Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2023-06-05

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 5
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
305 head
▲ 305 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 300 · +1.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 0▲ 36 vs year ago 19 · +189.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 7 · −14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compered to last market steers sold higher 2-10, heifers sold higher 2- 8. slaughter cows and bulls sold 4-12 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.33/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$196.33
118 head · 655 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,285
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.98
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539200.751,08124
Medium and Large 1-2708197.341,39783
Medium and Large 2503179.0790111thin
One grade step is worth $21.69/cwt here — about $180 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 sale118 hd
196.33
—
MS average12 barns · 1,240 hd
206.31
−9.98
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—Average1,443117.491,6967thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,257106.861,34421
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56597.151,5202thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14390.431,03411

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)1,440$1,3751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,400$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,415$1,4252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,2251thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1285273.51/cwt260.00–287.507802
Steers—Medium and Large 1340247.00/cwt247.00–247.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1360262.75/cwt245.00–284.009463
Steers—Medium and Large 1425250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0631
Steers—Medium and Large 1465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1631
Steers—Medium and Large 2510207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2544256.69/cwt256.00–257.501,39613
Steers—Medium and Large 1565227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2831
Steers—Medium and Large 2565203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1471
Steers—Medium and Large 2610189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1531
Steers—Medium and Large 1615221.27/cwt200.00–234.001,3614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4746
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5979
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835200.92/cwt183.00–201.501,67862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2979150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4694
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320230.00/cwt230.00–230.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325215.00/cwt215.00–215.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375208.50/cwt207.00–210.007822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390220.00/cwt220.00–220.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423208.69/cwt205.00–212.008832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458229.79/cwt222.00–237.501,0522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483171.42/cwt152.00–180.008284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523197.20/cwt190.00–204.001,0316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525157.00/cwt157.00–157.008241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555180.00/cwt180.00–180.009991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562192.75/cwt186.00–198.001,0833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581207.39/cwt199.50–211.501,20518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623193.96/cwt185.00–206.001,2088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723157.53/cwt150.00–165.001,1392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,45564
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328246.38/cwt239.00–252.508083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395238.00/cwt238.00–238.009401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430222.08/cwt215.00–229.009552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445190.00/cwt190.00–190.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466220.47/cwt210.00–231.001,0277
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526210.22/cwt200.00–220.001,1064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565208.50/cwt207.00–210.001,1782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618194.95/cwt185.00–205.001,2056
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1895165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,408115.40/cwt104.00–126.001,6256
Bulls——1,655130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,1521
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14390.43/cwt80.00–100.001,03411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196110.60/cwt106.00–118.001,3237
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288104.99/cwt99.00–111.001,35214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56597.15/cwt91.00–104.001,5202
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4401,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4151,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252

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.