Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 5 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers steady to 5 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.61/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$114.61

30 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$32.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.28

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	130.00	605	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	467	119.48	558	19thin
Medium and Large 2	566	101.27	573	8thin
Medium 2	665	98.00	652	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale30 hd

114.61

—

MS average12 barns · 768 hd

119.88

−5.28

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	1,608	77.00	1,238	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	57.13	782	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	869	37.73	328	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls	—	—	1,890	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,588	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	928	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	57.13/cwt	54.00–62.00	782	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	37.73/cwt	35.00–40.00	328	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	665	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	164.95/cwt	164.00–166.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	139.91/cwt	134.00–146.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	117.97/cwt	114.00–121.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	137.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	117.05/cwt	115.00–121.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	113.23/cwt	108.00–117.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	167.36/cwt	155.00–179.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	125.34/cwt	123.00–128.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	101.47/cwt	99.00–104.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	170.33/cwt	165.00–176.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	107.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	127.05/cwt	123.00–131.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.90/cwt	134.00–138.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	123.36/cwt	122.00–125.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	744.84/cwt	690.00–790.00	6,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	128.46/cwt	125.00–132.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	126.56/cwt	125.00–128.00	481	2

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 289Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 25Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 0

compared to last week slaugther cows 5 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers steady to 5 lower

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,325	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,368	54.00–62.00	57.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	869	35.00–40.00	37.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	114.00–121.00	117.97
3	—	410	120.00–125.00	123.31
1	—	290	136.00	136.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
4	—	471	115.00–121.00	117.05
2	—	390	123.00–131.00	127.05
1	—	550	101.00	101.00
1	—	725	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	95.00	95.00
1	—	445	114.00	114.00
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
2	—	480	105.00–110.00	107.58
2	—	680	96.00–100.00	98.00
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	164.00–166.00	164.95
2	—	478	134.00–146.00	139.91
2	—	538	136.00–140.00	137.97
2	—	668	115.00–120.00	117.49
3	—	707	123.50	123.50
2	—	330	165.00–176.00	170.33
1	—	630	126.00	126.00
1	—	560	139.00	139.00
2	—	440	125.00–132.00	128.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	489	158.00–160.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	129.00	129.00
3	—	618	108.00–117.00	113.23
4	—	328	155.00–179.00	167.36
1	—	375	171.00	171.00
2	—	420	134.00–138.00	135.90
3	—	465	122.00–125.00	123.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	123.00–128.00	125.34
2	—	715	99.00–104.00	101.47
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
2	—	380	125.00–128.00	126.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	853	690.00–790.00	744.84

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle