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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 18

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

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Feeder Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 124▼ 2 vs year ago 106 · −1.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 15▲ 12 vs year ago 4 · +300.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 1 vs year ago 3 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $15 higher. Heifers sold $5 - $18 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $10 - $15 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.91/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −80.65 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.

Average price

$271.91

4 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.00

vs MS average

−5.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	276.25	1,526	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	267.57	1,431	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.68/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

271.91

—

MS average13 barns · 210 hd

255.91

+16.00

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−5.31

This barn, trailing median16 sales

352.56

−80.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $408.33, low $305.27, median $352.56 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,700	154.00	2,618	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	133.39	1,733	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	128.23	1,458	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	122.00	1,842	1thin

Every lot

40 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	316.63/cwt	302.00–330.00	880	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,226	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	368.42/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,227	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	353.84/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,338	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,547	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	347.43/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,470	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	301.31/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,335	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	326.34/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,550	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,575	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,467	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	311.31/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,603	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,657	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	293.54/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,565	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,653	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	316.28/cwt	315.00–317.50	743	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	797	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,162	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	312.23/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,165	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	275.00/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,031	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,083	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	297.77/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,251	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	316.55/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,336	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,308	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	278.80/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,294	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,651	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	267.57/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,431	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,499	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	293.35/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,408	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,632	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,618	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	128.23/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,458	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	133.39/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,733	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,842	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	675	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,087	1

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Mon Mar 18, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 124Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 3

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $15 higher. Heifers sold $5 - $18 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $10 - $15 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,299	128.00–140.00	133.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,137	119.00–133.00	128.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	480	280.00–302.50	293.35
1	600–650	610	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	302.00–330.00	316.63
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	443	290.00–312.50	301.31
1	450–500	485	302.50	302.50
2	500–550	533	285.00–302.50	293.54
1	550–600	565	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	376.00	376.00
3	400–450	405	382.00	382.00
3	450–500	481	327.50	327.50
4	500–550	521	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	333	360.00–377.50	368.42
2	350–400	378	340.00–367.50	353.84
2	400–450	423	345.00–350.00	347.43
4	450–500	475	322.50–330.00	326.34
2	500–550	515	305.00–317.50	311.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	265.00–285.00	275.00
1	400–450	405	267.50	267.50
2	500–550	535	260.00–275.00	267.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	320.00	320.00
11	400–450	420	296.00–300.00	297.77
4	450–500	454	288.00	288.00
3	650–700	683	219.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	315.00–317.50	316.28
1	250–300	255	312.50	312.50
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	373	305.00–327.50	312.23
3	400–450	422	312.50–320.00	316.55
4	450–500	464	275.00–285.00	278.80
1	500–550	520	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	585	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	161.00	161.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.