Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $5 higher. Heifers sold steady. Slaughter cattle sold $4 - $8 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $307.40/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −132.11 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$307.40

5 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+19.74

vs MS average

+2.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	307.40	1,696	5thin

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 sale5 hd

307.40

—

MS average12 barns · 337 hd

287.66

+19.74

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

+2.26

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−132.11

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	1,085	137.00	1,486	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	138.35	1,904	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	126.63	1,278	9thin

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)	1,030	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,337	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$980	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Bulls	—	—	1,085	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,486	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	104.35/cwt	103.00–106.00	843	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	137.77/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,529	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	138.35/cwt	127.00–143.00	1,904	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	332.41/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	239.25/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	251.41/cwt	245.00–251.75	1,876	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,670	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	1,337.33/head	1,250.00–1,420.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,260	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	275.37/cwt	270.00–279.50	1,757	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	271.34/cwt	259.00–277.50	1,007	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	297.00/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	279.82/cwt	268.00–298.00	1,595	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	703	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	339.93/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	290.08/cwt	280.00–300.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	266.03/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	315.95/cwt	313.00–318.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	308.98/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	287.07/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,868	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,021	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,710	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	262.24/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	265.16/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,135	5

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 497Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 55Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 10

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $5 higher. Heifers sold steady. Slaughter cattle sold $4 - $8 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	137.00	137.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	808	103.00–106.00	104.35
6	—	1,110	127.00–145.00	137.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,376	127.00–143.00	138.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	363	330.00–335.00	332.41
2	400–450	430	308.00–310.00	308.98
5	450–500	478	290.00–307.00	297.00
3	500–550	522	270.00–302.00	287.07
4	550–600	570	268.00–298.00	279.82
4	600–650	616	256.00–271.00	262.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	312.50	312.50
2	300–350	303	280.00–300.00	290.08
6	350–400	371	259.00–277.50	271.34
5	400–450	428	259.00–270.00	265.16
2	450–500	468	260.00–272.00	266.03
4	500–550	521	240.00–245.00	242.51
3	550–600	572	232.00–246.00	239.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	496	254.00	254.00
3	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
50	700–750	734	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	314.00	314.00
3	550–600	565	303.00	303.00
9	600–650	638	270.00–279.50	275.37
29	650–700	693	269.50	269.50
74	700–750	746	245.00–251.75	251.41
56	900–950	927	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	337.50–342.50	339.93
1	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	430	313.00–318.00	315.95
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	610	297.00	297.00

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	1	—	1,090	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,250.00–1,420.00	1,337.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,350.00	1,350.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle