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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 9

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

434 head

▲ 173 vs last sale 261▲ 176 vs year ago 258 · +68.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 52▼ 7 vs year ago 65 · −10.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 31▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $4 - $10 lower. Heifers sold mixed $10 lower to $10 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady to $12 higher. Slaughter cows sold $2 - $6 lower and slaughter bulls sold $4 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 $213.09/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −139.47 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.

Average price

$213.09

13 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$16.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.76

vs MS average

−25.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	216.99	1,173	10thin
Medium and Large 2	590	200.08	1,180	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.91/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale13 hd

213.09

—

MS average13 barns · 362 hd

224.85

−11.76

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−25.52

This barn, trailing median16 sales

352.56

−139.47

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	1,803	154.73	2,790	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	134.00	2,291	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,462	122.72	1,794	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,155	117.71	1,359	29

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)	950	$1,585	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,330	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	625	$1,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,950	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,465	$1,613	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,385	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,325	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	678	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	878	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	296.23/cwt	295.00–297.50	975	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	256.34/cwt	250.00–262.50	872	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	293.37/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,071	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	248.88/cwt	230.00–265.00	966	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	265.42/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,128	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	240.79/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,132	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	231.97/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,097	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	239.89/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,226	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,243	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	235.72/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,325	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,411	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	232.38/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,436	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	222.02/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,405	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,429	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	218.59/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,478	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	220.94/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,580	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,671	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,624	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,730	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,696	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,721	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	252.55/cwt	247.50–257.50	677	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	241.72/cwt	240.00–245.00	657	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	262.35/cwt	257.50–267.50	853	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	232.62/cwt	220.00–241.00	856	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,003	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	236.29/cwt	232.50–246.00	1,004	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	217.51/cwt	210.00–230.00	937	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	210.82/cwt	208.00–215.00	982	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	220.45/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,058	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	220.64/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,156	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	211.52/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,197	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	200.08/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,180	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	202.68/cwt	191.00–212.00	1,242	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	218.94/cwt	213.00–224.00	1,368	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,417	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	200.42/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,343	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,344	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	209.59/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,520	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,678	65
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	259.07/cwt	255.50–262.50	953	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	272.41/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,103	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	237.46/cwt	228.00–260.00	974	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	237.86/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,111	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	228.45/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,071	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	230.58/cwt	222.00–239.00	1,171	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	224.87/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,282	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	212.75/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,217	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	225.54/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,365	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	207.02/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,455	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	194.49/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,533	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,803	154.73/cwt	148.00–165.00	2,790	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,171	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	126.89/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,477	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	115.79/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,350	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	125.76/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,790	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,560	115.11/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,796	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,291	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,950	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	790	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	990	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,465	1,612.87/head	1,570.00–1,650.00	1,613	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	625	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	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 Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 261Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 52Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 31Year ago 10

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	360	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	405	265.00–280.00	272.41
3	450–500	467	234.00–246.00	237.86
5	500–550	508	222.00–239.00	230.58
5	550–600	570	221.00–231.00	224.87
2	600–650	605	221.00–230.00	225.54
1	650–700	650	190.00	190.00
2	700–750	703	200.00–214.00	207.02
2	750–800	788	190.00–199.00	194.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	255.50–262.50	259.07
5	400–450	410	228.00–260.00	237.46
4	450–500	469	225.00–232.50	228.45
1	500–550	515	215.00	215.00
3	550–600	572	205.00–218.00	212.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	659	215.00	215.00
65	750–800	768	218.50	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	247.50–257.50	252.55
2	300–350	325	257.50–267.50	262.35
1	350–400	370	271.00	271.00
4	400–450	425	232.50–246.00	236.29
12	450–500	480	217.00–226.00	220.45
6	500–550	524	215.00–224.00	220.64
4	550–600	566	209.00–217.00	211.52
4	600–650	625	213.00–224.00	218.94
2	650–700	670	195.00–206.00	200.42
2	700–750	725	205.00–214.00	209.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	240.00–245.00	241.72
1	300–350	330	245.00	245.00
5	350–400	368	220.00–241.00	232.62
6	400–450	431	210.00–230.00	217.51
5	450–500	466	208.00–215.00	210.82
3	550–600	590	190.00–205.00	200.08
3	600–650	613	191.00–212.00	202.68
1	700–750	700	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	598	236.00	236.00
3	600–650	638	224.00	224.00
3	700–750	733	228.00	228.00
6	750–800	781	208.00	208.00
3	850–900	865	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	340	250.00–262.50	256.34
3	350–400	388	230.00–265.00	248.88
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	473	230.00–234.00	231.97
1	550–600	555	224.00	224.00
3	600–650	633	215.00–226.00	222.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	282.50	282.50
1	250–300	295	297.50	297.50
4	300–350	329	295.00–297.50	296.23
3	350–400	365	287.50–300.00	293.37
3	400–450	425	260.00–269.00	265.42
2	450–500	470	236.00–246.00	240.79
4	500–550	511	234.00–246.00	239.89
7	550–600	562	230.00–240.00	235.72
3	600–650	618	228.00–240.00	232.38
10	650–700	676	215.00–222.00	218.59
3	700–750	715	218.00–227.00	220.94
1	750–800	790	219.00	219.00
1	800–850	800	212.00	212.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,950	1,625.00	1,625.00

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	1	—	1,325	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,465	1,570.00–1,650.00	1,612.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,070.00	1,070.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,330.00	1,330.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,585.00	1,585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	625	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,423	123.00–130.00	125.76
2	—	1,560	113.00–117.00	115.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	105.00–110.00	107.50
8	—	1,164	123.00–129.00	126.89
17	—	1,166	111.00–124.00	115.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,803	148.00–165.00	154.73

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.