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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 16

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

276 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 335▼ 88 vs year ago 364 · −24.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 32▼ 5 vs year ago 30 · −16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 43▲ 3 vs year ago 5 · +60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $2 - $16 higher. Heifers sold $2 - $15 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $290.39/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −146.98 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.

Average price

$290.39

14 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$25.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.88

vs MS average

−36.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	300.75	1,643	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	579	291.00	1,685	7thin
Medium and Large 2	552	275.17	1,518	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.58/cwt here — about $125 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 sale14 hd

290.39

—

MS average12 barns · 304 hd

296.27

−5.88

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−36.24

This barn, trailing median17 sales

437.37

−146.98

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,580	139.55	2,205	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	112.99	1,275	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,439	112.39	1,617	5thin

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)	828	$1,878	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	705	$1,490	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$1,100	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	314.87/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,033	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	349.15/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,170	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	328.72/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,226	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	301.23/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,130	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	318.73/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,380	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	333.65/cwt	324.00–343.00	1,545	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	303.95/cwt	282.50–317.00	1,450	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,506	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	299.33/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,616	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,723	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	266.50/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,519	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,685	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,768	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	282.92/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,743	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	260.50/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,667	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,729	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,864	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	246.25/cwt	246.25–246.25	1,854	67
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,853	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	284.84/cwt	280.00–290.00	883	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	303.36/cwt	295.00–315.00	998	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	308.97/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,162	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	277.58/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,046	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	262.11/cwt	257.50–268.00	1,103	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	289.06/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,231	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	260.91/cwt	240.00–273.00	1,224	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	283.31/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,340	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	266.24/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,352	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	244.99/cwt	229.00–256.00	1,308	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,350	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	248.46/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,414	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,331	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,833	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,000	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	315.51/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,199	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	324.13/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,368	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	313.11/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,346	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	317.54/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,489	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	293.97/cwt	292.00–296.00	1,729	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,664	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	273.03/cwt	268.00–283.00	1,698	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,709	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	268.66/cwt	268.00–269.00	1,800	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,135	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,464	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	144.82/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,611	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	909	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	113.31/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,289	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	123.07/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,409	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,439	112.39/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,617	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	705	1,490.00/head	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,490	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	690	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	865	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,488	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	828	1,878.40/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,878	2

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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 335Year ago 364

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 32Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 43Year ago 5

Compared to last week steers sold $2 - $16 higher. Heifers sold $2 - $15 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,439	108.00–116.00	112.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,138	109.00–118.00	113.31
2	—	1,145	122.00–124.00	123.07
1	—	1,010	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	138.00–150.00	144.82
1	—	1,135	129.00	129.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	280.00–290.00	284.84
5	350–400	377	260.00–292.50	277.58
4	400–450	421	257.50–268.00	262.11
9	450–500	469	240.00–273.00	260.91
7	500–550	534	229.00–256.00	244.99
2	550–600	558	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	710	187.50	187.50
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00
4	300–350	329	295.00–315.00	303.36
6	350–400	376	305.00–311.00	308.97
4	400–450	426	285.00–294.00	289.06
3	450–500	473	280.00–290.00	283.31
4	500–550	508	260.00–275.00	266.24
4	550–600	569	245.00–254.00	248.46
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	790	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	290.00–325.00	314.87
2	350–400	375	300.00–302.50	301.23
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
6	450–500	477	282.50–317.00	303.95
1	500–550	515	292.50	292.50
2	550–600	570	250.00–283.00	266.50
2	600–650	640	250.00–271.00	260.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	579	291.00	291.00
8	600–650	616	280.00–288.00	282.92
2	650–700	670	258.00	258.00
5	700–750	734	254.00	254.00
67	750–800	753	246.25	246.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	347.50–350.00	349.15
2	350–400	373	325.00–332.50	328.72
2	400–450	433	315.00–322.50	318.73
2	450–500	463	324.00–343.00	333.65
3	500–550	540	295.00–305.00	299.33
1	550–600	565	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	615	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	960	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	315.00–316.00	315.51
4	400–450	430	305.00–317.50	313.11
1	450–500	485	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	590	282.00	282.00
1	600–650	645	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	322.50	322.50
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	422	320.00–330.00	324.13
4	450–500	469	315.00–320.00	317.54
2	550–600	588	292.00–296.00	293.97
3	600–650	622	268.00–283.00	273.03
3	650–700	670	268.00–269.00	268.66
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00

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	1	—	1,085	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,490.00	1,490.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	172.00	172.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	828	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,878.40

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.