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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 30

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 206▼ 184 vs year ago 291 · −63.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 16▼ 16 vs year ago 32 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to 8 higher

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.81/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$152.81

26 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$12.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.06

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	463	155.19	718	21
Medium and Large 2	417	142.80	595	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.40/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

152.81

—

MS average13 barns · 901 hd

158.87

−6.06

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	1,321	88.21	1,165	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	79.83	965	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	850	51.45	437	4thin

Every lot

34 lots · USDA AMS · Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	463	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	880	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	853	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	184.48/cwt	184.00–185.00	882	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,000	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	193.99/cwt	192.00–196.00	976	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	176.72/cwt	175.00–180.00	910	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	182.43/cwt	177.00–188.00	1,073	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,079	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	156.59/cwt	151.00–162.00	520	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	155.96/cwt	150.00–162.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	574	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	168.11/cwt	160.00–171.00	703	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	154.99/cwt	151.00–160.00	739	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	903	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,004	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	200.70/cwt	190.00–208.00	733	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	817	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	931	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	173.51/cwt	172.00–175.00	928	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,190	90.61/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,078	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,389	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	51.45/cwt	45.00–57.00	437	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	79.83/cwt	74.00–85.00	965	6

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 206Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 32

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to 8 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	142.00–144.00	142.99
1	—	405	149.00	149.00
1	—	385	149.00	149.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	133.00	133.00
2	—	368	150.00–162.00	155.96
8	—	477	151.00–160.00	154.99
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
1	—	575	157.00	157.00
3	—	332	151.00–162.00	156.59
4	—	418	160.00–171.00	168.11
1	—	535	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	205.00	205.00
2	—	503	192.00–196.00	193.99
1	—	620	174.00	174.00
1	—	435	196.00	196.00
1	—	370	204.00	204.00
2	—	588	177.00–188.00	182.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	185.00	185.00
4	—	415	212.00	212.00
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
2	—	478	184.00–185.00	184.48
3	—	515	175.00–180.00	176.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	195.00	195.00
1	—	405	190.00	190.00
1	—	770	124.00	124.00
2	—	535	172.00–175.00	173.51
4	—	365	190.00–208.00	200.70
1	—	485	192.00	192.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,209	74.00–85.00	79.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	850	45.00–57.00	51.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	83.00–95.00	90.61
1	—	1,715	81.00	81.00

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.