Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $4 higher. Heifers sold mixed $9 higher to $12 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $252.54/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −186.97 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$252.54

17 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$35.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.39

vs MS average

−48.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	263.21	1,472	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	598	258.50	1,546	8thin
Medium and Large 2	530	227.31	1,205	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.90/cwt here — about $267 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 sale17 hd

252.54

—

MS average13 barns · 272 hd

256.94

−4.39

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−48.15

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−186.97

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	1,469	134.66	1,978	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,466	116.22	1,704	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	113.64	1,258	46

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$1,571	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,525	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	972	$1,259	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,060	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	630	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	377	256.65/cwt	250.00–262.50	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	207.97/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	245.13/cwt	240.00–250.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	219.67/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	260.09/cwt	252.50–265.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	225.44/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	220.69/cwt	215.00–229.00	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	217.97/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,546	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	314.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	232.92/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	262.76/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	250.25/cwt	250.25–250.25	1,669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	306.24/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	270.50/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	229.74/cwt	207.50–243.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	307.50/cwt	300.00–315.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,783	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	233.00/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,459	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	248.08/cwt	225.00–261.00	1,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	274.26/cwt	252.50–285.00	1,188	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	125.13/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,459	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	104.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,022	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,867	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	106.36/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,498	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	112.16/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,260	28
Bulls	—	—	1,538	144.51/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,223	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	124.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,747	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	785	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	988	1,525.19/head	1,150.00–1,800.00	1,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,262.87/head	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,263	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	630	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	1,571.38/head	1,500.00–1,620.00	1,571	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	229.26/cwt	222.00–241.00	1,314	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	311.97/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	226.51/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	247.82/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	275.92/cwt	215.00–292.50	1,040	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	240.10/cwt	220.00–250.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	234.82/cwt	215.00–249.00	1,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	301.51/cwt	290.00–312.50	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	334.92/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	257.95/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	231.39/cwt	219.00–240.00	840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	207.43/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	272.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	222.05/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	226.97/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,196	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,352	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	244.60/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,032	3

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 395Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 43Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 14Year ago 5

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $4 higher. Heifers sold mixed $9 higher to $12 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

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	265	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	315	252.50–265.00	260.09
3	350–400	377	250.00–262.50	256.65
3	400–450	422	241.00–248.00	244.60
4	450–500	475	229.00–239.00	232.92
6	500–550	527	223.00–229.00	226.97
3	550–600	560	217.00–223.00	219.67
2	600–650	610	222.00–229.00	225.44
2	650–700	670	205.00–210.00	207.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	240.00–250.00	245.13
3	300–350	338	220.00–250.00	240.10
6	350–400	363	219.00–240.00	231.39
5	400–450	423	215.00–229.00	220.69
2	450–500	485	215.00–221.00	217.97
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
4	600–650	619	205.00–212.00	207.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	210.00	210.00
10	550–600	568	238.00	238.00
5	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	385.00	385.00
2	250–300	265	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	378	310.00–320.00	314.97
2	450–500	453	270.00–271.00	270.50
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
4	550–600	564	257.00–270.00	262.76
2	600–650	633	241.00	241.00
2	750–800	768	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	950	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	598	258.50	258.50
6	650–700	667	250.25	250.25
3	700–750	722	224.00	224.00
26	750–800	762	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	305	300.00–315.00	307.50
2	350–400	388	305.00–307.50	306.24
3	500–550	515	207.50–243.00	229.74
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	600	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	330.00–340.00	334.92
3	350–400	367	307.50–317.50	311.97
2	400–450	415	295.00–300.00	297.50
5	450–500	467	270.00–280.00	272.01
3	500–550	522	252.00–265.00	257.95
5	550–600	583	244.00–255.00	247.82
8	600–650	626	228.00–238.00	233.00
2	650–700	665	225.00–228.00	226.51
2	700–750	730	215.00–220.00	217.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	323	290.00–312.50	301.51
7	350–400	377	215.00–292.50	275.92
4	400–450	433	252.50–285.00	274.26
4	450–500	478	225.00–261.00	248.08
3	500–550	512	215.00–249.00	234.82
6	550–600	573	222.00–241.00	229.26
2	600–650	620	219.00–225.00	222.05
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,166	120.00–133.00	125.13
8	—	978	100.00–110.00	104.47
28	—	1,123	107.00–119.00	112.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,510	120.00–127.00	123.62
3	—	1,408	105.00–107.00	106.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	138.00–149.00	144.51
2	—	1,400	120.00–130.00	124.80

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	—	785	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	988	1,150.00–1,800.00	1,525.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,500.00–1,620.00	1,571.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,262.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,060.00	1,060.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	875.00	875.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle