Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2023-08-07

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 7
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 240▼ 4 vs year ago 159 · −2.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 45▼ 30 vs year ago 77 · −39.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 2▼ 9 vs year ago 16 · −56.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold 3-12 higher, heifers sold 3-9 higher. slaughter cows a sold steady to 5 higher slaughter bulls sold 2-6 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $235.04/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$235.04
48 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,059
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.94
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1448238.811,07043
Medium and Large 2471202.589555thin
One grade step is worth $36.23/cwt here — about $116 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 sale48 hd
235.04
—
MS average13 barns · 1,052 hd
222.10
+12.94
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—Average1,542121.891,8803thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,133108.661,23116
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,24299.721,2393thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00389.7190018

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)895$1,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)680$6201thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)665$5001thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1200290.00/cwt290.00–290.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 1275370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0181
Steers—Medium and Large 1333292.41/cwt290.00–295.009742
Steers—Medium and Large 1375270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 2388226.42/cwt217.50–235.008792
Steers—Medium and Large 2429231.79/cwt229.00–236.009944
Steers—Medium and Large 1435272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1857
Steers—Medium and Large 1481258.83/cwt242.00–265.001,2456
Steers—Medium and Large 2495217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0741
Steers—Medium and Large 1508242.38/cwt230.00–255.001,2313
Steers—Medium and Large 1586248.84/cwt224.00–256.501,45813
Steers—Medium and Large 1610242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4761
Steers—Medium and Large 1675235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1231342.19/cwt225.00–369.007905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275240.00/cwt240.00–240.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310241.51/cwt240.00–244.007494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1364231.46/cwt222.00–240.008434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390217.50/cwt217.50–217.508481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425205.24/cwt200.00–210.008722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440233.00/cwt231.00–235.001,0252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470224.28/cwt220.00–233.001,05413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520217.57/cwt210.00–225.001,1316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558192.47/cwt190.00–195.001,0742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1588214.00/cwt213.00–215.001,2582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added623221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1263276.02/cwt252.50–300.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368254.37/cwt235.00–267.509366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420244.16/cwt238.00–249.001,0253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480182.00/cwt182.00–182.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1595207.50/cwt207.00–208.001,2352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620204.71/cwt197.00–215.001,2695
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,542121.89/cwt109.00–131.001,8803
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83368.80/cwt62.00–77.505732
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02492.32/cwt80.00–101.0094516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,124106.88/cwt101.00–111.001,20112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161114.00/cwt113.00–116.001,3244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24299.72/cwt98.00–102.001,2393
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28951,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed665500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed680620.00/head620.00–620.006201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.