Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $10 - $20. Heifers sold higher $5 - $10. Slaughter cow and bulls sold higher $2 - $5.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $243.55/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$243.55

73 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$263

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

$38.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.68

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	265.12	1,109	31
Medium and Large 2	494	234.27	1,157	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	604	226.94	1,372	38

One grade step is worth $38.18/cwt here — about −$263 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 sale73 hd

243.55

—

MS average13 barns · 1,271 hd

238.87

+4.68

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	—	High	1,601	126.10	2,019	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	116.30	1,701	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	108.85	1,278	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	89.24	918	10

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)	1,025	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,011	$1,235	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,175	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	236.03/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	301.89/cwt	300.00–302.50	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	239.67/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	277.38/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	232.77/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,331	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,422	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,574	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	315.18/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	305.85/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	250.98/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	266.69/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	317.34/cwt	312.50–325.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	297.18/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,233	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	272.42/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	300.25/cwt	294.00–306.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,026	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	89.24/cwt	81.00–99.00	918	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	116.30/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,701	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	108.85/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,278	7
Bulls	—	—	1,888	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,473	2
Bulls	—	—	1,486	124.14/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,845	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	1,234.62/head	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,235	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	235.54/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	260.50/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	254.97/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	265.81/cwt	262.00–272.50	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	288.59/cwt	282.50–292.50	909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	246.50/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	244.33/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,411	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,374	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 Jan 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 275Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 30Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers sold higher $10 - $20. Heifers sold higher $5 - $10. Slaughter cow and bulls sold higher $2 - $5.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	206.00	206.00
2	—	485	233.00–239.00	236.03
1	—	385	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	300.00–302.50	301.89
3	—	541	239.00–240.00	239.67
6	—	369	270.00–286.00	277.38
3	—	428	262.00–272.50	265.81
1	—	650	202.00	202.00
1	—	595	225.00	225.00
7	—	315	282.50–292.50	288.59
1	—	795	177.00	177.00
4	—	476	240.00–252.00	244.33
1	—	600	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	572	228.00–234.00	232.77
13	—	635	224.00	224.00
3	—	477	250.00	250.00
7	—	672	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	603	261.00	261.00
4	—	502	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	285.00–290.00	287.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	312.50–317.50	315.18
3	—	362	300.00–310.00	305.85
2	—	653	246.00–256.00	250.98
3	—	525	265.00–269.00	266.69
1	—	555	260.00	260.00
5	—	269	312.50–325.00	317.34
4	—	415	292.00–300.00	297.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	260.00–285.00	272.42
1	—	645	229.00	229.00
1	—	435	280.00	280.00
2	—	560	245.00–248.00	246.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	241.00	241.00
1	—	420	307.50	307.50
2	—	365	294.00–306.00	300.25
1	—	725	220.00	220.00
1	—	345	297.50	297.50
3	—	677	230.00–246.00	235.54
2	—	550	257.00–264.00	260.50
1	—	615	252.00	252.00
2	—	530	254.00–256.00	254.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,029	81.00–99.00	89.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	111.00–121.00	116.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,174	100.00–115.00	108.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,888	131.00	131.00
5	—	1,486	120.00–128.00	124.14

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,011	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,234.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,175.00	1,175.00

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

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