Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2024-09-16

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 16
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
397 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 434▲ 103 vs year ago 294 · +35.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 58▼ 32 vs year ago 74 · −43.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 10▼ 19 vs year ago 28 · −67.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $3 - $13 higher. Heifers sold steady to $8 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $8 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $254.25/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −183.12 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.
Average price
$254.25
29 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,417
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$34.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.54
vs MS average
−12.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551265.001,46017thin
Medium and Large 1567241.811,3719thin
Medium and Large 2565230.671,3043thin
One grade step is worth $34.33/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale29 hd
254.25
—
MS average13 barns · 307 hd
243.71
+10.54
National average174 barns · 10,991 hd
266.64
−12.39
This barn, trailing median17 sales
437.37
−183.12
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

17 sales
475425376326median 437.3703/1605/0407/0609/0711/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $460.75, low $340.02, median $437.37 across 17 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,804146.712,6477thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,285119.001,5291thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,493116.431,7388thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,130113.741,28518

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$1,4272thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$1,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$1,1351thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$1,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)640$1,2001thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265322.50/cwt322.50–322.508551
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2277260.33/cwt235.00–292.507213
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375300.48/cwt294.00–307.501,1272
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375276.33/cwt270.00–282.501,0362
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2414264.39/cwt260.00–270.001,0954
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425300.18/cwt295.00–305.001,2762
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470259.50/cwt254.00–265.001,2202
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483244.16/cwt240.00–247.501,1793
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525247.15/cwt243.00–251.001,2982
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2581
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,46017
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578229.51/cwt228.00–231.001,3272
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579240.29/cwt236.00–246.001,3917
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622237.85/cwt234.00–245.001,4797
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623229.98/cwt229.00–231.001,4332
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4541
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675231.43/cwt227.00–236.001,5622
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,67575
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325244.77/cwt240.00–250.007962
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330230.00/cwt230.00–230.007591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380241.25/cwt235.00–247.509172
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425226.68/cwt210.00–245.009632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1445229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,0191
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475232.66/cwt229.00–239.001,1053
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0561
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518230.52/cwt229.00–232.001,1944
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1586219.53/cwt216.00–226.001,2864
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1762
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3561
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,58275
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683203.01/cwt201.00–205.001,3872
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4861
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310305.00/cwt305.00–305.009461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380283.65/cwt280.00–287.501,0782
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0381
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510231.70/cwt225.00–235.001,1823
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2211
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617218.02/cwt212.00–222.001,3453
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4781
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723202.51/cwt200.00–205.001,4642
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,583137.44/cwt135.00–140.002,1762
Bulls——1,893150.42/cwt143.00–160.002,8475
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079105.25/cwt99.00–113.001,1365
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,149117.00/cwt111.00–126.001,34413
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,285119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,5291
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,468107.50/cwt105.00–110.001,5782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,501119.40/cwt115.00–127.001,7926
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19601,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0981,426.94/head1,375.00–1,475.001,4272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1051,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 16401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2551,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751

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.