Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two week ago steers sold $5 - $20 higher. Heifers sold $2 - $14 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $3 - $11 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.29/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −131.82 against this barn's trailing median of $382.11.

Average price

$250.29

17 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$25.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.61

vs MS average

−33.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	500	268.00	1,340	4thin
Medium and Large 1	551	246.44	1,359	7thin
Medium and Large 2	525	242.97	1,276	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.03/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $408.33, low $347.96, median $382.11 across 13 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

250.29

—

MS average6 barns · 153 hd

251.89

−1.61

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−33.03

This barn, trailing median13 sales

382.11

−131.82

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	1,732	138.36	2,396	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	124.04	1,691	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	113.64	1,295	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	90.00	1,562	1thin

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)	955	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,373	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,413	5

Every lot, as filed

70 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	450–500	483	271.92/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	684	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	153.50/cwt	132.00–175.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	280.10/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,372	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,372.91/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	307.72/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	254.71/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	224.02/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	312.27/cwt	300.00–325.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	860	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	1,440.74/head	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	250.84/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	271.56/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	346.10/cwt	317.50–370.00	1,108	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	291.49/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	254.05/cwt	239.00–267.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	281.23/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,336	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	251.74/cwt	235.00–261.00	1,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	242.97/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,276	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	281.15/cwt	275.00–287.50	900	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	115.82/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,327	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	94.64/cwt	90.00–102.00	933	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	122.69/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,512	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,562	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,691	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	138.36/cwt	132.00–142.00	2,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	311.83/cwt	291.00–337.50	1,294	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	243.63/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,140	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	323.23/cwt	290.00–352.50	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	327.92/cwt	300.00–367.50	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	303.90/cwt	300.00–307.50	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	368.87/cwt	362.50–375.00	959	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	281.16/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	291.57/cwt	289.00–297.50	1,388	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	340.63/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	240.44/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,366	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	276.05/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	393.72/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	384.94/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	261.43/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	391.79/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	301.70/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	264.34/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	293.25/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	282.39/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	215.71/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,456	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	283.53/cwt	275.00–300.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	391.57/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	237.35/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,481	5

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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 340Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 62Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 15

Compared to two week ago steers sold $5 - $20 higher. Heifers sold $2 - $14 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $3 - $11 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	285.00	285.00
3	250–300	283	275.00–300.00	283.53
2	300–350	318	300.00–307.50	303.90
3	350–400	387	280.00–287.50	282.39
2	400–450	425	260.00–269.00	264.34
2	450–500	483	267.00–277.00	271.92
2	500–550	510	258.00–265.00	261.43
5	550–600	568	238.00–245.00	240.44
5	600–650	624	234.00–248.00	237.35
3	650–700	675	210.00–221.00	215.71
1	700–750	705	231.00	231.00
2	750–800	753	219.00–229.00	224.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	500	268.00	268.00
3	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	675	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	267.50	267.50
2	300–350	320	275.00–287.50	281.15
4	350–400	389	239.00–267.00	254.05
6	450–500	468	238.00–252.00	243.63
6	500–550	525	230.00–250.00	242.97
1	700–750	720	208.00	208.00
2	750–800	773	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	300.00–325.00	312.27
5	300–350	320	317.50–370.00	346.10
3	350–400	372	290.00–352.50	323.23
6	400–450	415	291.00–337.50	311.83
2	450–500	490	270.00–290.00	280.10
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	562	290.00–292.00	291.49
2	650–700	698	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	362.50–375.00	368.87
3	300–350	318	387.50–397.50	391.79
3	350–400	383	385.00–395.00	391.57
2	400–450	415	380.00–390.00	384.94
4	450–500	475	300.00–305.00	301.70
4	500–550	525	287.00–300.00	293.25
1	550–600	575	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	630	278.00	278.00
1	650–700	675	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	705	264.00	264.00
1	850–900	870	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	300.00–367.50	327.92
4	400–450	428	300.00–330.00	307.72
5	450–500	475	280.00–282.00	281.23
2	500–550	515	240.00–270.00	254.71
4	550–600	561	270.00–275.00	271.56
4	600–650	626	235.00–261.00	251.74
6	650–700	669	240.00–259.00	250.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	347.50	347.50
2	350–400	368	392.50–395.00	393.72
4	400–450	414	340.00–342.50	340.63
4	450–500	476	289.00–297.50	291.57
1	500–550	540	286.00	286.00
5	550–600	570	276.00–289.00	281.16
2	600–650	618	272.00–280.00	276.05
1	650–700	665	283.00	283.00
1	700–750	745	249.00	249.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,076	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,440.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	132.00–175.00	153.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,015	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,372.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,146	113.00–119.00	115.82
4	—	986	90.00–102.00	94.64
6	—	1,232	120.00–126.00	122.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	120.00–128.00	124.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	132.00–142.00	138.36

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