Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $15 higher. Heifers sold $5 - $18 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $10 - $15 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.91/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −110.20 against this barn's trailing median of $382.11.

Average price

$271.91

4 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$8.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.00

vs MS average

−5.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	276.25	1,526	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	267.57	1,431	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.68/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $408.33, low $347.96, median $382.11 across 13 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 sale4 hd

271.91

—

MS average13 barns · 210 hd

255.91

+16.00

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−5.31

This barn, trailing median13 sales

382.11

−110.20

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	1,700	154.00	2,618	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	133.39	1,733	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	128.23	1,458	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	122.00	1,842	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,700	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,618	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	133.39/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,733	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,842	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	128.23/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	316.63/cwt	302.00–330.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	275.00/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	297.77/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,251	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,226	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	267.57/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	312.23/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	368.42/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	353.84/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	278.80/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	326.34/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	347.43/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	675	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	316.28/cwt	315.00–317.50	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	311.31/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	316.55/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	301.31/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	293.54/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	293.35/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,408	3

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 124Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 3

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $15 higher. Heifers sold $5 - $18 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $10 - $15 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,299	128.00–140.00	133.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	122.00	122.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,137	119.00–133.00	128.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	480	280.00–302.50	293.35
1	600–650	610	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	302.00–330.00	316.63
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	443	290.00–312.50	301.31
1	450–500	485	302.50	302.50
2	500–550	533	285.00–302.50	293.54
1	550–600	565	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	376.00	376.00
3	400–450	405	382.00	382.00
3	450–500	481	327.50	327.50
4	500–550	521	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	333	360.00–377.50	368.42
2	350–400	378	340.00–367.50	353.84
2	400–450	423	345.00–350.00	347.43
4	450–500	475	322.50–330.00	326.34
2	500–550	515	305.00–317.50	311.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	265.00–285.00	275.00
1	400–450	405	267.50	267.50
2	500–550	535	260.00–275.00	267.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	320.00	320.00
11	400–450	420	296.00–300.00	297.77
4	450–500	454	288.00	288.00
3	650–700	683	219.50	219.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	315.00–317.50	316.28
1	250–300	255	312.50	312.50
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	373	305.00–327.50	312.23
3	400–450	422	312.50–320.00	316.55
4	450–500	464	275.00–285.00	278.80
1	500–550	520	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	585	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	161.00	161.00

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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Macon Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

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