Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $8 higher. Heifers sold $2 - $5 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $8 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.46/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −141.05 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$298.46

9 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$24.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.17

vs MS average

+7.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	315.00	1,613	3thin
Medium and Large 1	535	290.19	1,552	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.81/cwt here — about $61 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale9 hd

298.46

—

MS average13 barns · 358 hd

286.29

+12.17

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

+7.37

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−141.05

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	1,783	166.32	2,965	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	142.97	2,020	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	131.56	1,452	25

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)	1,025	$1,461	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	142.97/cwt	136.00–154.00	2,020	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	130.89/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,457	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	142.18/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,710	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	120.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,142	4
Bulls	—	—	1,783	166.32/cwt	157.00–174.00	2,965	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	233.53/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	270.97/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	252.29/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	279.86/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	277.38/cwt	270.00–285.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	346.76/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	271.89/cwt	264.00–281.00	1,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	341.02/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,333	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	1,502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	368.40/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,208	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,460.98/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	299.89/cwt	292.00–307.50	1,388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	285.63/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	295.14/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	266.93/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,260	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	293.32/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	308.19/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	278.55/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,173	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	214.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	364.88/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	244.68/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	283.93/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	273.06/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	364.02/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	314.99/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	307.49/cwt	300.00–317.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	254.32/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,294	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	341.71/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	277.16/cwt	274.00–281.00	1,075	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	258.57/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,089	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	342.59/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	294.22/cwt	291.00–297.50	1,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	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 Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 293Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 32Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 3

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $8 higher. Heifers sold $2 - $5 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $8 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,413	136.00–154.00	142.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,113	126.00–139.00	130.89
5	—	1,203	141.00–145.00	142.18
4	—	944	118.00–122.00	120.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,783	157.00–174.00	166.32

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	395	322.50	322.50
4	400–450	413	300.00–312.50	308.19
3	450–500	463	292.00–307.50	299.89
3	500–550	528	280.00–297.50	285.63
3	600–650	617	264.00–281.00	271.89
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	830	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	467	270.00–290.00	279.86
2	500–550	535	268.00–274.00	270.97
2	600–650	628	245.00–260.00	252.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	270.00–285.00	277.38
6	350–400	388	274.00–281.00	277.16
7	400–450	421	245.00–267.00	258.57
1	450–500	485	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	530	232.00–235.00	233.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	263	300.00–317.00	307.49
1	300–350	330	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	357	288.00–300.00	295.14
6	400–450	421	275.00–285.00	278.55
6	450–500	472	260.00–278.00	266.93
5	500–550	509	246.00–260.00	254.32
4	550–600	569	240.00–250.00	244.68
1	600–650	640	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	660	210.00–220.00	214.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	332.50–352.50	342.59
3	300–350	333	340.00–352.50	346.76
4	350–400	370	335.00–350.00	341.71
2	450–500	465	291.00–297.50	294.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	391	340.00–345.00	341.02
5	450–500	463	324.50	324.50
3	500–550	512	315.00	315.00
6	600–650	623	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	360.00–375.00	364.88
6	300–350	328	360.00–380.00	368.40
3	350–400	365	355.00–370.00	364.02
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	464	312.50–317.50	314.99
4	500–550	523	290.00–301.00	293.32
2	550–600	558	279.00–289.00	283.93
4	600–650	619	267.00–279.00	273.06

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)	2	—	1,025	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,460.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,675.00	1,675.00

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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