Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2024-02-19

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 19
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
298 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 164▲ 298 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 26▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 31▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $5 higher. Heifers sold $5 - $10 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $5 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $233.33/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$233.33
101 head · 646 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,508
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$396
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$56.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−28.36
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1446271.511,21224
Medium and Large 2408270.021,1039thin
Medium and Large 1-2748215.001,60868
One grade step is worth $56.51/cwt here — about −$396 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 sale101 hd
233.33
—
MS average13 barns · 1,676 hd
261.69
−28.36
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—Average1,288113.001,4552thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,342112.511,5105thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,173105.381,2366thin

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)790$1,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)825$1,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)813$1,1002thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)660$1,3251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)795$1,0751thin

Every lot

44 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 1280343.71/cwt342.50–345.009624
Steers—Medium and Large 1310339.73/cwt335.00–343.001,0536
Steers—Medium and Large 2340325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1051
Steers—Medium and Large 1374322.50/cwt313.00–327.501,2067
Steers—Medium and Large 2395305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2051
Steers—Medium and Large 1423311.11/cwt303.00–319.001,3168
Steers—Medium and Large 2440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522306.02/cwt300.00–308.001,59717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579285.66/cwt285.00–286.001,65414
Steers—Medium and Large 1590275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6231
Steers—Medium and Large 1630255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6071
Steers—Medium and Large 1687252.32/cwt240.00–257.001,7334
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280317.00/cwt317.00–317.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315325.91/cwt317.50–335.001,0275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333305.38/cwt291.00–314.001,0173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365296.11/cwt291.00–302.501,0813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373273.83/cwt270.00–277.501,0212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425263.18/cwt260.00–270.001,1193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,1181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463276.01/cwt274.00–278.001,2782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480235.71/cwt222.00–250.001,1312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519246.75/cwt240.00–255.001,2816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570230.13/cwt225.00–235.001,3122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2748215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,60868
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371326.67/cwt322.00–337.501,2124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421318.55/cwt310.00–327.501,3414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429301.69/cwt287.50–307.001,2944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473290.04/cwt282.00–298.001,3722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,4881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,5041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,195103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,2311
Bulls——1,380123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,6971
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118116.76/cwt115.00–119.001,3053
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22894.00/cwt91.00–99.001,1543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,342112.51/cwt106.00–121.001,5105
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17901,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18131,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18251,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 16601,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 17951,075.00/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.