Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2023-07-31

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 31
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 107▼ 9 vs year ago 249 · −3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 44▲ 8 vs year ago 37 · +21.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 9 higher, heifers sold steady to 7 higher. slaughter cows sold steady to 5 higher. Sold 5 loads to be picked up on farm 1st week in September. 1 load steers 745lbs $2.39, 1 load steers 680lbs $2.46, 1 load steers 590lbs $2.5875 1 load heifer 665lbs $2.30, 1 load heifers 585lbs 2.35

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.40/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$218.40
62 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$39.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.63
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2467232.371,08610thin
Medium and Large 1467218.131,01947
Medium and Large 2449192.988675thin
One grade step is worth $39.40/cwt here — about $219 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 sale62 hd
218.40
—
MS average13 barns · 811 hd
216.77
+1.63
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—High1,681120.312,0237thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,251108.601,3599thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,505105.871,5934thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99785.4185214

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)1,265$1,5001thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2235245.00/cwt245.00–245.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1275265.00/cwt265.00–265.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 1300242.50/cwt242.50–242.507281
Steers—Medium and Large 1368260.82/cwt240.00–282.509602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415280.50/cwt280.50–280.501,16412
Steers—Medium and Large 2430218.00/cwt218.00–218.009371
Steers—Medium and Large 1435225.00/cwt225.00–225.009791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464261.48/cwt253.00–269.001,21311
Steers—Medium and Large 1469241.55/cwt228.00–269.001,1337
Steers—Medium and Large 1523236.84/cwt220.00–249.001,2395
Steers—Medium and Large 1583235.49/cwt235.00–236.001,3732
Steers—Medium and Large 1623227.70/cwt210.00–243.001,4193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636238.66/cwt238.00–240.001,5186
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6952
Steers—Medium and Large 1790206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,6271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1233250.05/cwt242.50–255.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280242.47/cwt237.50–245.006794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329234.67/cwt220.00–252.507724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340205.00/cwt205.00–205.006971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375228.10/cwt217.00–238.008556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423228.43/cwt225.00–232.009665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426230.00/cwt230.00–230.009803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428189.94/cwt180.00–200.008132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460190.00/cwt190.00–190.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476213.11/cwt200.00–229.001,0145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485233.39/cwt230.00–236.001,1327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517213.85/cwt200.00–236.001,1066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567211.32/cwt200.00–217.001,1986
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1602196.35/cwt185.00–204.001,1823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650188.00/cwt183.00–193.001,2222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1875143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268265.00/cwt265.00–265.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325256.35/cwt250.00–262.508332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363253.53/cwt237.50–272.509205
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425197.50/cwt197.50–197.508391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427241.50/cwt228.00–252.501,0319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476225.33/cwt216.00–240.001,0734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488185.08/cwt180.00–190.009032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526216.95/cwt210.00–226.001,1416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572214.32/cwt213.00–215.001,2263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632204.79/cwt185.00–215.001,2943
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,530113.68/cwt102.00–124.001,7394
Bulls——1,883129.16/cwt127.00–130.002,4323
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77867.97/cwt67.00–69.005293
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05790.16/cwt83.00–99.0095311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189107.50/cwt97.00–116.001,2787
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,470112.47/cwt112.00–113.001,6532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505105.87/cwt96.00–108.001,5934
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.