Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer sold $5 -$15 lower. Heifers sold $3 -$12 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $3 - $6 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.52/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −145.59 against this barn's trailing median of $382.11.

Average price

$236.52

11 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$38.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.62

vs MS average

−8.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	250.69	1,320	7thin
Medium and Large 2	535	211.72	1,132	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.97/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale11 hd

236.52

—

MS average13 barns · 401 hd

241.14

−4.62

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−8.55

This barn, trailing median13 sales

382.11

−145.59

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	1,349	147.08	1,984	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	137.57	1,750	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	134.06	2,219	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	130.76	1,441	24

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	927	$1,367	5

Every lot, as filed

50 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	300–350	335	291.15/cwt	289.00–292.50	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	268.05/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,252	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	288.30/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	257.14/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	239.96/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,361	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	237.33/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	949	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	958	1,302.42/head	975.00–1,525.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	240.41/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	191.73/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	263.26/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,145	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	907	1,409.47/head	1,025.00–1,575.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,602	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	137.57/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,750	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	112.82/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,086	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	141.98/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,563	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	128.99/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,461	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	134.06/cwt	127.00–141.00	2,219	2
Bulls	—	—	1,349	147.08/cwt	131.00–156.00	1,984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	252.95/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	254.80/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,299	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	321.80/cwt	317.50–326.00	1,027	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	251.71/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,087	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	316.76/cwt	310.00–320.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	303.83/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	189.58/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	199.69/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	328.13/cwt	325.00–332.50	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	212.29/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	301.37/cwt	295.00–307.50	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	270.27/cwt	261.00–282.50	1,027	5

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 Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 196Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 29Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 7

Compared to last week steer sold $5 -$15 lower. Heifers sold $3 -$12 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $3 - $6 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	289.00–292.50	291.15
1	350–400	350	304.50	304.50
8	400–450	432	248.00–255.00	251.71
4	450–500	473	251.00–265.00	257.14
5	500–550	510	254.00–255.00	254.80
2	550–600	568	234.00–247.00	240.41
3	700–750	715	196.00–203.00	199.69
1	750–800	775	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	294.00	294.00
7	850–900	866	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
5	350–400	380	261.00–282.50	270.27
3	500–550	528	207.00–220.00	212.29
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	380	297.50–310.00	303.83
3	400–450	412	285.00–292.50	288.30
9	450–500	467	260.00–273.00	268.05
3	500–550	517	249.00–255.00	252.95
3	550–600	567	235.00–244.00	239.96
1	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	650	216.00	216.00
4	750–800	774	184.00–196.00	191.73
2	800–850	828	184.00–195.00	189.58
1	850–900	870	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	287.50	287.50
1	350–400	370	292.50	292.50
3	400–450	435	250.00–270.00	263.26
3	500–550	542	235.00–240.00	237.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	245	325.00–332.50	328.13
3	250–300	283	310.00–320.00	316.76
5	300–350	319	317.50–326.00	321.80
1	350–400	370	283.00	283.00
1	400–450	435	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	510	279.00	279.00
1	550–600	595	271.00	271.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	295.00–307.50	301.37
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	975.00–1,525.00	1,302.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	907	1,025.00–1,575.00	1,409.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,272	131.00–145.00	137.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	107.00–120.00	112.82
7	—	1,101	138.00–147.00	141.98
14	—	1,133	123.00–135.00	128.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	127.00–141.00	134.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	131.00–156.00	147.08

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