Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers up to #300 sold $5 - $10 higher, steers #400 over sold $2 - $8 lower. Heifers sold $4 - $8 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.75/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −122.36 against this barn's trailing median of $382.11.

Average price

$259.75

15 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$5.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.48

vs MS average

−7.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	260.84	1,411	12thin
Medium and Large 1	555	255.35	1,417	3thin

One grade step is worth $5.50/cwt here — about −$6 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale15 hd

259.75

—

MS average13 barns · 267 hd

253.26

+6.48

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−7.47

This barn, trailing median13 sales

382.11

−122.36

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	1,513	151.04	2,285	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,480	136.00	2,013	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	133.26	1,412	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,100	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	252.02/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	253.49/cwt	253.00–254.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	367.62/cwt	365.00–370.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	274.73/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,180	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	261.69/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,324	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	282.46/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	259.56/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	274.25/cwt	274.25–274.25	1,700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,654	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,264	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	322.14/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	283.45/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,071	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	245.25/cwt	245.25–245.25	1,638	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,013	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	121.44/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,139	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	137.69/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,521	8
Bulls	—	—	1,513	151.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,285	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	281.96/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	262.31/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	293.99/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,367	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	294.33/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	249.93/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	287.07/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,777	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 Jun 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 443Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 26Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 5

Compared to last week steers up to #300 sold $5 - $10 higher, steers #400 over sold $2 - $8 lower. Heifers sold $4 - $8 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	305	297.50	297.50
3	350–400	390	268.00–285.00	274.73
3	400–450	423	255.00–273.00	262.31
3	450–500	468	248.00–265.00	259.56
1	500–550	505	262.00	262.00
2	550–600	580	250.00–254.00	252.02
2	600–650	623	253.00–254.00	253.49
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	293.00	293.00
12	350–400	378	277.50–292.50	283.45
6	400–450	426	277.00	277.00
6	450–500	477	265.00	265.00
6	500–550	506	260.00–265.00	261.69
6	550–600	576	260.00	260.00
54	650–700	668	245.25	245.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	323	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	375	266.00	266.00
2	400–450	415	248.00–252.00	249.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	395.00	395.00
2	250–300	263	365.00–370.00	367.62
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	428	275.00–290.00	282.46
1	450–500	495	302.50	302.50
3	500–550	533	290.00–300.00	294.33
2	550–600	560	278.00–286.00	281.96
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	815	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	546	303.00	303.00
6	600–650	620	274.25	274.25
2	650–700	693	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	535	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	420	292.00	292.00
5	450–500	465	285.00–301.00	293.99
4	500–550	514	275.00–295.00	287.07
1	600–650	630	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	318.00–325.00	322.14

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	—	1,105	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	136.00	136.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	118.00–125.00	121.44
8	—	1,105	130.00–150.00	137.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,513	145.00–155.00	151.04

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