Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $5 higher. Heifers sold $4 - $12 higher. Slaughter sold $4 - $8 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.07/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −150.44 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$289.07

9 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$16.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.25

vs MS average

+1.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	294.44	1,578	6thin
Medium and Large 2	503	278.32	1,400	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.12/cwt here — about $178 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

289.07

—

MS average13 barns · 350 hd

280.82

+8.25

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

+1.28

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−150.44

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	1,737	153.10	2,659	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	132.00	1,692	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	125.11	1,289	13

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)	1,220	$1,551	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$1,636	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	253.97/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	265.77/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,260	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,551.23/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	300.05/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,290	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	251.01/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	317.90/cwt	313.00–326.00	1,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	259.22/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,452	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	319.59/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,179	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	258.36/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,526	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	998	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	270.23/cwt	260.00–280.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	241.08/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,263	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	270.03/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,402	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	136.20/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,434	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	124.50/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,290	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,014	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,692	3
Bulls	—	—	1,737	153.10/cwt	146.00–160.00	2,659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	267.01/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	256.30/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	321.69/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	336.67/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	299.48/cwt	299.00–300.00	952	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	1,636.44/head	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	269.98/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	293.57/cwt	289.00–298.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	293.01/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	295.16/cwt	288.00–301.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	239.98/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	324.00/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	336.89/cwt	332.50–342.50	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	265.82/cwt	259.00–273.00	1,802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	334.65/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,218	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	232.58/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	278.32/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	243.11/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	296.30/cwt	281.00–310.00	1,419	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	275.50/cwt	268.00–283.00	1,584	2

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 339Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 64Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 2Year ago 2

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $5 higher. Heifers sold $4 - $12 higher. Slaughter sold $4 - $8 lower.

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	327.00	327.00
3	400–450	413	320.00–328.00	324.00
1	450–500	470	292.00	292.00
2	500–550	513	289.00–298.00	293.57
2	550–600	575	268.00–283.00	275.50
3	600–650	613	254.00–260.00	256.30
2	650–700	663	239.00–241.00	239.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	538	268.00–272.00	270.03
2	550–600	578	252.00–265.00	258.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	299.00–300.00	299.48
1	350–400	355	306.00	306.00
3	400–450	422	250.00–257.00	253.97
4	450–500	474	258.00–270.00	265.77
3	500–550	520	265.00–270.00	267.01
4	550–600	560	253.00–266.00	259.22
2	600–650	628	226.00–239.00	232.58
1	650–700	685	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	730	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	260.00–280.00	270.23
3	450–500	472	246.00–255.00	251.01
4	500–550	524	225.00–252.00	241.08
4	550–600	570	235.00–249.00	243.11
2	600–650	623	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	803	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	332.50–342.50	336.89
4	300–350	313	330.00–340.00	336.67
5	350–400	364	328.00–340.00	334.65
5	400–450	419	315.00–326.00	321.69
4	450–500	468	313.00–326.00	317.90
4	500–550	525	288.00–301.00	295.16
2	550–600	558	291.00–295.00	293.01
3	600–650	620	264.00–275.00	269.98
2	650–700	678	259.00–273.00	265.82
1	750–800	770	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	327.50	327.50
1	300–350	345	328.00	328.00
6	350–400	369	310.00–325.00	319.59
5	400–450	430	290.00–311.00	300.05
8	450–500	479	281.00–310.00	296.30
3	500–550	503	275.00–284.00	278.32
1	650–700	670	247.00	247.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,551.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	998	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,636.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	132.00–140.00	136.20
10	—	1,036	115.00–130.00	124.50
1	—	930	109.00	109.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	131.00–133.00	132.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,737	146.00–160.00	153.10

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle