Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2023-10-23

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 23
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
264 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 266▼ 41 vs year ago 305 · −13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 82▲ 25 vs year ago 37 · +67.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers/bulls and heifers sold steady to 10 lower. Weaned groups with shots sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.04/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$191.04
68 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$978
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$346
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$28.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.80
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1351213.7075014thin
Medium and Large 2475185.7288218thin
Medium and Large 1-2593184.881,09636
One grade step is worth $28.82/cwt here — about −$346 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 sale68 hd
191.04
—
MS average12 barns · 1,415 hd
204.83
−13.80
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—Average1,343105.121,4124thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23685.271,05423
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53381.001,2422thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15174.6385920

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$1,0251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)920$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,2501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$6501thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1278237.52/cwt235.00–240.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 2290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 1323237.57/cwt232.50–242.007673
Steers—Medium and Large 1380238.96/cwt235.00–242.009083
Steers—Medium and Large 1418236.51/cwt225.00–242.009893
Steers—Medium and Large 1473227.31/cwt225.00–230.001,0753
Steers—Medium and Large 2485210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 2508200.05/cwt190.00–210.001,0162
Steers—Medium and Large 1515220.34/cwt220.00–221.001,1353
Steers—Medium and Large 1560218.05/cwt206.00–233.001,2214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580213.81/cwt210.00–219.001,2407
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614217.79/cwt213.00–222.001,33713
Steers—Medium and Large 1619219.17/cwt215.00–227.001,3574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679202.45/cwt184.00–221.001,3757
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4874
Steers—Medium and Large 2755178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1215217.50/cwt217.50–217.504681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280205.18/cwt200.00–210.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283215.00/cwt215.00–215.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326211.66/cwt205.00–217.506905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365210.00/cwt210.00–210.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2393192.45/cwt185.00–200.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408186.67/cwt184.00–190.007623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419211.00/cwt210.00–212.008844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469192.11/cwt180.00–199.009014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2498180.00/cwt180.00–180.008965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540172.00/cwt172.00–172.009291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571174.05/cwt170.00–180.009944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,13513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625177.55/cwt170.00–185.001,11016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270230.00/cwt230.00–230.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315209.00/cwt209.00–209.006581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326234.37/cwt231.00–240.007644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380231.50/cwt225.00–240.008805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425222.00/cwt222.00–222.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1490217.47/cwt215.00–220.001,0662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505208.04/cwt204.00–212.001,0512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579212.53/cwt206.00–217.001,2314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1561
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1510244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,343105.12/cwt95.00–112.501,4124
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90558.05/cwt53.00–67.005253
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19477.56/cwt70.00–83.0092617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23084.83/cwt80.00–94.001,04322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53381.00/cwt80.00–82.001,2422
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251

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.