Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $3 - $12 higher. Heifers sold $6 - $15 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $6 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.39/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −161.13 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$278.39

14 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$34.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.85

vs MS average

−30.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	518	292.00	1,513	3thin
Medium and Large 1	536	284.54	1,524	7thin
Medium and Large 2	556	257.41	1,430	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.60/cwt here — about $83 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 sale14 hd

278.39

—

MS average13 barns · 361 hd

273.54

+4.85

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−30.87

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−161.13

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	1,830	133.24	2,438	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,950	114.42	2,231	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,573	113.69	1,788	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,204	107.18	1,290	18

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)	1,378	$1,532	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	263.02/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	268.03/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,793	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	225.95/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,267	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,378	1,532.30/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	288.04/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,470	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,703	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	265.78/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,649	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	238.67/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	301.24/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	249.29/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	276.62/cwt	250.00–292.00	1,181	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	277.66/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	293.50/cwt	275.00–312.50	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	249.03/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	247.08/cwt	232.00–256.00	1,557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	330.00/cwt	310.00–350.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,950	114.42/cwt	111.00–118.00	2,231	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	103.44/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,524	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,777	122.68/cwt	118.00–126.00	2,180	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,521	112.88/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,717	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	103.39/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,119	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	107.94/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,326	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	216.15/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	249.13/cwt	230.00–264.00	1,300	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	290.61/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,285	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	133.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	700	127.10/cwt	126.00–128.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	260.51/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	326.94/cwt	320.00–335.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	265.43/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	235.90/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	229.53/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	239.54/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	270.14/cwt	264.00–274.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	249.54/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	291.15/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	288.99/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,402	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	375.15/cwt	370.00–380.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	271.54/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,127	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	326.23/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	234.03/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	214.46/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	321.01/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,055	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	860	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	275.48/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,468	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 Nov 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 256Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 32Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 14Year ago 16

Compared to last week steers sold $3 - $12 higher. Heifers sold $6 - $15 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $6 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	320.00–335.00	326.94
1	300–350	340	317.50	317.50
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	478	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	533	271.00–280.00	275.48
2	550–600	575	260.00–261.00	260.51
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	655	214.00	214.00
1	700–750	740	213.00	213.00
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	300.00–302.50	301.24
2	350–400	375	277.00–300.00	288.04
7	400–450	427	250.00–292.00	276.62
1	450–500	495	256.00	256.00
5	500–550	522	230.00–264.00	249.13
3	550–600	573	234.00–244.00	238.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	368	264.00–274.00	270.14
5	400–450	415	267.00–276.00	271.54
3	450–500	453	259.00–266.00	263.02
4	500–550	526	235.00–244.00	239.54
5	550–600	569	230.00–239.00	234.03
2	600–650	610	220.00–232.00	225.95
2	650–700	678	228.00–231.00	229.53
1	700–750	715	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	750	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
4	400–450	423	245.00–252.00	249.29
2	450–500	485	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	520	200.00–232.00	216.15
1	550–600	590	218.00	218.00
1	600–650	630	204.00	204.00
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	258	370.00–380.00	375.15
1	300–350	335	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	383	316.00–330.00	321.01
2	400–450	403	322.50–330.00	326.23
4	450–500	485	286.00–292.00	288.99
5	500–550	522	288.00–298.00	291.15
2	550–600	570	265.00–271.00	268.03
7	600–650	615	261.00–271.00	265.43
2	650–700	658	246.00–253.00	249.54
1	700–750	725	236.00	236.00
2	750–800	768	230.00–242.00	235.90
2	800–850	813	210.00–219.00	214.46
1	850–900	870	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	482	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	518	292.00	292.00
27	650–700	665	248.00	248.00
73	700–750	732	245.00	245.00
13	750–800	750	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	310.00–350.00	330.00
4	350–400	386	275.00–300.00	290.61
3	400–450	413	275.00–312.50	293.50
3	450–500	483	275.00–280.00	277.66
2	500–550	538	250.00–282.00	265.78
2	550–600	573	248.00–250.00	249.03
4	600–650	630	232.00–256.00	247.08
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,378	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,532.30
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	126.00–128.00	127.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,950	111.00–118.00	114.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	102.00–105.00	103.44
3	—	1,777	118.00–126.00	122.68
8	—	1,521	107.00–118.00	112.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	99.00–109.00	103.39
15	—	1,228	103.00–117.00	107.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,830	130.00–135.00	133.24

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

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