Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $10 lower. Heifers sold $5 - $7 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $8 - $15 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −153.85 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$285.67

3 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.52

vs MS average

−28.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	285.67	1,547	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $463.12, low $388.02, median $439.51 across 18 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 sale3 hd

285.67

—

MS average12 barns · 385 hd

297.18

−11.52

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−28.43

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−153.85

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	1,272	147.39	1,875	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	138.12	1,855	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	123.88	1,273	24

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	989	$1,107	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,204.84/head	1,060.00–1,325.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,797	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	308.54/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	218.58/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,795	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	951	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,988	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	272.57/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,772	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	287.49/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,777	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	138.12/cwt	127.00–146.00	1,855	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	111.38/cwt	99.00–120.00	1,019	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	130.13/cwt	122.00–142.00	1,411	16
Bulls	—	—	1,272	147.39/cwt	139.00–162.50	1,875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	314.14/cwt	302.50–325.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	280.73/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	271.15/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	322.81/cwt	313.00–329.00	1,198	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	290.83/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	309.43/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	250.12/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,156	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	323.97/cwt	316.00–332.50	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	271.09/cwt	262.50–277.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	239.69/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,251	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	958	1,008.94/head	975.00–1,040.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 243Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 16Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 10

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $10 lower. Heifers sold $5 - $7 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $8 - $15 higher.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	1,060.00–1,325.00	1,204.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	975.00–1,040.00	1,008.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	321.00	321.00
2	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
14	600–650	618	283.00–290.00	287.49
21	650–700	650	272.00–276.00	272.57
29	700–750	741	242.50	242.50
3	750–800	756	240.50	240.50
18	800–850	821	215.00–220.00	218.58
54	950–1000	951	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	371	313.00–329.00	322.81
2	400–450	420	307.00–310.00	308.54
2	450–500	473	305.00–314.00	309.43
2	500–550	525	288.00	288.00
1	550–600	575	281.00	281.00
2	600–650	615	260.00–280.00	270.00
1	650–700	680	256.00	256.00
1	850–900	850	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	284.00	284.00
3	450–500	465	265.00	265.00
6	650–700	672	219.00	219.00
8	750–800	751	218.50	218.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	241.00	241.00
1	400–450	440	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	302.50–325.00	314.14
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	373	262.50–277.00	271.09
1	400–450	410	265.00	265.00
6	450–500	462	244.00–260.00	250.12
3	500–550	522	237.00–242.00	239.69
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	800	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	468	265.00–276.00	271.15
1	500–550	545	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	316.00–332.50	323.97
1	400–450	430	295.00	295.00
6	450–500	477	283.00–295.00	290.83
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	563	275.00–287.00	280.73
1	600–650	610	274.00	274.00
1	650–700	655	267.00	267.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,343	127.00–146.00	138.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	915	99.00–120.00	111.38
16	—	1,084	122.00–142.00	130.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,272	139.00–162.50	147.39

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle