Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $12 lower. Heifers sold mixed $5 lower to $10 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.36/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −163.87 against this barn's trailing median of $384.23.

Average price

$220.36

7 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.48

vs MS average

−21.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	220.36	1,144	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $408.33, low $347.96, median $384.23 across 12 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 sale7 hd

220.36

—

MS average13 barns · 383 hd

228.84

−8.48

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−21.52

This barn, trailing median12 sales

384.23

−163.87

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	1,581	154.50	2,443	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,400	136.91	1,916	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,165	129.13	1,505	41

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)	1,166	$1,899	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,617	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	350–400	350	286.75/cwt	286.00–287.50	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	250.81/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	246.92/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,309	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	245.35/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	256.12/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,211	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	965	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	243.10/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	1,617.03/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,617	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,166	1,899.21/head	1,580.00–2,325.00	1,899	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	234.06/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	237.42/cwt	235.00–240.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	252.96/cwt	240.00–269.00	969	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	230.50/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	259.29/cwt	257.50–263.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	260.58/cwt	250.00–272.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	235.85/cwt	220.00–251.00	774	2
Bulls	—	—	1,712	162.59/cwt	153.00–170.00	2,784	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	139.68/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,904	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	113.48/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,110	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	138.57/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,689	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	130.41/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,556	29
Bulls	—	—	1,319	138.32/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	268.80/cwt	267.50–270.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	239.97/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	247.00/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	136.51/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,918	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	275.00/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	221.60/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,050	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	255.22/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	226.15/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	222.40/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	256.76/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,232	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	276.71/cwt	274.00–279.50	1,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	241.54/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	251.97/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	276.08/cwt	271.00–282.50	1,137	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	295.09/cwt	290.00–300.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	220.04/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	274.26/cwt	270.00–280.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	220.36/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,144	7

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 173Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 31Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $12 lower. Heifers sold mixed $5 lower to $10 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	290.00	290.00
3	300–350	325	270.00–280.00	274.26
2	350–400	350	286.00–287.50	286.75
5	400–450	418	249.00–255.00	251.97
2	450–500	453	235.00–248.00	241.54
7	500–550	519	215.00–225.00	220.36
2	600–650	610	215.00–225.00	220.04
1	650–700	660	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	250.00–272.00	260.58
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
8	350–400	383	240.00–269.00	252.96
2	400–450	413	235.00–240.00	237.42
10	450–500	474	215.00–230.00	221.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	310.00	310.00
3	250–300	273	290.00–300.00	295.09
1	300–350	340	302.50	302.50
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	412	271.00–282.50	276.08
4	450–500	480	255.00–259.00	256.76
4	500–550	520	253.00–259.00	255.22
5	550–600	577	245.00–255.00	250.81
2	600–650	620	241.00–250.00	245.35
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	292.50	292.50
2	300–350	328	220.00–251.00	235.85
2	350–400	365	267.50–270.00	268.80
3	400–450	427	225.00–260.00	247.00
1	450–500	470	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	523	240.00–246.00	243.10
4	550–600	583	235.00–242.00	239.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	274.00–279.50	276.71
2	400–450	420	267.50–282.50	275.00
4	450–500	473	255.00–257.50	256.12
4	500–550	530	241.00–252.00	246.92
2	550–600	580	222.50–230.00	226.15
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
4	650–700	664	217.00–229.00	222.40
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	795	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	257.50–263.00	259.29
2	450–500	473	230.00–238.00	234.06
2	500–550	510	230.00–231.00	230.50
1	550–600	555	214.00	214.00
1	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	730	195.00	195.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,123	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,617.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,166	1,580.00–2,325.00	1,899.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,712	153.00–170.00	162.59
4	—	1,319	130.00–145.00	138.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,363	136.00–142.00	139.68
21	—	1,405	130.00–141.00	136.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	978	107.00–118.00	113.48
6	—	1,219	134.00–141.00	138.57
29	—	1,193	125.00–139.00	130.41

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