Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2024-02-12

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 12
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
164 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 256▼ 76 vs year ago 240 · −31.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 21▼ 13 vs year ago 39 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 9▲ 28 vs year ago 3 · +933.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold higher $7 - $15. Heifers sold higher $6 - $12. Slaughter cows and bulls sold higher $3 - $7.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.21/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$241.21
47 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,368
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$536
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$36.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.49
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2364263.509584thin
Medium and Large 1449262.671,18015thin
Medium and Large 1-2660226.541,49428
One grade step is worth $36.96/cwt here — about −$536 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 sale47 hd
241.21
—
MS average13 barns · 1,590 hd
254.71
−13.49
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—High1,522123.791,8849thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,307113.751,4873thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,127100.961,13712

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)857$1,3593thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,178$1,2448
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$1,4167
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,145$1,2984thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2270319.91/cwt315.00–325.008642
Steers—Medium and Large 1273335.10/cwt327.50–340.009155
Steers—Medium and Large 1318336.39/cwt327.50–342.501,0704
Steers—Medium and Large 2325311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,0111
Steers—Medium and Large 1355340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2071
Steers—Medium and Large 2395325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2841
Steers—Medium and Large 1488299.45/cwt296.00–303.001,4612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527300.35/cwt291.00–304.001,58312
Steers—Medium and Large 1581281.45/cwt279.00–284.001,6354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626264.50/cwt264.50–264.501,6564
Steers—Medium and Large 1718222.07/cwt215.00–229.001,5942
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235305.00/cwt305.00–305.007171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275270.00/cwt270.00–270.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295305.00/cwt305.00–305.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315301.61/cwt292.50–310.009503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325277.50/cwt275.00–280.009022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360270.00/cwt270.00–270.009721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418268.37/cwt265.00–270.001,1223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,3032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665202.56/cwt200.00–205.001,3472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2821185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5195
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290315.00/cwt315.00–315.009141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,1021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,2141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421302.01/cwt300.00–304.001,2714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475287.97/cwt287.00–289.001,3682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513283.56/cwt278.00–293.001,4553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770202.48/cwt200.00–205.001,5592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,463123.06/cwt112.00–125.001,8007
Bulls——1,728126.36/cwt120.00–132.002,1842
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084107.70/cwt99.00–116.001,1677
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18691.52/cwt88.00–95.001,0855
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307113.75/cwt105.00–121.001,4873
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1451,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1451,239.08/head1,000.00–1,375.001,2393
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1581,415.59/head1,275.00–1,600.001,4167
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18571,358.95/head1,225.00–1,475.001,3593
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0451,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1101,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1781,244.46/head1,025.00–1,450.001,2448

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.