Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $3 - $8 higher. Heifers sold $6 - $10 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.25/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −153.26 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$286.25

2 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.97

vs MS average

−22.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	286.25	1,546	2thin

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 sale2 hd

286.25

—

MS average12 barns · 338 hd

281.28

+4.97

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

−22.91

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−153.26

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	—	Low	1,500	154.31	2,315	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	140.54	1,892	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	132.46	1,475	11

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
Bulls	—	—	1,110	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,499	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	136.61/cwt	129.00–147.00	1,551	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	814	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	140.54/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,892	6
Bulls	—	—	1,565	157.53/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,465	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,935	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	251.00/cwt	248.00–254.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	293.07/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	276.97/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,310	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	334.73/cwt	332.50–337.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	321.46/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,754	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	283.21/cwt	279.00–287.50	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	286.19/cwt	285.00–287.50	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	240.69/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	308.40/cwt	300.00–317.50	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	274.95/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	276.51/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	285.09/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	331.49/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	296.55/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	314.91/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	379.80/cwt	377.50–382.50	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	242.10/cwt	238.00–251.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	310.47/cwt	302.50–320.00	984	3

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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 356Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 25Year ago 55

Compared to last week steers sold $3 - $8 higher. Heifers sold $6 - $10 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	135.00	135.00
6	—	1,565	153.00–163.00	157.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,135	129.00–147.00	136.61
1	—	895	91.00	91.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,346	133.00–147.00	140.54

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	330	362.50	362.50
5	350–400	378	317.50–327.50	321.46
3	400–450	407	306.00–320.00	314.91
2	450–500	473	290.00–302.50	296.55
1	500–550	510	282.00	282.00
2	550–600	555	279.00–287.50	283.21
1	650–700	660	251.00	251.00
1	850–900	875	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	332.50–337.00	334.73
1	350–400	380	272.50	272.50
3	400–450	417	282.50–300.00	293.07
4	450–500	473	270.00–282.50	276.97
1	500–550	525	242.00	242.00
1	550–600	595	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	800–850	812	216.00	216.00
113	850–900	898	215.50	215.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	347	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	390	311.00	311.00
1	600–650	605	271.00	271.00
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	377.50–382.50	379.80
3	250–300	288	350.00–360.00	354.97
1	300–350	325	367.50	367.50
2	350–400	360	322.50–340.00	331.49
2	400–450	433	275.00–278.00	276.51
1	450–500	490	277.00	277.00
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	560	302.50	302.50
2	600–650	608	277.50–292.50	285.09
1	650–700	650	277.50	277.50
1	800–850	805	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	285.00–287.50	286.19
2	350–400	395	248.00–254.00	251.00
1	400–450	400	269.00	269.00
4	450–500	474	235.00–248.00	240.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	272	300.00–317.50	308.40
3	300–350	317	302.50–320.00	310.47
2	350–400	378	267.50–282.50	274.95
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
5	500–550	509	238.00–251.00	242.10
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	553	235.00	235.00

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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