Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $5 higher . Heifers sold $5 - $15 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $5 - $10 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $240.38/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$240.38

188 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$338

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

$38.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.73

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	272.57	1,207	24
Medium and Large 2	382	271.70	1,037	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	660	234.06	1,544	157

One grade step is worth $38.51/cwt here — about −$338 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 sale188 hd

240.38

—

MS average13 barns · 1,630 hd

258.11

−17.73

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	1,149	117.71	1,352	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	114.16	1,455	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	101.03	1,070	11

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)	705	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,825	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	695	$925	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,464	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,614	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	254.96/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	255.52/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	259.97/cwt	253.00–267.00	1,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	341.77/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	266.75/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	230.61/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	316.15/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	307.94/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	277.92/cwt	269.00–286.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	279.64/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	222.05/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	252.62/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	270.92/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,433	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	261.45/cwt	251.00–272.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	114.59/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,503	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	124.52/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,513	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	108.43/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,150	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	81.10/cwt	78.00–85.00	793	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	95.04/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,079	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	102.49/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,250	2
Bulls	—	—	1,149	117.71/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,352	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	695	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	705	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	307.45/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,008	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	272.02/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	302.85/cwt	295.00–310.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	275.51/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	279.93/cwt	275.00–285.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	242.50/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,122	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 298Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 25Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 15

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $5 higher . Heifers sold $5 - $15 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $5 - $10 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	588	249.00	249.00
70	—	749	215.50	215.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	245.00–263.00	255.52
3	—	453	253.00–267.00	259.97
3	—	420	260.00–270.00	266.75
6	—	328	295.00–310.00	307.45
1	—	555	238.00	238.00
1	—	735	203.00	203.00
2	—	268	295.00–310.00	302.85
2	—	603	242.00–243.00	242.50
1	—	365	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	275.00–277.00	275.51
2	—	335	275.00–285.00	279.93
1	—	505	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	254.00	254.00
4	—	318	335.00–347.50	341.77
1	—	670	245.00	245.00
1	—	235	342.50	342.50
2	—	723	224.00–237.00	230.61
2	—	403	300.00–332.50	316.15
2	—	363	300.00–316.00	307.94
3	—	582	269.00–286.00	277.92
1	—	535	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	245.00–265.00	254.96
1	—	705	212.00	212.00
1	—	415	294.00	294.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	275.00–284.00	279.64
2	—	673	220.00–224.00	222.05
7	—	529	266.00–281.00	270.92
2	—	578	251.00–272.00	261.45
2	—	468	269.00–275.00	272.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	250.00–255.00	252.62
1	—	550	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,312	109.00–118.00	114.59
2	—	1,215	124.00–125.00	124.52
2	—	1,220	102.00–103.00	102.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,061	103.00–113.00	108.43
2	—	978	78.00–85.00	81.10
2	—	1,135	90.00–100.00	95.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,149	113.00–121.00	117.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,825.00	1,825.00

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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