Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 6 to 10 lower feeder steers\ heifers 5 to 10 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.22/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$123.22

28 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$2.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.47

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	494	123.96	612	21
Medium and Large 2	450	121.00	545	7thin

One grade step is worth $2.96/cwt here — about $67 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 sale28 hd

123.22

—

MS average13 barns · 837 hd

123.69

−0.47

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	63.21	754	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	47.68	553	8thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	63.21/cwt	56.00–74.00	754	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	47.68/cwt	33.00–58.00	553	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	156.93/cwt	147.00–167.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	142.36/cwt	138.00–147.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	174.06/cwt	167.00–179.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	164.08/cwt	158.00–170.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	133.46/cwt	128.00–139.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	130.68/cwt	125.00–138.00	495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	147.85/cwt	136.00–158.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	120.59/cwt	115.00–127.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	133.90/cwt	128.00–139.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	126.30/cwt	120.00–132.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	104.96/cwt	95.00–115.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	151.40/cwt	148.00–155.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	123.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	118.48/cwt	114.00–123.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	124.20/cwt	118.00–132.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,568	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	984.52/cwt	860.00–1,100.00	13,714	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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 66Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 17Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 0

compared to last week slaugther cows 6 to 10 lower feeder steers\ heifers 5 to 10 higher

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,193	56.00–74.00	63.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,159	33.00–58.00	47.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	185.00	185.00
1	—	625	114.00	114.00
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
2	—	383	147.00–167.00	156.93
2	—	480	138.00–147.00	142.36
2	—	715	117.00–118.00	117.50
3	—	425	136.00–158.00	147.85
3	—	527	128.00–139.00	133.90
3	—	563	118.00–132.00	124.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	535	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	141.00	141.00
1	—	790	103.00	103.00
4	—	379	125.00–138.00	130.68
2	—	435	126.00–127.00	126.49
3	—	510	115.00–127.00	120.59
2	—	658	112.00–115.00	113.48
6	—	466	120.00–132.00	126.30
2	—	603	114.00–123.00	118.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	95.00–115.00	104.96
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
2	—	418	122.00–125.00	123.53
1	—	490	118.00	118.00
1	—	345	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	162.50	162.50
2	—	660	130.00–132.00	130.98
1	—	275	176.00	176.00
3	—	363	167.00–179.00	174.06
4	—	415	158.00–170.00	164.08
1	—	550	143.00	143.00
1	—	840	115.00	115.00
2	—	625	128.00–139.00	133.46
1	—	535	143.00	143.00
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
1	—	705	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	148.00–155.00	151.40
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
1	—	465	123.00	123.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,393	860.00–1,100.00	984.52

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

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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

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