Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\b ulls 4 to 10 higher feeder steers\heifers 5 to 12 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.69/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$140.69

76 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$12.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

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	531	145.18	771	45
Medium and Large 1	621	135.13	840	17thin
Medium and Large 2	516	133.02	687	14thin

One grade step is worth $12.16/cwt here — about $84 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 sale76 hd

140.69

—

MS average13 barns · 1,134 hd

143.34

−2.65

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	84.48	1,304	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,460	59.70	872	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	46.11	510	5thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	—	1,533	87.37/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,339	5
Bulls	—	—	1,595	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	829	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	173.52/cwt	167.50–179.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.16/cwt	133.00–151.00	790	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	139.31/cwt	131.00–147.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	124.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	915	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	104.43/cwt	102.00–107.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	146.21/cwt	141.00–154.00	756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	118.00/cwt	117.00–121.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	126.23/cwt	123.00–130.00	547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	176.50/cwt	176.00–177.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	130.65/cwt	123.00–135.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	153.76/cwt	148.00–158.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	129.28/cwt	127.00–132.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	144.05/cwt	143.00–145.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	112.62/cwt	108.00–116.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	106.18/cwt	100.00–115.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	113.00/cwt	108.00–120.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	152.25/cwt	145.00–161.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	122.77/cwt	103.00–133.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	108.97/cwt	105.00–112.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	149.02/cwt	135.00–162.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	115.51/cwt	115.00–117.00	496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	131.35/cwt	126.00–136.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	154.53/cwt	153.00–156.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	886	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	46.11/cwt	39.00–50.00	510	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	59.70/cwt	52.00–64.25	872	14

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 Feb 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 123Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 12Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 16

compared to last week slaugther cows\b ulls 4 to 10 higher feeder steers\heifers 5 to 12 higher

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,533	86.00–90.00	87.37
1	—	1,595	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,105	39.00–50.00	46.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,460	52.00–64.25	59.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	607	136.50	136.50
3	—	688	128.75	128.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	112.00	112.00
1	—	955	107.00	107.00
2	—	268	167.50–179.00	173.52
8	—	568	133.00–151.00	139.16
3	—	612	131.00–147.00	139.31
2	—	735	120.00–129.00	124.47
10	—	517	141.00–154.00	146.21
2	—	375	163.00	163.00
2	—	335	176.00–177.00	176.50
4	—	431	148.00–158.00	153.76
4	—	661	127.00–132.00	129.28
6	—	464	145.00–161.00	152.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	122.00	122.00
2	—	328	135.00–162.00	149.02
4	—	575	120.00–130.00	125.80
1	—	410	141.00	141.00
3	—	543	126.00–136.00	131.35
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
2	—	465	139.00–140.00	139.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	156.00	156.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
4	—	480	123.00–135.00	130.65
3	—	505	103.00–133.00	122.77
1	—	440	148.00	148.00
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
1	—	635	169.00	169.00
2	—	383	153.00–156.00	154.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	143.00–145.00	144.05
2	—	625	119.00–120.00	119.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	102.00–107.00	104.43
4	—	553	117.00–121.00	118.00
5	—	433	123.00–130.00	126.23
1	—	765	88.00	88.00
1	—	265	138.00	138.00
3	—	530	108.00–116.00	112.62
5	—	469	108.00–120.00	113.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
2	—	388	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	100.00–115.00	106.18
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	112.00	112.00
3	—	460	105.00–112.00	108.97
4	—	429	115.00–117.00	115.51
1	—	315	132.00	132.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	725.00	725.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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