Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady. Heifers sold steady to $5 lower. 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 $242.65/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −141.58 against this barn's trailing median of $384.23.

Average price

$242.65

7 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$30.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.50

vs MS average

−24.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	255.00	1,436	2thin
Medium and Large 1	545	246.30	1,342	3thin
Medium and Large 2	575	224.83	1,293	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.17/cwt here — about $143 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

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

242.65

—

MS average13 barns · 227 hd

240.15

+2.50

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−24.94

This barn, trailing median12 sales

384.23

−141.58

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	1,122	139.48	1,565	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,520	120.93	1,838	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	115.66	1,137	15

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)	755	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,375	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$820	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 1-2	550–600	563	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	269.94/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	265.75/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	278.20/cwt	270.00–285.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	350.68/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	326.68/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	243.07/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,135	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,256	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,476	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	100.99/cwt	90.00–113.00	891	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	122.99/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,272	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	120.93/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,838	2
Bulls	—	—	1,122	139.48/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	328.35/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	294.86/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,047	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	755	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	705	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	318.77/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,307	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	865	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	305.93/cwt	300.00–317.50	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	270.23/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	263.43/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	325.02/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	244.45/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	277.85/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	272.73/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	224.83/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	278.66/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	232.53/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,663	2

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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 207Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 55Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 10

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
11	450–500	483	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	563	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	310	300.00–317.50	305.93
2	350–400	355	285.00–305.00	294.86
6	400–450	413	265.00–275.00	269.94
4	450–500	468	259.00–270.00	263.43
2	500–550	520	239.00–250.00	244.45
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	270.00–285.00	278.20
2	350–400	385	256.00–275.00	265.75
1	400–450	410	258.00	258.00
3	450–500	467	239.00–250.00	243.07
2	550–600	575	220.00–230.00	224.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	353.00	353.00
3	400–450	432	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	503	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
3	300–350	312	342.50–360.00	350.68
3	350–400	378	327.50–330.00	328.35
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	485	285.00	285.00
4	550–600	574	261.00–285.00	277.85
2	600–650	638	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	337.50	337.50
3	300–350	327	325.00–330.00	326.68
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	445	306.00	306.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	250.00–290.00	272.73
1	600–650	620	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	320.00–340.00	325.02
2	400–450	410	317.50–320.00	318.77
1	450–500	465	317.50	317.50
2	500–550	513	275.00–282.50	278.66
6	550–600	573	260.00–274.00	270.23
1	600–650	630	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	680	228.00	228.00
2	700–750	715	227.50–237.50	232.53

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	820.00	820.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	882	90.00–113.00	100.99
10	—	1,034	115.00–134.00	122.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	119.00–123.00	120.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	138.00–141.00	139.48

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