Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $3 - $6 lower. Heifers sold steady to $5 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $6 - $15 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.82/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −147.28 against this barn's trailing median of $382.11.

Average price

$234.82

7 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$0.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.83

vs MS average

−35.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	588	235.00	1,382	4thin
Medium and Large 1	515	234.59	1,208	3thin

One grade step is worth $0.41/cwt here — about $174 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 sale7 hd

234.82

—

MS average13 barns · 331 hd

248.65

−13.83

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−35.18

This barn, trailing median13 sales

382.11

−147.28

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	1,881	160.55	3,020	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	110.73	1,115	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	120.48/cwt	108.00–128.00	1,335	3
Bulls	—	—	1,881	160.55/cwt	148.00–164.00	3,020	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	96.11/cwt	82.00–107.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	308.99/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	264.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	212.92/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,754	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	262.42/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	233.63/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,605	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,655	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	282.64/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	288.82/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	234.59/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	226.98/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	294.83/cwt	287.50–302.50	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	341.58/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	284.36/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,513	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	855	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	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 May 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 175Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 26Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 6

Compared to last week steers sold $3 - $6 lower. Heifers sold steady to $5 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $6 - $15 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	108.00–128.00	120.48
2	—	855	82.00–107.00	96.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,881	148.00–164.00	160.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	308.00–310.00	308.99
1	400–450	435	312.50	312.50
1	450–500	450	295.00	295.00
3	500–550	532	275.00–290.00	284.36
2	550–600	555	250.00–260.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	485	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	260.00–270.00	264.90
1	400–450	425	261.00	261.00
1	450–500	450	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	317.50	317.50
1	250–300	275	307.50	307.50
2	300–350	333	287.50–302.50	294.83
3	350–400	375	272.50–290.00	282.64
2	400–450	408	285.00–292.50	288.82
2	450–500	475	255.00–270.00	262.42
3	500–550	515	230.00–239.00	234.59
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	725	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	588	235.00	235.00
67	750–800	766	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	576	282.00	282.00
13	650–700	687	232.00–235.00	233.63
5	750–800	785	215.00	215.00
33	800–850	824	212.00–214.00	212.92
6	900–950	920	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
3	300–350	308	332.50–352.50	341.58
1	400–450	405	332.50	332.50
1	550–600	570	287.00	287.00
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	680	224.00–230.00	226.98
1	850–900	865	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	327.50	327.50

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	2	—	855	1,575.00	1,575.00

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

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