Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2023-07-10

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 10
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 179 vs last sale 303▼ 111 vs year ago 235 · −47.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 32▼ 92 vs year ago 132 · −69.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 10▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last market steers and heifers sold steady to 10 higher : slaughter cows and bulls sold higher 3 to 9.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $219.97/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +42.18 against this barn's trailing median of $177.79.
Average price
$219.97
43 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,073
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$26
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.26
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459230.441,05831
Medium and Large 2562192.941,08412thin
One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale43 hd
219.97
—
MS average7 barns · 367 hd
204.72
+15.26
This barn, trailing median1 sales
177.79
+42.18
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—High1,521112.391,7096thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18099.491,17415
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02481.3783314

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)1,025$1,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,188$9752thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1378253.93/cwt245.00–269.009606
Steers—Medium and Large 1433243.11/cwt229.00–253.001,0533
Steers—Medium and Large 1480240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1521
Steers—Medium and Large 1505224.46/cwt220.00–229.001,1342
Steers—Medium and Large 1555249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265223.00/cwt223.00–223.005911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335236.00/cwt236.00–236.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375225.51/cwt225.00–226.008462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378188.00/cwt188.00–188.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410187.00/cwt187.00–187.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428219.80/cwt215.00–225.009412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483214.67/cwt205.00–224.001,0373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515170.00/cwt170.00–170.008761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375257.59/cwt224.00–272.009665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419240.19/cwt224.00–259.001,00614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430214.66/cwt210.00–219.009232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475227.17/cwt212.00–250.001,0794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490208.67/cwt205.00–214.001,0223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525207.77/cwt206.00–210.001,0914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525160.00/cwt160.00–160.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580198.50/cwt190.00–207.001,1512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623189.46/cwt186.00–193.001,1802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623185.11/cwt182.00–188.001,1532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——91575.00/cwt75.00–75.006861
Bulls——1,541116.83/cwt107.00–127.001,8004
Bulls——2,045132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,6991
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight68560.00/cwt60.00–60.004111
Cows—Lean 85-90%96063.07/cwt61.00–65.006052
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1071
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06686.64/cwt77.00–94.0092411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19198.88/cwt89.00–105.001,17814
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,005800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2995775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751

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.