Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $10 higher. Heifers sold $6 - $15 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $12 - $18 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $281.39/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −158.12 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$281.39

3 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.41

vs MS average

−17.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	281.39	1,497	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

281.39

—

MS average11 barns · 263 hd

291.80

−10.41

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

−17.87

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−158.12

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	1,717	168.67	2,896	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,393	152.56	2,125	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	138.90	1,577	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,360	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,717	168.67/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,896	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	152.56/cwt	143.00–161.00	2,125	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	128.21/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,435	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	152.27/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	323.05/cwt	294.00–336.00	1,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	257.70/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,325	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	835	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	611	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	268.52/cwt	262.00–280.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	302.09/cwt	296.00–308.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	259.83/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,141	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	371.76/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	320.36/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,173	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	287.44/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	270.57/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,699	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	317.33/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	253.08/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	328.89/cwt	325.00–335.00	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	281.39/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	244.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	352.65/cwt	348.00–358.00	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	297.40/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	256.25/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	318.22/cwt	311.00–325.00	1,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,174	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 263Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 26Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 2Year ago 10

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $10 higher. Heifers sold $6 - $15 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $12 - $18 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,717	160.00–173.00	168.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,393	143.00–161.00	152.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,119	125.00–132.00	128.21
4	—	1,155	145.00–160.00	152.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	319.00	319.00
4	400–450	414	311.00–325.00	318.22
2	450–500	483	285.00–290.00	287.44
1	500–550	525	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	330.00–350.00	340.00
8	300–350	323	294.00–336.00	323.05
2	350–400	390	290.00–305.00	297.40
1	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	355.00	355.00
4	250–300	271	362.50–377.50	371.76
3	300–350	330	348.00–358.00	352.65
5	350–400	366	316.00–326.00	320.36
1	400–450	425	314.00	314.00
2	450–500	483	296.00–308.00	302.09
3	500–550	532	279.00–285.00	281.39
2	600–650	628	265.00–276.00	270.57
1	650–700	665	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	330.00	330.00
2	200–250	238	335.00	335.00
5	250–300	275	325.00–335.00	328.89
4	300–350	323	312.50–322.50	317.33
1	350–400	360	326.00	326.00
5	400–450	439	254.00–270.00	259.83
2	450–500	490	245.00–261.00	253.08
4	500–550	514	255.00–261.00	257.70
3	550–600	567	251.00–262.00	256.25
2	600–650	630	240.00–250.00	244.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	262.00–280.00	268.52
1	450–500	495	241.00	241.00
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	1,360.00	1,360.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,125.00	2,125.00

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

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