Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.85/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −140.66 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$298.85

13 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$3.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.48

vs MS average

−17.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	300.00	1,681	9thin
Medium and Large 1	549	296.26	1,626	4thin

One grade step is worth $3.74/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $463.12, low $388.02, median $439.51 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

298.85

—

MS average12 barns · 207 hd

293.37

+5.48

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−17.22

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−140.66

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	1,370	133.04	1,823	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,515	117.00	1,773	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	112.89	1,097	7thin

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)	1,165	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$1,175	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	880	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	450–500	473	262.14/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	247.36/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	332.62/cwt	330.00–335.00	875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,720	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,743	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	982	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	114.20/cwt	107.00–123.00	1,117	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,773	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	133.04/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	299.33/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	306.09/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	270.00/cwt	247.50–292.50	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	291.26/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	267.82/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,390	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	289.91/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	295.17/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	301.26/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	269.64/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	364.05/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,340	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	895	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	249.01/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,300	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	323.79/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,020	2

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 Mar 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 95Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 45Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 3

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	330.00–335.00	332.62
2	300–350	315	322.50–325.00	323.79
2	350–400	373	290.00–300.00	295.17
1	400–450	420	312.50	312.50
2	450–500	473	255.00–270.00	262.14
8	500–550	522	235.00–255.00	249.01
3	550–600	572	240.00–252.50	247.36
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	710	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	287.50	287.50
1	300–350	340	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	360	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	470	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	304.00	304.00
6	550–600	573	298.00	298.00
10	600–650	621	277.00	277.00
4	650–700	688	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
8	750–800	758	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	890	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	400	247.50–292.50	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	368	357.50–370.00	364.05
1	400–450	410	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	510	300.00–302.50	301.26
2	550–600	588	290.00–292.50	291.26
2	600–650	623	260.00–280.00	269.64
2	700–750	718	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
3	350–400	383	290.00–305.00	299.33
2	400–450	408	297.50–315.00	306.09
3	450–500	475	275.00–300.00	289.91
6	500–550	519	255.00–285.00	267.82
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00

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)	1	—	1,165	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	880	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	105.00	105.00
6	—	978	107.00–123.00	114.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	117.00	117.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	120.00–141.00	133.04

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 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