Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2024-12-09

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 9
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
335 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 246▼ 175 vs year ago 510 · −34.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 32▼ 20 vs year ago 52 · −38.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 16▲ 33 vs year ago 10 · +330.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week sold mixed $10 lower to $18 higher. Heifers sold $2 - $16 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $6 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.54/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −114.02 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.
Average price
$238.54
10 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,281
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$4.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.17
vs MS average
−41.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543239.501,2998thin
Medium and Large 2515234.711,2092thin
One grade step is worth $4.78/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale10 hd
238.54
—
MS average13 barns · 268 hd
247.71
−9.17
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−41.76
This barn, trailing median16 sales
352.56
−114.02
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—Average1,433127.411,82610
CowsLean 85-90%High946105.0799416

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)Young (2-4 yrs)864$2,2424thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)938$2,2266
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$2,0263thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,151$1,95410
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)992$1,6643thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$1,6012thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,475$2,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$2,2634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,3251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)700$1,6501thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318367.32/cwt360.00–375.001,1682
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318336.84/cwt300.00–350.001,0715
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373323.07/cwt305.00–330.001,2055
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375342.57/cwt340.00–345.001,2852
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2241
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4561
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476282.45/cwt274.00–290.001,3444
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510287.00/cwt281.00–293.001,4642
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,6611
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6321
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657261.33/cwt253.00–264.001,7175
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5581
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8481
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,0011
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2967201.50/cwt201.50–201.501,94940
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255300.00/cwt300.00–300.007652
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325297.15/cwt295.00–299.009664
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376268.39/cwt260.00–279.001,0096
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377288.82/cwt285.00–291.001,0897
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2411276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,1344
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423263.15/cwt260.00–269.001,1136
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433273.66/cwt270.00–280.001,1856
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,2444
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466277.43/cwt274.00–285.001,2936
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474261.12/cwt255.00–270.001,2387
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515234.71/cwt225.00–245.001,2092
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519255.27/cwt253.00–258.001,3254
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566223.72/cwt215.00–235.001,2664
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3841
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629245.50/cwt245.50–245.501,54427
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5391
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2704235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,65441
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7931
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,7701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,1761
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378319.20/cwt315.00–325.001,2076
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378300.25/cwt287.50–312.501,1352
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419314.35/cwt310.00–325.001,3175
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2437294.11/cwt285.00–305.001,2853
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463310.42/cwt307.00–315.001,4375
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480282.95/cwt270.00–297.001,3586
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516266.14/cwt250.00–272.001,3736
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,5092
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569274.49/cwt270.00–279.001,5624
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4881
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627259.98/cwt256.00–264.001,6303
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650242.00/cwt240.00–244.001,5732
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7851
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,6641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,172113.44/cwt110.00–115.001,3303
Bulls——1,464130.29/cwt125.00–134.001,9076
Bulls——2,030152.00/cwt152.00–152.003,0861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89896.40/cwt90.00–100.008666
Cows—Lean 85-90%971108.86/cwt104.00–116.001,0579
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2361
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 17001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1975122.98/cwt120.00–128.001,1993
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18642,241.97/head1,625.00–2,750.002,2424
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19382,225.93/head1,900.00–2,550.002,2266
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19921,664.03/head1,150.00–1,950.001,6643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0602,026.42/head1,800.00–2,250.002,0263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1511,954.15/head1,750.00–2,150.001,95410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2301,601.42/head1,550.00–1,650.001,6012
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2201,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2402,141.87/head1,625.00–2,400.002,1423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5402,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251

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.