Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2023-06-26

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 26
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
303 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 297▲ 8 vs year ago 295 · +2.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 65▲ 3 vs year ago 29 · +10.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 5▲ 8 vs year ago 2 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK STEERS SOLD MOSTLY STEADY, HEIFERS SOLD STEADY TO 8HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS SOLD STEADY. Grouped cattle listed as M&L 1-2

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.67/cwt on 120 head.
Average price
$206.67
120 head · 608 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,256
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.75
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1444221.8998537
Medium and Large 1-2720202.041,45572
Medium and Large 2423185.8178611thin
One grade step is worth $36.07/cwt here — about $199 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 sale120 hd
206.67
—
MS average13 barns · 1,256 hd
211.42
−4.75
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—Average1,527104.751,5994thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52594.001,4341thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11493.231,0396thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06780.0885414

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,111$1,2415
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,065$9423thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2205208.35/cwt192.50–225.004272
Steers—Medium and Large 2270240.00/cwt240.00–240.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1275243.70/cwt242.50–245.006702
Steers—Medium and Large 1317247.03/cwt240.00–252.507833
Steers—Medium and Large 2318225.00/cwt225.00–225.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 2370217.99/cwt200.00–237.508072
Steers—Medium and Large 1375252.97/cwt251.00–255.009492
Steers—Medium and Large 2420217.62/cwt210.00–226.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,1402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 1439236.42/cwt235.00–241.001,0384
Steers—Medium and Large 1468256.67/cwt250.00–263.001,2012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2587
Steers—Medium and Large 2495199.00/cwt199.00–199.009853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518253.93/cwt249.00–259.001,3154
Steers—Medium and Large 1519227.47/cwt210.00–244.001,1816
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added580251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4562
Steers—Medium and Large 1588229.63/cwt227.00–237.001,3505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618227.38/cwt218.00–240.001,4057
Steers—Medium and Large 1630229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4431
Steers—Medium and Large 2673185.09/cwt180.00–190.001,2462
Steers—Medium and Large 1683207.10/cwt200.00–237.001,4145
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233192.10/cwt187.50–197.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245232.50/cwt232.50–232.505701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290242.50/cwt242.50–242.507031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323238.72/cwt230.00–245.007713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370190.00/cwt190.00–190.007031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381231.85/cwt218.00–240.0088313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405236.48/cwt235.00–238.009582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428184.86/cwt175.00–190.007913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468195.21/cwt182.00–208.009142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474215.68/cwt210.00–220.001,0226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513216.70/cwt208.00–226.001,1125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525169.86/cwt155.00–185.008922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1553203.52/cwt200.00–207.001,1252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678180.66/cwt178.00–182.001,2253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,45769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2862157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3533
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245210.00/cwt210.00–210.005151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325247.00/cwt247.00–247.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345218.00/cwt218.00–218.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373236.33/cwt230.00–245.008823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418220.83/cwt217.00–225.009232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483218.99/cwt210.00–230.001,0583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525213.67/cwt208.00–223.001,1223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576206.43/cwt201.00–215.001,1894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,522107.67/cwt92.00–115.001,6393
Bulls——1,54096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4781
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93764.52/cwt60.00–69.006053
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10284.32/cwt76.00–97.0092911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11493.23/cwt90.00–100.001,0396
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,4341
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2865775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28881,076.76/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0772
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,045850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,287.45/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2872
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.