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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 29

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

207 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 152▲ 18 vs year ago 189 · +9.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 56▲ 14 vs year ago 41 · +34.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 21▼ 20 vs year ago 30 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $5 higher. Heifers so steady to $5 lower. Feeder bulls sold $5- $8 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

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 $247.50/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −105.06 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.

Average price

$247.50

8 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$5.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs MS average

−20.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	248.14	1,335	7thin
Medium and Large 2	515	243.00	1,251	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.14/cwt here — about $84 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale8 hd

247.50

—

MS average13 barns · 288 hd

246.16

+1.34

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−20.88

This barn, trailing median16 sales

352.56

−105.06

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	1,502	138.72	2,084	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,500	121.08	1,816	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	116.74	1,180	26

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,490	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,255	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,150	1thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	333.96/cwt	330.00–337.50	745	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	344.78/cwt	340.00–350.00	976	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,164	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	978	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	326.23/cwt	321.00–332.50	1,370	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	301.99/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,425	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,591	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,750	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,810	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	252.55/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,780	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	314.23/cwt	305.00–322.50	999	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	270.89/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,067	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	272.69/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,162	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	248.26/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,060	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	264.24/cwt	257.50–271.00	1,245	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,174	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,251	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	254.16/cwt	250.00–266.50	1,327	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	233.09/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,347	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	239.46/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,449	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,642	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,078	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,113	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	304.91/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,259	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	321.99/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,346	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	283.05/cwt	276.00–292.50	1,333	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	307.18/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,484	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	292.73/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,513	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	250.06/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,458	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	245.51/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,554	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,795	1
Bulls	—	—	1,517	139.58/cwt	131.00–145.00	2,117	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	105.06/cwt	92.00–114.00	949	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	118.86/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,224	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	121.08/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,816	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	915	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	988	1,490.38/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,490	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	1,254.85/head	975.00–1,475.00	1,255	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	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 Apr 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 152Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 56Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 30

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $5 higher. Heifers so steady to $5 lower. Feeder bulls sold $5- $8 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	318	305.00–322.50	314.23
4	350–400	394	265.00–277.50	270.89
6	400–450	426	270.00–277.00	272.69
11	450–500	471	257.50–271.00	264.24
5	500–550	522	250.00–266.50	254.16
2	550–600	578	226.00–240.00	233.09
2	600–650	605	235.00–244.00	239.46
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	760	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	427	245.00–250.00	248.26
1	450–500	485	242.00	242.00
1	500–550	515	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	312.50	312.50
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	418	317.50–330.00	321.99
2	450–500	483	295.00–320.00	307.18
3	500–550	517	287.50–297.50	292.73
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	633	243.00–248.00	245.51
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	300.00–310.00	305.02
2	400–450	413	300.00–310.00	304.91
5	450–500	471	276.00–292.50	283.05
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	583	245.00–255.00	250.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	488	326.00	326.00
3	550–600	570	307.00	307.00
3	600–650	622	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	340.00–350.00	344.78
1	300–350	340	287.50	287.50
1	400–450	415	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	330.00–337.50	333.96
1	250–300	290	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	335	347.50	347.50
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	420	321.00–332.50	326.23
5	450–500	472	292.00–310.00	301.99
2	700–750	705	246.00–259.00	252.55
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	975.00–1,475.00	1,254.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	988	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,490.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	903	92.00–114.00	105.06
22	—	1,030	114.00–127.00	118.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,500	113.00–129.00	121.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,517	131.00–145.00	139.58
1	—	1,370	131.00	131.00

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.