Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $5 higher. Heifers so steady to $5 lower. Feeder bulls sold $5- $8 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.50/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −134.61 against this barn's trailing median of $382.11.

Average price

$247.50

8 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$5.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs MS average

−20.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	248.14	1,335	7thin
Medium and Large 2	515	243.00	1,251	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.14/cwt here — about $84 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

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 sale8 hd

247.50

—

MS average13 barns · 288 hd

246.16

+1.34

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−20.88

This barn, trailing median13 sales

382.11

−134.61

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	1,502	138.72	2,084	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,500	121.08	1,816	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	116.74	1,180	26

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)	988	$1,490	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,255	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,150	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	233.09/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	321.99/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,346	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	264.24/cwt	257.50–271.00	1,245	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	245.51/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	292.73/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,513	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	250.06/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	1,254.85/head	975.00–1,475.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	304.91/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	248.26/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,078	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	105.06/cwt	92.00–114.00	949	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	118.86/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,224	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	121.08/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,816	11
Bulls	—	—	1,517	139.58/cwt	131.00–145.00	2,117	9
Bulls	—	—	1,370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	283.05/cwt	276.00–292.50	1,333	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	344.78/cwt	340.00–350.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	333.96/cwt	330.00–337.50	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	270.89/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	252.55/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	307.18/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	272.69/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,162	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	301.99/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	254.16/cwt	250.00–266.50	1,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	314.23/cwt	305.00–322.50	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	239.46/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	326.23/cwt	321.00–332.50	1,370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	988	1,490.38/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,490	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 152Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 56Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 30

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $5 higher. Heifers so steady to $5 lower. Feeder bulls sold $5- $8 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	318	305.00–322.50	314.23
4	350–400	394	265.00–277.50	270.89
6	400–450	426	270.00–277.00	272.69
11	450–500	471	257.50–271.00	264.24
5	500–550	522	250.00–266.50	254.16
2	550–600	578	226.00–240.00	233.09
2	600–650	605	235.00–244.00	239.46
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	760	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	427	245.00–250.00	248.26
1	450–500	485	242.00	242.00
1	500–550	515	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	312.50	312.50
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	418	317.50–330.00	321.99
2	450–500	483	295.00–320.00	307.18
3	500–550	517	287.50–297.50	292.73
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	633	243.00–248.00	245.51
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	300.00–310.00	305.02
2	400–450	413	300.00–310.00	304.91
5	450–500	471	276.00–292.50	283.05
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	583	245.00–255.00	250.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	488	326.00	326.00
3	550–600	570	307.00	307.00
3	600–650	622	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	340.00–350.00	344.78
1	300–350	340	287.50	287.50
1	400–450	415	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	330.00–337.50	333.96
1	250–300	290	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	335	347.50	347.50
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	420	321.00–332.50	326.23
5	450–500	472	292.00–310.00	301.99
2	700–750	705	246.00–259.00	252.55
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	975.00–1,475.00	1,254.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	988	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,490.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	903	92.00–114.00	105.06
22	—	1,030	114.00–127.00	118.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,500	113.00–129.00	121.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,517	131.00–145.00	139.58
1	—	1,370	131.00	131.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle