Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $7 - $15. Heifers sold higher $6 - $12. Slaughter cows and bulls sold higher $3 - $7.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.21/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$241.21

47 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$536

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

$36.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.49

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	364	263.50	958	4thin
Medium and Large 1	449	262.67	1,180	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	660	226.54	1,494	28

One grade step is worth $36.96/cwt here — about −$536 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 sale47 hd

241.21

—

MS average13 barns · 1,590 hd

254.71

−13.49

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	1,522	123.79	1,884	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	113.75	1,487	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,127	100.96	1,137	12

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)	857	$1,359	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,244	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,416	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,298	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	336.39/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	301.61/cwt	292.50–310.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	202.56/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	281.45/cwt	279.00–284.00	1,635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	300.35/cwt	291.00–304.00	1,583	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	222.07/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	299.45/cwt	296.00–303.00	1,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	335.10/cwt	327.50–340.00	915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	283.56/cwt	278.00–293.00	1,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	302.01/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	91.52/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,085	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	107.70/cwt	99.00–116.00	1,167	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	113.75/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,487	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	126.36/cwt	120.00–132.00	2,184	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	123.06/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,800	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,239.08/head	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,239	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	1,244.46/head	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,244	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	857	1,358.95/head	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,359	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	1,415.59/head	1,275.00–1,600.00	1,416	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	287.97/cwt	287.00–289.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	268.37/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	319.91/cwt	315.00–325.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,011	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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 256Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 9Year ago 3

Compared to last week steers sold higher $7 - $15. Heifers sold higher $6 - $12. Slaughter cows and bulls sold higher $3 - $7.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	305.00	305.00
3	—	315	292.50–310.00	301.61
2	—	665	200.00–205.00	202.56
1	—	565	221.00	221.00
1	—	745	208.00	208.00
2	—	505	258.00	258.00
1	—	235	305.00	305.00
3	—	418	265.00–270.00	268.37
1	—	360	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	821	185.00	185.00
4	—	645	215.00	215.00
5	—	559	252.00	252.00
5	—	485	270.00	270.00
5	—	765	220.00	220.00
4	—	685	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	229.00	229.00
2	—	325	275.00–280.00	277.50
1	—	275	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	327.50–342.50	336.39
4	—	581	279.00–284.00	281.45
1	—	355	340.00	340.00
2	—	718	215.00–229.00	222.07
2	—	488	296.00–303.00	299.45
5	—	273	327.50–340.00	335.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	275.00	275.00
4	—	626	264.50	264.50
12	—	527	291.00–304.00	300.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	325.00	325.00
2	—	270	315.00–325.00	319.91
1	—	325	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	278.00–293.00	283.56
2	—	770	200.00–205.00	202.48
1	—	335	329.00	329.00
1	—	370	328.00	328.00
4	—	421	300.00–304.00	302.01
1	—	290	315.00	315.00
2	—	475	287.00–289.00	287.97
1	—	700	229.00	229.00
1	—	600	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,186	88.00–95.00	91.52
7	—	1,084	99.00–116.00	107.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	105.00–121.00	113.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	120.00–132.00	126.36
7	—	1,463	112.00–125.00	123.06

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	3	—	1,145	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,239.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,158	1,275.00–1,600.00	1,415.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,178	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,244.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	857	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,358.95

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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Slaughter Cattle

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