Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers $5 - $15 higher. Heifers sold $15 - $20 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $318.22/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −121.30 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$318.22

23 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$33.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.23

vs MS average

+7.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	329.45	1,746	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	525	318.95	1,674	15thin
Medium and Large 2	543	295.83	1,607	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.62/cwt here — about $139 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

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 sale23 hd

318.22

—

MS average13 barns · 325 hd

299.99

+18.23

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

+7.96

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−121.30

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	1,308	149.38	1,954	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	140.08	1,654	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	108.60	1,097	14

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)	946	$1,487	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	860	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	740	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	924	$1,390	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	354.77/cwt	350.00–360.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	348.22/cwt	337.50–352.50	1,114	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	860	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	330.00/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	311.22/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	318.95/cwt	295.00–328.00	1,674	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	905	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	945	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	690	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	345.95/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,315	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	307.28/cwt	285.00–330.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	321.50/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,379	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	270.58/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,166	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	255.62/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	356.97/cwt	337.50–375.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	347.43/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	959	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	123.12/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,331	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	102.79/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,009	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	140.08/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,654	4
Bulls	—	—	1,308	149.38/cwt	138.00–160.00	1,954	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	328.71/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	360.13/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	317.41/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	322.73/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	328.69/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	322.39/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	330.30/cwt	325.50–340.00	1,562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	338.64/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	384.18/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	336.17/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	368.12/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	340.82/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	360.78/cwt	350.00–367.50	812	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	740	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	945	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	913	1,421.85/head	1,125.00–1,675.00	1,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	389.49/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	276.67/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	293.19/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,211	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	815	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	946	1,487.15/head	1,075.00–1,800.00	1,487	4

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 104Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 16Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 2Year ago 4

Compared to last week steers $5 - $15 higher. Heifers sold $15 - $20 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 higher.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	946	1,075.00–1,800.00	1,487.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	1,125.00–1,675.00	1,421.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	268	350.00–360.00	354.77
6	300–350	320	337.50–352.50	348.22
2	350–400	363	325.00–347.50	336.17
3	400–450	413	285.00–300.00	293.19
3	450–500	475	270.00–290.00	276.67
2	500–550	535	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	285.00–330.00	307.28
2	300–350	325	315.00–330.00	322.73
2	350–400	368	315.00–320.00	317.41
7	400–450	431	250.00–295.00	270.58
4	450–500	468	242.50–262.50	255.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	337.50	337.50
3	350–400	373	320.00–337.50	330.00
5	400–450	429	317.50–325.00	321.50
2	450–500	473	310.00–312.50	311.22
1	550–600	550	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	345	392.50	392.50
2	350–400	375	357.50–362.50	360.13
3	400–450	423	330.00–350.00	338.64
3	450–500	473	325.50–340.00	330.30
2	500–550	505	325.00–332.50	328.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	525	295.00–328.00	318.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	345.00–350.00	347.43
2	300–350	328	337.50–375.00	356.97
5	350–400	380	330.00–365.00	345.95
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	530	317.50	317.50
2	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	400.00	400.00
3	200–250	225	350.00–367.50	360.78
2	250–300	273	360.00–375.00	368.12
4	300–350	320	380.00–395.00	389.49
5	350–400	371	375.00–395.00	384.18
3	400–450	433	335.00–345.00	340.82
2	450–500	475	320.00–325.00	322.39
4	500–550	515	322.50–340.00	328.69
1	550–600	590	332.50	332.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,081	115.00–133.00	123.12
10	—	982	90.00–109.00	102.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	136.00–145.00	140.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,308	138.00–160.00	149.38

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle