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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 12

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

373 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 305▲ 197 vs year ago 176 · +111.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 55▲ 40 vs year ago 22 · +181.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 6▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compaered to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 7 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Sold 180 head (3 loads) of yearling steers @819lbs. at $219.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $226.76/cwt on 263 head.

Average price

$226.76

263 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$57.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.15

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	256.02	1,190	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	752	226.36	1,702	240
Medium and Large 2	500	198.26	990	10thin

One grade step is worth $57.76/cwt here — about $200 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 sale263 hd

226.76

—

MS average13 barns · 1,258 hd

242.91

−16.15

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	1,430	105.87	1,514	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	103.88	1,250	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	95.98	1,352	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	86.93	937	19

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,059	$1,111	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,006	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,063	$913	2thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	223	227.58/cwt	225.00–230.00	508	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	297.41/cwt	295.00–300.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	283.75/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,078	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	250.53/cwt	232.00–268.00	1,060	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	279.57/cwt	264.00–286.00	1,225	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	246.76/cwt	224.00–270.00	1,197	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	264.53/cwt	264.00–267.00	1,286	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	248.99/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,270	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	242.29/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,248	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	240.77/cwt	239.50–241.50	1,380	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	606	178.74/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,083	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	232.19/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,486	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	223.38/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,503	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	819	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,794	180
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	686	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	236.96/cwt	234.00–240.00	794	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	224.86/cwt	220.00–234.00	809	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	223.69/cwt	212.00–231.00	926	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	202.10/cwt	200.00–204.00	849	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	215.53/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,024	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,034	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,110	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	212.92/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,101	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,154	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,135	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	163.50/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,087	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,229	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,352	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,272	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	831	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	276.74/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,032	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	411	242.93/cwt	220.00–287.50	998	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	233.38/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,092	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	209.00/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,095	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,254	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,104	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,372	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	905	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,267	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,384	108.84/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,506	5
Bulls	—	—	1,660	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,511	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	887	66.58/cwt	57.00–76.00	591	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	90.75/cwt	79.00–107.00	1,010	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	111.92/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,298	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	102.37/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,241	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	95.98/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,352	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,059	1,111.19/head	775.00–1,275.00	1,111	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	970	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1

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 Jun 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 305Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 55Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 6Year ago 0

Compaered to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 7 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Sold 180 head (3 loads) of yearling steers @819lbs. at $219.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	185.00	185.00
1	—	385	210.00	210.00
2	—	665	160.00–167.00	163.50
2	—	420	200.00–204.00	202.10
1	—	330	208.00	208.00
1	—	490	211.00	211.00
1	—	810	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	183.00	183.00
7	—	509	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	234.00–240.00	236.96
1	—	560	206.00	206.00
4	—	414	212.00–231.00	223.69
3	—	360	220.00–234.00	224.86
3	—	517	200.00–224.00	212.92
2	—	723	170.00	170.00
2	—	475	214.00–217.00	215.53
1	—	805	168.00	168.00
1	—	615	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	170.00	170.00
1	—	530	200.00	200.00
1	—	355	242.50	242.50
1	—	550	200.00	200.00
4	—	606	175.00–180.00	178.74
2	—	223	225.00–230.00	227.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	295.00–300.00	297.41
1	—	560	240.00	240.00
2	—	673	220.00–227.00	223.38
2	—	423	232.00–268.00	250.53
2	—	380	280.00–287.50	283.75
2	—	515	232.00–252.00	242.29
2	—	485	224.00–270.00	246.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	573	239.50–241.50	240.77
11	—	486	264.00–267.00	264.53
7	—	438	264.00–286.00	279.57
18	—	640	230.00–235.00	232.19
10	—	510	241.00–251.00	248.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	819	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	265.00–290.00	276.74
1	—	555	226.00	226.00
1	—	335	248.00	248.00
4	—	524	201.00–223.00	209.00
1	—	730	188.00	188.00
1	—	625	192.00	192.00
5	—	411	220.00–287.50	242.93
4	—	468	228.00–241.00	233.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	184.00	184.00
1	—	460	190.00	190.00
1	—	425	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	887	57.00–76.00	66.58
16	—	1,113	79.00–107.00	90.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,409	92.00–101.00	95.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,212	97.00–110.00	102.37
3	—	1,160	111.00–114.00	111.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	91.00	91.00
5	—	1,384	102.00–114.00	108.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,059	775.00–1,275.00	1,111.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	905	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	800.00	800.00

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.