Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $8 - $15. Heifers sold $2 - $5 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold higher $5 - $10.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $268.64/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$268.64

99 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$385

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

$61.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.08

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	304.73	1,298	34
Medium and Large 2	388	293.31	1,139	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	693	242.76	1,683	56

One grade step is worth $61.97/cwt here — about −$385 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 sale99 hd

268.64

—

MS average13 barns · 1,409 hd

280.72

−12.08

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	1,408	119.81	1,687	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	117.76	1,500	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	98.50	1,161	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,283	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$1,226	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	262.60/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	271.67/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	318.05/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,170	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	301.51/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,444	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,736	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	294.47/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	274.15/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,609	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	324.21/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,060	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	278.60/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	276.03/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	243.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,644	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	291.73/cwt	287.50–296.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	309.76/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	303.70/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	227.84/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,315	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	257.75/cwt	250.00–265.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	248.33/cwt	232.00–260.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	282.04/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	287.94/cwt	280.00–297.50	893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	214.41/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	268.20/cwt	260.00–277.50	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	276.67/cwt	272.50–281.00	1,143	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	995	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,283.37/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,283	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	918	1,225.91/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,226	3
Bulls	—	—	1,408	119.81/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,687	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	117.76/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,500	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	100.40/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,226	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	859	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 Feb 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 257Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 35Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 7

Compared to last week steers sold higher $8 - $15. Heifers sold $2 - $5 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold higher $5 - $10.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	315.00	315.00
1	—	440	305.00	305.00
1	—	515	277.00	277.00
3	—	465	270.00–275.00	271.67
2	—	385	300.00–307.50	303.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	265.00	265.00
3	—	438	252.50–275.00	262.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	310.00–326.00	318.05
6	—	479	295.00–305.00	301.51
1	—	275	340.00	340.00
10	—	327	317.50–332.50	324.21
1	—	575	267.50	267.50
2	—	528	272.50–285.00	278.60
2	—	610	272.00–280.00	276.03
1	—	690	210.00	210.00
1	—	740	219.00	219.00
2	—	420	305.00–315.00	309.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	312.50	312.50
2	—	388	290.00–299.00	294.47
1	—	300	297.50	297.50
2	—	438	287.50–296.00	291.73
2	—	488	270.00–275.00	272.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	819	212.00	212.00
4	—	749	216.00	216.00
5	—	859	197.00	197.00
19	—	587	270.00–275.00	274.15
3	—	600	274.00	274.00
13	—	674	240.00–250.00	243.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	540	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	210.00	210.00
7	—	577	224.00–234.00	227.84
1	—	530	222.00	222.00
3	—	370	279.00–285.00	282.04
5	—	310	280.00–297.50	287.94
2	—	615	211.00–218.00	214.41
1	—	490	220.00	220.00
2	—	278	260.00–277.50	268.20
2	—	413	272.50–281.00	276.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	250.00–265.00	257.75
3	—	418	232.00–260.00	248.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,080	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,283.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	918	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,225.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	113.00–125.00	119.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,274	112.00–125.00	117.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,221	97.00–105.00	100.40
1	—	965	89.00	89.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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