Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.64/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −123.47 against this barn's trailing median of $382.11.

Average price

$258.64

12 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$31.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.47

vs MS average

−5.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	268.00	1,498	4thin
Medium and Large 1	549	259.62	1,425	6thin
Medium and Large 2	523	236.96	1,239	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.04/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale12 hd

258.64

—

MS average12 barns · 255 hd

245.17

+13.47

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−5.88

This barn, trailing median13 sales

382.11

−123.47

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	1,649	151.36	2,496	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	124.71	1,364	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	121.96	1,659	2thin

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)	753	$913	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	250–300	290	308.73/cwt	307.50–310.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	311.56/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	274.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	236.96/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	261.25/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	246.47/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	630	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,654	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	810	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	284.94/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	121.96/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,659	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,020	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	127.39/cwt	118.00–138.00	1,456	4
Bulls	—	—	1,649	151.36/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,496	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	268.39/cwt	266.00–272.50	1,533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	332.63/cwt	327.50–337.50	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	266.19/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	287.67/cwt	287.50–288.00	1,631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	282.15/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	259.93/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	322.35/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	314.14/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	312.94/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	282.50/cwt	275.00–290.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	287.48/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	332.62/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	237.60/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	257.10/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,098	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	296.18/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 137Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 47Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 12Year ago 33

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $5 higher. Heifers sold $5 - $10 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 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	290	307.50–310.00	308.73
2	300–350	305	275.00–290.00	282.50
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	425	275.00–290.00	282.15
5	450–500	485	250.00–267.50	259.93
4	500–550	535	255.00–272.50	266.19
2	550–600	577	245.00–248.00	246.47
1	650–700	660	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	559	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	260.00–262.50	261.25
5	400–450	427	247.50–267.50	257.10
4	450–500	483	230.00–245.00	237.60
2	500–550	523	225.00–250.00	236.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	350.00	350.00
1	200–250	220	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	283	327.50–337.50	332.63
2	300–350	320	325.00–340.00	332.62
3	350–400	377	300.00–325.00	312.94
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
3	550–600	567	287.50–288.00	287.67
2	600–650	603	282.50–292.50	287.48
1	650–700	650	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	715	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	435	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	630	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	330	317.50–327.50	322.35
3	350–400	368	302.50–320.00	311.56
3	400–450	412	312.50–317.50	314.14
2	450–500	460	290.00–302.50	296.18
2	500–550	525	270.00–280.00	274.86
4	550–600	571	266.00–272.50	268.39
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	745	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	410	282.50–287.50	284.94
1	450–500	475	247.50	247.50
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00

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	—	875	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	630	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	121.00–123.00	121.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	114.00	114.00
4	—	1,143	118.00–138.00	127.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,649	140.00–159.00	151.36

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