Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2023-05-08

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, May 8
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 189▼ 12 vs year ago 122 · −9.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 41▼ 4 vs year ago 39 · −10.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 30▲ 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 8 higher, slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 5 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $241.25/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$241.25
29 head · 401 lb average
Value per head Derived
$967
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$248
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.27
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1390246.8996220
Medium and Large 1-2553239.001,3224thin
Medium and Large 2324220.507145thin
One grade step is worth $26.39/cwt here — about $248 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 sale29 hd
241.25
—
MS average13 barns · 1,049 hd
220.98
+20.27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,683108.751,8313thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10191.601,0099thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97570.9369219

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,1622thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)750$7501thin

Every lot

43 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1215260.00/cwt260.00–260.005591
Steers—Medium and Large 2230236.33/cwt235.00–237.505442
Steers—Medium and Large 2265215.92/cwt207.50–225.005722
Steers—Medium and Large 1272260.78/cwt257.50–265.007093
Steers—Medium and Large 1310251.65/cwt247.50–255.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 1385253.09/cwt247.50–260.009744
Steers—Medium and Large 1416243.53/cwt232.50–270.001,0134
Steers—Medium and Large 1455235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0691
Steers—Medium and Large 1503233.98/cwt230.00–238.001,1772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3224
Steers—Medium and Large 1555231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2821
Steers—Medium and Large 1615220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3531
Steers—Medium and Large 2630198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270217.50/cwt217.50–217.505871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318229.64/cwt217.50–245.007304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379224.42/cwt213.00–235.008514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380197.50/cwt197.50–197.507511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430192.00/cwt192.00–192.008261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437207.62/cwt200.00–217.009073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1453208.27/cwt200.00–219.009433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578177.60/cwt173.00–182.001,0272
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260255.00/cwt255.00–255.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275195.00/cwt195.00–195.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310250.00/cwt250.00–250.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340225.00/cwt225.00–225.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373223.74/cwt222.50–225.008352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380225.00/cwt225.00–225.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421230.70/cwt210.00–240.009715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1456220.49/cwt200.00–242.501,0055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523201.48/cwt195.00–210.001,0543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3971
Bulls——1,790115.62/cwt110.00–121.002,0702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79549.58/cwt45.00–53.003942
Cows—Lean 85-90%82161.78/cwt55.00–69.005074
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05077.03/cwt66.00–85.0080913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10191.60/cwt89.00–98.001,0099
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2750750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,162.34/head1,125.00–1,200.001,1622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,51082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2381

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.