Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2024-11-04

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 4
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
372 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 286▲ 82 vs year ago 290 · +28.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 67▲ 64 vs year ago 33 · +193.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 14▲ 11 vs year ago 10 · +110.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $2 - $12 lower. Heifers sold $4 - $15 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to $8 lower. Slaughter bulls sold $2 - $5 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.45/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −124.11 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.
Average price
$228.45
18 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,230
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.31
vs MS average
−29.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547236.631,2959thin
Medium and Large 2529220.261,1669thin
One grade step is worth $16.37/cwt here — about $130 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 sale18 hd
228.45
—
MS average13 barns · 377 hd
226.14
+2.31
National average194 barns · 18,518 hd
258.39
−29.94
This barn, trailing median16 sales
352.56
−124.11
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
422379335291median 352.5603/1605/0408/0309/2810/26
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,648137.142,2605thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,755113.491,9922thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,448110.751,60418
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,161110.381,28235

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)1,273$1,6834thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$1,6735
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)675$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,018$1,3362thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$1,1751thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245285.00/cwt285.00–285.006981
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275326.64/cwt325.00–330.008983
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325298.86/cwt242.50–325.0097111
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1391
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365319.95/cwt315.00–325.001,1683
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2389264.33/cwt250.00–277.501,0285
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473243.41/cwt227.00–253.001,1513
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478262.47/cwt260.00–265.001,2554
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517252.52/cwt247.00–257.501,3065
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523243.74/cwt242.50–245.001,2752
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567250.37/cwt244.00–256.001,4207
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4281
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634238.56/cwt234.00–243.001,5124
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670234.09/cwt230.00–238.001,5682
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268255.33/cwt250.00–260.006842
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295240.00/cwt240.00–240.007081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324243.80/cwt240.00–250.007904
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363239.50/cwt220.00–250.008695
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376257.70/cwt252.50–262.509697
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412254.95/cwt252.50–260.001,0506
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429236.35/cwt220.00–248.001,01414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468245.84/cwt240.00–251.001,1513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476232.06/cwt225.00–238.001,10510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515220.89/cwt218.00–227.001,1386
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531237.57/cwt233.00–242.001,2615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558219.01/cwt216.00–224.001,2223
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568235.46/cwt231.00–238.001,3374
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612219.50/cwt215.00–226.001,3436
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355278.66/cwt272.50–285.009892
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375268.36/cwt267.50–270.001,0063
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428276.17/cwt270.00–280.001,1824
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428254.33/cwt250.00–262.501,0893
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458263.35/cwt260.00–267.501,2063
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468230.86/cwt210.00–243.001,0804
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526228.58/cwt225.00–230.001,2025
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533238.92/cwt235.00–246.001,2733
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560223.35/cwt220.00–225.001,2513
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567233.08/cwt230.00–238.001,3223
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628218.49/cwt215.00–222.001,3722
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666222.06/cwt218.00–225.001,4794
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4281
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4701
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1703221.50/cwt221.00–222.001,5572
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1758209.01/cwt207.00–211.001,5842
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,455130.23/cwt126.00–135.001,8953
Bulls——1,938147.51/cwt145.00–150.002,8592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025102.52/cwt96.00–108.001,05110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,213112.29/cwt107.00–117.001,36221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,229119.96/cwt115.00–125.001,4744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,445113.46/cwt108.00–121.001,63912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,455105.34/cwt100.00–110.001,5336
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,755113.49/cwt113.00–114.001,9922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 16751,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2131,672.57/head1,575.00–1,750.001,6735
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2731,683.35/head1,325.00–1,950.001,6834
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 17501,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0181,336.06/head900.00–1,675.001,3362

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.