Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2024-02-05

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 5
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
256 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 257▲ 47 vs year ago 209 · +22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 35▲ 6 vs year ago 15 · +40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 12▲ 2 vs year ago 7 · +28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $8 - $15. Heifers sold $2 - $5 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold higher $5 - $10.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $268.64/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$268.64
99 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,542
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$385
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$61.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.08
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1426304.731,29834
Medium and Large 2388293.311,1399thin
Medium and Large 1-2693242.761,68356
One grade step is worth $61.97/cwt here — about −$385 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 sale99 hd
268.64
—
MS average13 barns · 1,409 hd
280.72
−12.08
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—Average1,408119.811,6873thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,274117.761,5006thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17898.501,1616thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,2833thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)918$1,2263thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)995$8501thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275340.00/cwt340.00–340.009351
Steers—Medium and Large 2283312.50/cwt312.50–312.508842
Steers—Medium and Large 2300297.50/cwt297.50–297.508931
Steers—Medium and Large 1327324.21/cwt317.50–332.501,06010
Steers—Medium and Large 1368318.05/cwt310.00–326.001,1708
Steers—Medium and Large 2388294.47/cwt290.00–299.001,1432
Steers—Medium and Large 1420309.76/cwt305.00–315.001,3012
Steers—Medium and Large 2438291.73/cwt287.50–296.001,2782
Steers—Medium and Large 1479301.51/cwt295.00–305.001,4446
Steers—Medium and Large 2488272.46/cwt270.00–275.001,3302
Steers—Medium and Large 1528278.60/cwt272.50–285.001,4712
Steers—Medium and Large 1575267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,5381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587274.15/cwt270.00–275.001,60919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,6443
Steers—Medium and Large 1610276.03/cwt272.00–280.001,6842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674243.89/cwt240.00–250.001,64413
Steers—Medium and Large 1690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
Steers—Medium and Large 1740219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2749216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,73612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2859197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,6925
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278268.20/cwt260.00–277.507462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310287.94/cwt280.00–297.508935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370282.04/cwt279.00–285.001,0443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373257.75/cwt250.00–265.009612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413276.67/cwt272.50–281.001,1432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418248.33/cwt232.00–260.001,0383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,32320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577227.84/cwt224.00–234.001,3157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615214.41/cwt211.00–218.001,3192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4304
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385303.70/cwt300.00–307.501,1692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438262.60/cwt252.50–275.001,1503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465271.67/cwt270.00–275.001,2633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,4271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,408119.81/cwt113.00–125.001,6873
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96589.00/cwt89.00–89.008591
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,221100.40/cwt97.00–105.001,2265
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274117.76/cwt112.00–125.001,5006
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1995850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19181,225.91/head1,125.00–1,325.001,2263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0801,283.37/head1,250.00–1,325.001,2833

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.