84/cwt	72.00–89.00	934	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,507	92.73/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,397	5
Bulls	—	—	1,673	117.91/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,973	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,084.20/head	950.00–1,200.00	1,084	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	217.37/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	225.72/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	226.80/cwt	220.00–230.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	218.61/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,295	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	206.10/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	221.47/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,185	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	224.68/cwt	215.00–235.00	935	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	229.63/cwt	225.00–236.00	882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	248.73/cwt	240.00–255.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	207.37/cwt	195.00–219.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	249.46/cwt	243.00–256.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,154	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	223.54/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,297	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	199.64/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	235.52/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	242.96/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	216.77/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,138	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	222.13/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,355	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	212.01/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	229.98/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	221.57/cwt	210.00–234.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	222.29/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,058	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	244.26/cwt	240.00–249.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	205.99/cwt	205.00–208.00	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 386Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 88Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 25Year ago 5

Compared to last week steers sold $6 - $10 higher. Heifers sold $6 - $12 higher . Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	67.00	67.00
7	—	1,141	72.00–89.00	81.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,507	90.00–98.00	92.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,673	109.00–125.00	117.91

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,123	950.00–1,200.00	1,084.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	925.00	925.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	185.00	185.00
1	—	400	247.50	247.50
2	—	471	212.00–223.00	217.37
1	—	600	195.00	195.00
3	—	512	222.00–229.00	225.72
1	—	340	252.50	252.50
1	—	560	210.00	210.00
4	—	360	240.00–255.00	248.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	235.00	235.00
1	—	405	215.00	215.00
1	—	455	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	222.00	222.00
73	—	664	195.00	195.00
2	—	422	237.00	237.00
5	—	551	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	306	220.00–230.00	226.80
2	—	573	215.00–222.00	218.61
5	—	523	202.00–210.00	206.10
8	—	416	215.00–235.00	224.68
4	—	384	225.00–236.00	229.63
2	—	280	210.00–234.00	221.57
11	—	476	215.00–233.00	222.29
1	—	630	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	210.00	210.00
1	—	375	215.00	215.00
1	—	515	185.00	185.00
1	—	565	205.00	205.00
3	—	480	205.00–208.00	205.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	215.00–226.00	221.47
1	—	755	195.00	195.00
1	—	900	180.00	180.00
2	—	363	243.00–256.00	249.46
4	—	580	221.00–225.00	223.54
1	—	270	272.50	272.50
2	—	723	185.00–215.00	199.64
2	—	470	235.00–236.00	235.52
2	—	425	242.00–244.00	242.96
2	—	675	211.00–213.00	212.01
3	—	523	223.00–237.00	229.98
2	—	323	240.00–249.00	244.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	195.00–219.00	207.37
2	—	620	205.00	205.00
5	—	525	215.00–219.00	216.77
1	—	350	235.00	235.00
2	—	318	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	527	240.00	240.00
5	—	475	243.00	243.00
2	—	662	218.00	218.00
7	—	610	221.00–223.00	222.13

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

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