Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 6 to 12 higher feeder steers\heifers steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.57/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$150.57

14 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$0.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

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	415	150.61	625	13thin
Large 1-2	195	150.00	293	1thin

One grade step is worth $0.61/cwt here — about $332 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 sale14 hd

150.57

—

MS average6 barns · 309 hd

152.25

−1.68

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,086	71.01	771	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	997	49.69	495	9thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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 2	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	733.59/cwt	700.00–770.00	7,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	161.66/cwt	160.00–164.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	136.47/cwt	135.00–138.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	150.12/cwt	137.00–164.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,926	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	732.34/cwt	700.00–760.00	7,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	293	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	172	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	360	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	55.32/cwt	47.00–60.00	570	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	71.01/cwt	66.00–74.00	771	8

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 0Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 3

compared to last week slaugther cows 6 to 12 higher feeder steers\heifers steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
1	—	805	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
3	—	422	137.00–164.00	150.12
1	—	565	133.00	133.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
1	—	555	123.00	123.00
3	—	335	160.00–164.00	161.66
2	—	263	150.00	150.00
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
5	—	385	163.00	163.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
1	—	505	111.00	111.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	125.00	125.00
2	—	323	135.00–138.00	136.47
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	410	131.00	131.00

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)	2	—	1,053	700.00–770.00	733.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	855	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,058	700.00–760.00	732.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	20.00	20.00
1	—	900	40.00	40.00
7	—	1,030	47.00–60.00	55.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,086	66.00–74.00	71.01

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