Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week steers sold steady to $5 lower. Heifers sold $5 - $10 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $313.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −126.51 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$313.00

6 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+19.11

vs MS average

+2.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	313.00	1,596	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale6 hd

313.00

—

MS average12 barns · 169 hd

293.89

+19.11

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

+2.24

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−126.51

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	1,617	144.12	2,330	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,505	117.18	1,764	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	115.38	1,208	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)	1,085	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	605	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	313.57/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,420	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	263.62/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	913	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	810	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	1
Bulls	—	—	1,471	144.70/cwt	137.00–150.00	2,129	4
Bulls	—	—	1,853	149.57/cwt	143.00–154.00	2,772	4
Bulls	—	—	1,255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,506	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	117.18/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,764	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	119.33/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,319	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	102.30/cwt	98.00–106.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	286.17/cwt	282.50–290.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,323	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	605	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	273.04/cwt	265.00–282.50	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	303.70/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	303.70/cwt	295.00–310.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	236.24/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	358.82/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,141	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	247.57/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 200Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 28Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 18Year ago 0

Compare to last week steers sold steady to $5 lower. Heifers sold $5 - $10 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	372.50	372.50
2	300–350	318	357.50–360.00	358.82
1	350–400	370	357.50	357.50
3	400–450	423	310.00–320.00	313.57
2	450–500	453	295.00–312.50	303.70
1	600–650	640	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	420	338.00	338.00
6	500–550	510	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	325.00	325.00
2	250–300	258	322.50	322.50
4	300–350	316	295.00–310.00	303.70
4	350–400	359	265.00–282.50	273.04
2	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	480	257.50–270.00	263.62
1	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	282.50–290.00	286.17
1	400–450	440	252.50	252.50
2	450–500	463	245.00–250.00	247.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	620	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	623	235.00–237.50	236.24

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,775.00	1,775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	137.00–150.00	144.70
4	—	1,853	143.00–154.00	149.57
1	—	1,255	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	109.00–123.00	117.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,105	112.00–129.00	119.33
2	—	725	98.00–106.00	102.30
1	—	1,170	106.00	106.00

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

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