The Macon Stockyard in Macon, Mississippi reported on May 25 that feeder calves sold $5.00 to $20.00 lower compared to the previous week, while slaughter cows and bulls saw higher prices at the latest livestock auction.
According to the report from AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture Market News, total receipts for the week were 161 head of cattle, down from 284 last week and 320 a year ago. Feeder cattle accounted for 87 percent of total receipts with steers, heifers, and bulls making up this category. Slaughter cattle represented 12 percent of sales, and replacement cattle made up one percent.
Detailed price data showed that medium and large steers weighing between 295 to 990 pounds brought average prices ranging from $291.00 to $550.00 per hundredweight depending on weight class. Heifers in similar weight ranges averaged between 265 to 805 pounds, with prices mostly between $307.50 and $475.00 per hundredweight.
Slaughter cows sold for an average range of $160.00 to $185.00 per hundredweight depending on grade and dressing percentage; slaughter bulls reached as high as $228.00 per hundredweight for top grades.
The report also included explanatory notes about how pregnancy stage is represented in bred heifer sales (such as T1 indicating first trimester) and stated that some sales may not fit within reporting guidelines, so may be excluded from published figures.
Waitt Grain Company operates in the grain and agriculture sector with headquarters at 22755 Six Points Road in Sheridan, Indiana; it concentrates on market information services including market quotes for corn, soybeans, wheat, weather updates, mobile alerts, shares resources with Waitt Trucking, and primarily serves the Sheridan area, according to the official website.
