Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $6 -$10. Heifers sold higher$5 - $10. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $218.90/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$218.90

138 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$457

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

$29.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.25

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	242.07	1,049	25
Medium and Large 2	358	241.67	866	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	707	213.01	1,506	110

One grade step is worth $29.06/cwt here — about −$457 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 sale138 hd

218.90

—

MS average13 barns · 1,194 hd

241.14

−22.25

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	1,670	111.88	1,868	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	93.15	1,231	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,825	93.00	1,697	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	83.38	887	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	919	$921	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	208.16/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	249.80/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,032	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	227.26/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,077	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	240.32/cwt	235.00–254.00	889	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	213.25/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	254.44/cwt	242.50–260.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	236.83/cwt	235.50–239.00	1,248	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,622	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	219.66/cwt	212.00–228.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,344	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	260.89/cwt	256.00–272.50	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,439	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	207.48/cwt	202.00–215.00	975	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	246.14/cwt	240.00–252.50	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	215.79/cwt	212.50–220.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	236.92/cwt	222.00–241.50	1,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	250.55/cwt	245.00–256.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	222.96/cwt	217.00–230.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	191.33/cwt	183.00–197.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	256.62/cwt	255.00–260.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	238.41/cwt	232.00–252.50	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,006	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,107	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	188.74/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	231.23/cwt	227.50–235.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	184.00/cwt	175.00–193.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,444	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	225.00/head	225.00–225.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,177	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	203.07/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	250.00/cwt	240.00–257.50	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	230.57/cwt	215.00–239.00	964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	209.25/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,067	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	919	920.69/head	860.00–1,000.00	921	4
Bulls	—	—	1,670	111.88/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,868	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	93.15/cwt	82.00–98.00	1,231	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,697	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	83.38/cwt	75.00–90.00	887	20

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 309Year ago 322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 28Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 24

Compared to last week steers sold higher $6 -$10. Heifers sold higher$5 - $10. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	178.00	178.00
2	—	623	200.00–216.00	208.16
5	—	413	240.00–264.00	249.80
6	—	474	223.00–236.00	227.26
7	—	370	235.00–254.00	240.32
3	—	518	210.00–220.00	213.25
3	—	567	200.00–209.00	203.07
3	—	345	240.00–257.50	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	231.00	231.00
6	—	418	215.00–239.00	230.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	242.50–260.00	254.44
1	—	540	232.00	232.00
1	—	735	190.00	190.00
4	—	576	212.00–228.00	219.66
5	—	374	256.00–272.50	260.89
4	—	400	245.00	245.00
4	—	479	222.00–241.50	236.92
2	—	293	245.00–256.00	250.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	527	235.50–239.00	236.83
63	—	805	201.50	201.50
4	—	327	278.00	278.00
6	—	596	225.50	225.50
2	—	640	214.00	214.00
14	—	702	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	225.00	225.00
2	—	370	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	202.00–215.00	207.48
2	—	285	240.00–252.50	246.14
3	—	413	212.50–220.00	215.79
3	—	308	255.00–260.00	256.62
4	—	375	232.00–252.50	238.41
2	—	615	187.50–190.00	188.74
1	—	260	225.00	225.00
1	—	570	225.00	225.00
4	—	510	207.00–212.00	209.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	217.00–230.00	222.96
4	—	514	183.00–197.00	191.33
6	—	331	227.50–235.00	231.23
2	—	570	175.00–193.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	447	225.00	225.00
7	—	503	220.00	220.00
48	—	870	166.00	166.00
12	—	574	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	919	860.00–1,000.00	920.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	108.00–116.00	111.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,322	82.00–98.00	93.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	93.00	93.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,064	75.00–90.00	83.38

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle