Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to6 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 8 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.39/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$147.39

58 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$14.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.22

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	501	151.41	759	42
Medium and Large 2	389	136.84	532	16thin

One grade step is worth $14.56/cwt here — about $227 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 sale58 hd

147.39

—

MS average13 barns · 988 hd

147.61

−0.22

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	1,621	79.85	1,294	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	62.35	734	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	977	44.40	434	10

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	496	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	133.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	114.48/cwt	105.00–121.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	149.23/cwt	140.00–159.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	136.00/cwt	130.00–142.00	286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.96/cwt	118.00–126.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	170.67/cwt	170.00–171.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	123.01/cwt	121.00–125.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	155	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	128.17/cwt	125.00–131.00	286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	134.91/cwt	132.00–137.00	708	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	133.50/cwt	128.00–137.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	142.03/cwt	132.00–145.00	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	151.48/cwt	145.00–155.00	557	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	88.47/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,648	3
Bulls	—	—	895	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	483	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	290	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	47.62/cwt	34.00–55.00	473	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	62.35/cwt	54.00–70.00	734	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	166.14/cwt	161.00–174.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	159.29/cwt	158.00–161.00	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	169.23/cwt	166.00–172.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	128.76/cwt	118.00–136.00	465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	127.06/cwt	118.00–137.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	168.09/cwt	165.00–171.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	123.64/cwt	118.00–129.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	111.07/cwt	105.00–117.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	121.66/cwt	121.00–123.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	119.88/cwt	110.00–129.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	147.00/cwt	128.00–151.00	823	6

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 230Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 4

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to6 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 8 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	110.00–112.00	111.01
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	174.00	174.00
3	—	470	130.00–135.00	133.37
3	—	330	170.00–171.00	170.67
11	—	525	132.00–137.00	134.91
4	—	563	128.00–137.00	133.50
10	—	437	132.00–145.00	142.03
4	—	381	166.00–172.00	169.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	453	121.00–125.00	123.01
1	—	650	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	110.00	110.00
3	—	470	105.00–121.00	114.48
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
2	—	223	125.00–131.00	128.17
2	—	375	110.00–129.00	119.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	134.00	134.00
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
7	—	361	118.00–136.00	128.76
2	—	325	118.00–137.00	127.06
3	—	422	118.00–129.00	123.64
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
2	—	613	105.00–117.00	111.07
3	—	468	121.00–123.00	121.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	121.00	121.00
5	—	415	140.00–159.00	149.23
2	—	210	130.00–142.00	136.00
2	—	470	118.00–126.00	121.96
1	—	155	110.00	110.00
3	—	368	145.00–155.00	151.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	165.00	165.00
5	—	423	161.00–174.00	166.14
7	—	473	158.00–161.00	159.29
6	—	665	127.00	127.00
7	—	505	157.00	157.00
1	—	255	172.00	172.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
3	—	318	165.00–171.00	168.09
3	—	622	125.00–129.00	127.03
2	—	365	174.00	174.00
6	—	560	128.00–151.00	147.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,863	80.00–96.00	88.47
1	—	895	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	31.00	31.00
8	—	994	34.00–55.00	47.62
1	—	880	32.00	32.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,177	54.00–70.00	62.35

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle