Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2023-10-16

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 16
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
266 head
▲ 163 vs last sale 103▲ 16 vs year ago 250 · +6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 218 vs last sale 300▲ 51 vs year ago 31 · +164.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 10▼ 11 vs year ago 21 · −52.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers/bulls and heifers sold mixed from 6 lower to 4 higher. Slaughter cows sold lower 2-5, slaughter bulls sold lower 2-5.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.26/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$206.26
55 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$889
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$484
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$62.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.55
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2482245.001,1815thin
Medium and Large 1437211.0692322
Medium and Large 2420196.6182626
Medium and Large 3383182.066972thin
One grade step is worth $62.94/cwt here — about $484 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 sale55 hd
206.26
—
MS average13 barns · 892 hd
207.81
−1.55
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—Average1,646106.071,74520
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26288.641,11914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65885.001,4093thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06176.8681532

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)1,065$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,032$9993thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)945$8001thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1180240.00/cwt240.00–240.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 1205240.00/cwt240.00–240.004921
Steers—Medium and Large 1278240.00/cwt240.00–240.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 2295225.00/cwt225.00–225.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 1325245.00/cwt245.00–245.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1355236.00/cwt236.00–236.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 2380210.00/cwt210.00–210.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 2425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008502
Steers—Medium and Large 1433227.99/cwt224.00–238.009875
Steers—Medium and Large 1493226.02/cwt222.00–230.001,1142
Steers—Medium and Large 1568220.50/cwt218.00–227.001,2524
Steers—Medium and Large 2595196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1661
Steers—Medium and Large 2613194.99/cwt192.00–198.001,1952
Steers—Medium and Large 1623206.80/cwt200.00–214.001,2882
Steers—Medium and Large 1730192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4021
Steers—Medium and Large 1765206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6103
Steers—Medium and Large 1980180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2203207.47/cwt205.00–210.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223217.50/cwt217.50–217.504852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270220.00/cwt220.00–220.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276210.62/cwt200.00–219.005817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343226.53/cwt223.00–230.007772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372225.42/cwt222.50–227.508395
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383182.06/cwt179.00–185.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385205.12/cwt194.00–215.007903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412225.64/cwt219.00–231.009303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423205.00/cwt205.00–205.008672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468213.11/cwt209.00–217.009972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470190.21/cwt180.00–200.008942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement482245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505197.50/cwt190.00–205.009972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1553187.49/cwt185.00–190.001,0372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564181.34/cwt175.00–190.001,0235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2658179.05/cwt175.00–183.001,1782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270239.34/cwt235.00–242.506463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315227.46/cwt225.00–230.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3355175.00/cwt175.00–175.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385217.47/cwt215.00–220.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1386226.90/cwt220.00–232.008764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419224.74/cwt220.00–230.009428
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428213.84/cwt210.00–218.009152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469224.39/cwt215.00–234.001,0528
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522218.82/cwt214.00–222.001,1425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569215.32/cwt205.00–223.001,2254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578189.67/cwt184.00–195.001,0962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668180.90/cwt177.00–185.001,2082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29787.62/cwt75.00–94.001,1363
Bulls——1,707109.33/cwt104.00–117.001,86617
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99061.89/cwt60.00–65.006133
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06878.41/cwt68.00–87.0083729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26288.64/cwt81.00–95.001,11914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65885.00/cwt85.00–85.001,4093
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2945800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,032999.47/head975.00–1,025.009993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070925.00/head925.00–925.009251

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.