Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugthers cows\bulls steady to4 lower feeder steers\heifers 6 to 10 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.51/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$136.51

57 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$31.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.47

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	143.14	762	40
Medium and Large 2	563	122.86	692	13thin
Medium and Large 1	810	120.50	976	1thin
Medium and Large 3	445	115.00	512	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	528	111.50	588	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.64/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale57 hd

136.51

—

MS average12 barns · 1,145 hd

141.99

−5.47

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,543	83.38	1,286	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	48.52	609	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	33.11	342	6thin

Every lot, as filed

57 lots · USDA AMS · Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	122.39/cwt	119.00–129.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	120.22/cwt	114.00–126.00	570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	151.40/cwt	149.00–154.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.70/cwt	129.00–133.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	134.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	119.33/cwt	115.00–126.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	35.67/cwt	34.00–38.00	339	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	336	2
Bulls	—	—	1,526	84.72/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,293	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	110.62/cwt	105.00–116.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	739	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	162.95/cwt	155.00–167.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	119.83/cwt	115.00–125.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	115.34/cwt	110.00–118.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.35/cwt	139.00–150.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	785	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.06/cwt	111.00–118.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	108.00–112.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	172.29/cwt	170.00–174.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	162.30/cwt	155.00–167.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	136.46/cwt	135.00–138.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	127.20/cwt	123.00–131.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	134.81/cwt	132.00–139.00	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	127.50/cwt	115.00–140.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	135.38/cwt	127.00–144.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	130.25/cwt	127.00–132.00	512	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	135.00/cwt	119.00–148.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	145.65/cwt	145.00–147.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	112.52/cwt	100.00–120.00	687	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	925	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,325	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	48.52/cwt	42.00–55.00	609	8
Bulls	—	—	1,610	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,256	1

How this sale compares

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 Jan 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 214Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 0

compared to last week slaugthers cows\bulls steady to4 lower feeder steers\heifers 6 to 10 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	108.00	108.00
5	—	662	119.00–129.00	122.39
5	—	476	149.00–154.00	151.40
3	—	630	129.00–133.00	130.70
4	—	430	155.00–167.00	162.95
5	—	521	139.00–150.00	144.35
2	—	760	108.00–112.00	110.00
4	—	320	170.00–174.00	172.29
3	—	390	155.00–167.00	162.30
6	—	579	132.00–139.00	134.81
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	104.00	104.00
1	—	690	111.00	111.00
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
1	—	270	125.00	125.00
4	—	620	111.00–118.00	114.06
2	—	570	121.00–125.00	123.00
2	—	525	135.00–138.00	136.46
1	—	440	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	117.00	117.00
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	120.50	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	157.00	157.00
2	—	485	115.00–140.00	127.50
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
3	—	415	119.00–148.00	135.00
2	—	515	120.00–122.00	120.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	132.00–137.00	134.50
5	—	566	115.00–126.00	119.33
2	—	675	105.00–116.00	110.62
10	—	704	105.00	105.00
1	—	395	151.00	151.00
2	—	533	127.00–144.00	135.38
3	—	463	145.00–147.00	145.65
4	—	611	100.00–120.00	112.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	105.00	105.00
7	—	474	114.00–126.00	120.22
1	—	325	131.00	131.00
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
4	—	416	123.00–131.00	127.20
1	—	550	117.00	117.00
4	—	393	127.00–132.00	130.25
4	—	529	117.00–118.00	117.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	115.00–125.00	119.83
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
3	—	427	110.00–118.00	115.34
4	—	471	110.00–115.00	112.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	34.00–38.00	35.67
2	—	1,200	28.00	28.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,255	42.00–55.00	48.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,526	82.00–87.00	84.72
1	—	1,610	78.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	900.00	900.00

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.

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Macon Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle