Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed $7 lower to $10 higher. Heifers sold steady - $10 lower. Feeder bulls sold $4 - $16 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to $10 lower. Slaughter bulls sold $2 - $6 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.73/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −163.50 against this barn's trailing median of $384.23.

Average price

$220.73

21 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$9.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

vs MS average

−31.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	223.46	1,214	15thin
Medium and Large 2	532	213.92	1,137	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.54/cwt here — about $76 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale21 hd

220.73

—

MS average13 barns · 375 hd

224.20

−3.47

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−31.95

This barn, trailing median12 sales

384.23

−163.50

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	—	Low	1,646	139.54	2,297	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,480	108.25	1,602	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,161	107.93	1,253	19

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	550–600	574	222.28/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,276	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	855	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	218.36/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	246.56/cwt	241.00–252.00	930	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	897	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	230.95/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	214.70/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,131	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	241.47/cwt	223.00–249.00	1,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	301.56/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	272.36/cwt	252.00–297.50	1,166	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	219.71/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,035	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	328.51/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	319.52/cwt	300.00–330.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	235.13/cwt	230.00–238.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	232.44/cwt	220.00–240.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	246.89/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,165	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	90.55/cwt	85.00–95.00	960	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	123.39/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,442	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	108.62/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,298	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	108.25/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,602	4
Bulls	—	—	1,542	132.27/cwt	127.00–135.00	2,040	5
Bulls	—	—	1,750	146.80/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	189.29/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	225.10/cwt	220.00–230.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	306.71/cwt	278.00–340.00	1,162	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	261.44/cwt	230.00–315.00	1,109	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	297.12/cwt	285.00–310.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,282	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	235.51/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,097	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	230.50/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	262.55/cwt	253.00–267.50	1,347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	250.46/cwt	247.50–254.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	359.96/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	221.02/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	254.26/cwt	250.00–260.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	267.33/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,256	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	251.00/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	224.49/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,158	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	212.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	357.62/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	212.05/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	353.51/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	240.43/cwt	226.00–255.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	244.48/cwt	238.00–247.50	1,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,525	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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 370Year ago 103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 26Year ago 300

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	250.00	250.00
4	300–350	331	250.00–260.00	254.26
8	350–400	377	241.00–252.00	246.56
5	400–450	418	238.00–247.50	244.48
6	450–500	466	232.00–242.00	235.51
8	500–550	516	220.00–230.00	224.49
7	550–600	574	219.00–227.00	222.28
2	600–650	630	209.00–215.00	212.05
2	650–700	668	210.00–215.00	212.43
1	700–750	740	196.00	196.00
1	750–800	755	198.00	198.00
1	800–850	820	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	804	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	225.00	225.00
4	300–350	328	220.00–240.00	232.44
3	350–400	378	230.00–238.00	235.13
3	400–450	432	220.00–230.00	225.10
7	450–500	471	200.00–229.00	219.71
5	500–550	527	210.00–218.00	214.70
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	667	184.00–199.00	189.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	318	355.00–365.00	359.96
3	350–400	375	350.00–360.00	353.51
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	470	260.00–272.50	267.33
3	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	560	229.00	229.00
2	600–650	630	247.00–255.00	251.00
1	650–700	670	241.00	241.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	650	251.00	251.00
3	700–750	735	229.00	229.00
2	850–900	897	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	300.00–330.00	319.52
3	300–350	323	300.00–350.00	328.51
7	350–400	379	278.00–340.00	306.71
5	400–450	428	252.00–297.50	272.36
5	450–500	472	237.50–255.00	246.89
1	500–550	510	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	603	220.00–242.00	230.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	285.00–310.00	297.12
3	350–400	373	280.00–335.00	301.56
10	400–450	424	230.00–315.00	261.44
5	500–550	528	223.00–249.00	241.47
2	550–600	573	215.00–222.00	218.36
1	650–700	695	227.00	227.00
1	750–800	790	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	368	355.00–360.00	357.62
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	470	247.50–254.00	250.46
3	500–550	513	253.00–267.50	262.55
2	550–600	553	226.00–255.00	240.43
2	650–700	670	228.00–233.00	230.50
2	700–750	733	214.00–228.00	221.02
1	750–800	765	221.00	221.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	85.00–95.00	90.55
4	—	1,169	118.00–130.00	123.39
11	—	1,195	101.00–115.00	108.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	105.00–110.00	108.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,542	127.00–135.00	132.27
5	—	1,750	140.00–151.00	146.80

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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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

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