Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $6 - $10 lower. Heifers sold steady to $5 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $6 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.65/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −139.58 against this barn's trailing median of $384.23.

Average price

$244.65

7 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$18.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

vs MS average

−19.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	250.01	1,337	5thin
Medium and Large 2	545	231.25	1,260	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.76/cwt here — about $77 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

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $408.33, low $347.96, median $384.23 across 12 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 sale7 hd

244.65

—

MS average13 barns · 253 hd

244.14

+0.51

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−19.31

This barn, trailing median12 sales

384.23

−139.58

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	1,635	152.84	2,499	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	119.68	1,893	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	118.20	1,567	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	115.76	1,186	16

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	930	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	600	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	805	$1,350	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	690	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	300–350	343	306.33/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,051	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	860	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	291.28/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,354	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	690	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	600	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	340.67/cwt	330.00–350.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,308	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	294.06/cwt	280.00–310.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	281.26/cwt	280.00–282.50	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	246.25/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	270.86/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,157	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	755	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	855	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	118.47/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,544	8
Bulls	—	—	1,635	152.84/cwt	142.00–160.00	2,499	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,746	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	121.06/cwt	115.00–136.00	1,259	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	104.10/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,032	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	119.68/cwt	112.00–131.00	1,893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	231.25/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	247.04/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	744	225.33/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	324.90/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	330.23/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	228.89/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	285.54/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	268.55/cwt	260.50–275.00	1,230	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	314.82/cwt	305.00–325.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	267.83/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,398	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 Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 124Year ago 44

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 28Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 2

Compared to last week steers sold $6 - $10 lower. Heifers sold steady to $5 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $6 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	275	305.00–325.00	314.82
2	300–350	343	295.00–317.50	306.33
1	350–400	360	269.00	269.00
3	400–450	427	270.00–272.50	270.86
3	450–500	458	260.50–275.00	268.55
3	500–550	518	250.00–255.00	252.52
2	550–600	560	237.50–255.00	246.25
2	600–650	630	220.00–237.50	228.89
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	770	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	280.00–282.50	281.26
1	400–450	445	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	493	240.00–254.00	247.04
2	500–550	545	230.00–232.50	231.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	330.00–350.00	340.67
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	333	320.00–340.00	330.23
2	350–400	368	320.00–325.00	322.48
1	400–450	445	312.50	312.50
1	450–500	470	297.50	297.50
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	584	280.00–290.00	285.54
1	700–750	740	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	760	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	280.00–310.00	294.06
1	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
3	700–750	744	225.00–226.00	225.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	370	317.50–332.50	324.90
1	400–450	405	292.50	292.50
2	450–500	465	290.00–292.50	291.28
3	500–550	522	253.00–275.00	267.83
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	820	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	380	310.00	310.00

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	—	860	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,303	113.00–125.00	118.47
1	—	1,505	116.00	116.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,040	115.00–136.00	121.06
5	—	991	100.00–109.00	104.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,582	112.00–131.00	119.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,635	142.00–160.00	152.84

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle