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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 5

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

160 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 196▲ 5 vs year ago 155 · +3.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 29▲ 9 vs year ago 47 · +19.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 8▲ 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer sold $5 -$15 lower. Heifers sold $3 -$12 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $3 - $6 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 $236.52/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −116.04 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.

Average price

$236.52

11 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$38.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.62

vs MS average

−8.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	250.69	1,320	7thin
Medium and Large 2	535	211.72	1,132	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.97/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale11 hd

236.52

—

MS average13 barns · 401 hd

241.14

−4.62

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−8.55

This barn, trailing median16 sales

352.56

−116.04

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	1,349	147.08	1,984	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	137.57	1,750	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	134.06	2,219	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	130.76	1,441	24

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	927	$1,367	5

Every lot

50 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	328.13/cwt	325.00–332.50	804	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	301.37/cwt	295.00–307.50	799	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	316.76/cwt	310.00–320.00	896	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	321.80/cwt	317.50–326.00	1,027	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,047	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,423	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,612	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	291.15/cwt	289.00–292.50	975	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	1,066	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,041	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	270.27/cwt	261.00–282.50	1,027	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	251.71/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,087	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	257.14/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,216	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	254.80/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,299	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	212.29/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,121	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	240.41/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,366	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	199.69/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,428	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,519	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	866	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,602	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	949	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,082	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	303.83/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,155	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	288.30/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,188	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	263.26/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,145	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	268.05/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,252	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	252.95/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,308	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	237.33/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,286	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	239.96/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,361	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,404	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	191.73/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,484	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	189.58/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,570	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,349	147.08/cwt	131.00–156.00	1,984	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	112.82/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,086	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	141.98/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,563	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	128.99/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,461	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	137.57/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,750	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	134.06/cwt	127.00–141.00	2,219	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	907	1,409.47/head	1,025.00–1,575.00	1,409	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	958	1,302.42/head	975.00–1,525.00	1,302	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	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 Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 196Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 29Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 7

Compared to last week steer sold $5 -$15 lower. Heifers sold $3 -$12 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $3 - $6 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	289.00–292.50	291.15
1	350–400	350	304.50	304.50
8	400–450	432	248.00–255.00	251.71
4	450–500	473	251.00–265.00	257.14
5	500–550	510	254.00–255.00	254.80
2	550–600	568	234.00–247.00	240.41
3	700–750	715	196.00–203.00	199.69
1	750–800	775	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	294.00	294.00
7	850–900	866	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
5	350–400	380	261.00–282.50	270.27
3	500–550	528	207.00–220.00	212.29
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	380	297.50–310.00	303.83
3	400–450	412	285.00–292.50	288.30
9	450–500	467	260.00–273.00	268.05
3	500–550	517	249.00–255.00	252.95
3	550–600	567	235.00–244.00	239.96
1	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	650	216.00	216.00
4	750–800	774	184.00–196.00	191.73
2	800–850	828	184.00–195.00	189.58
1	850–900	870	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	287.50	287.50
1	350–400	370	292.50	292.50
3	400–450	435	250.00–270.00	263.26
3	500–550	542	235.00–240.00	237.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	245	325.00–332.50	328.13
3	250–300	283	310.00–320.00	316.76
5	300–350	319	317.50–326.00	321.80
1	350–400	370	283.00	283.00
1	400–450	435	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	510	279.00	279.00
1	550–600	595	271.00	271.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	295.00–307.50	301.37
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	975.00–1,525.00	1,302.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	907	1,025.00–1,575.00	1,409.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,272	131.00–145.00	137.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	107.00–120.00	112.82
7	—	1,101	138.00–147.00	141.98
14	—	1,133	123.00–135.00	128.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	127.00–141.00	134.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	131.00–156.00	147.08

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.