Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed $7 lower to $13 higher. Heifers sold steady to $8 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $4 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $253.78/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −185.74 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$253.78

15 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$16.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.36

vs MS average

−45.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	262.37	1,424	7thin
Medium and Large 2	542	246.25	1,333	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.12/cwt here — about $91 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

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 sale15 hd

253.78

—

MS average11 barns · 224 hd

256.13

−2.36

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−45.26

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−185.74

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	125.85	1,733	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	112.52	1,193	30

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$1,936	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,921	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	862	$1,141	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	363	272.55/cwt	270.00–275.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,632	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	2.30/cwt	2.30–2.30	14	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	862	1,141.44/head	875.00–1,375.00	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	230.37/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	267.48/cwt	217.00–290.00	1,134	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	242.41/cwt	225.00–266.00	1,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,730	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	235.75/cwt	235.75–235.75	1,924	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	248.38/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	239.87/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	233.23/cwt	216.00–253.00	1,010	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	215.65/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,126	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	298.63/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	276.27/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	261.90/cwt	247.50–275.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	278.87/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	302.48/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,240	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	95.08/cwt	87.00–99.00	971	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	127.94/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,421	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	113.73/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,206	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	125.85/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,733	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	1,921.39/head	1,050.00–2,400.00	1,921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	260.30/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,341	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	217.80/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	326.80/cwt	275.00–348.00	1,075	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	237.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	214.36/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	285.42/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,230	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	265.45/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	267.72/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	1,936.30/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,936	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	229.84/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,094	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	258.35/cwt	245.00–275.00	845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	260.14/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	258.27/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	225.89/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,179	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	227.77/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	199.49/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	249.50/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	188.98/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,253	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 Oct 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 231Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 34Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 11Year ago 5

Compared to last week steers sold mixed $7 lower to $13 higher. Heifers sold steady to $8 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $4 higher.

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	285	300.00	300.00
8	300–350	327	245.00–275.00	258.35
2	350–400	363	270.00–275.00	272.55
6	400–450	416	256.00–267.00	260.14
8	450–500	476	226.00–235.00	229.84
10	500–550	522	223.00–233.00	225.89
4	550–600	560	222.00–230.00	227.77
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	663	185.00–193.00	188.98
2	700–750	723	199.00–200.00	199.49
1	750–800	785	197.00	197.00
1	850–900	855	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	325	235.00	235.00
3	350–400	377	230.00–245.00	237.50
12	400–450	433	216.00–253.00	233.23
4	450–500	485	210.00–221.00	217.80
5	500–550	522	205.00–220.00	215.65
2	550–600	568	210.00–219.00	214.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	380	322.50	322.50
3	400–450	410	297.50–307.50	302.48
4	450–500	476	275.00–283.00	278.87
6	500–550	515	255.00–267.00	260.30
2	550–600	560	244.00–255.00	249.50
1	600–650	615	2.30	2.30
1	650–700	660	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	735	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	785	204.00	204.00
1	800–850	805	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	317.50	317.50
4	350–400	383	285.00–305.00	298.63
8	400–450	424	217.00–290.00	267.48
4	450–500	471	225.00–266.00	242.41
3	500–550	510	220.00–246.00	230.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	706	245.00	245.00
62	800–850	816	235.75	235.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	320.00–325.00	322.48
7	300–350	329	275.00–348.00	326.80
2	350–400	373	247.50–275.00	261.90
2	400–450	423	275.00–277.50	276.27
6	500–550	536	235.00–258.00	248.38
2	550–600	558	230.00–250.00	239.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	385	335.00	335.00
6	400–450	431	280.00–295.00	285.42
4	450–500	461	260.00–273.00	267.72
4	500–550	521	264.00–270.00	265.45
3	550–600	572	255.00–265.00	258.27
1	600–650	645	244.00	244.00
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	710	243.50	243.50
1	900–950	910	191.00	191.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,213	1,050.00–2,400.00	1,921.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,936.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,900.00	2,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	862	875.00–1,375.00	1,141.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,021	87.00–99.00	95.08
4	—	1,111	124.00–131.00	127.94
21	—	1,060	108.00–120.00	113.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,377	120.00–131.00	125.85

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