Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 2 to 4 lower feeder steers\heifers 3 to 6 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.17/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$125.17

116 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$227

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

$11.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.29

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	419	132.73	556	38
Medium and Large 2	428	123.13	527	10thin
Medium and Large 1	646	121.25	783	68

One grade step is worth $11.48/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 sale116 hd

125.17

—

MS average13 barns · 1,221 hd

129.46

−4.29

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	1,309	68.42	896	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	60.36	765	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	54.00	788	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	818	37.28	305	6thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	783	68
Bulls	—	—	1,277	74.23/cwt	72.00–75.00	948	3
Bulls	—	—	1,405	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	717	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,020	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	40.42/cwt	31.00–50.00	339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	168.14/cwt	161.00–176.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	129.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.40/cwt	135.00–144.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	141.55/cwt	136.00–147.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	131.79/cwt	127.00–136.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	134.37/cwt	129.00–140.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.20/cwt	115.00–140.00	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	123.33/cwt	121.00–126.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	138.96/cwt	134.00–146.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	130.07/cwt	127.00–137.00	613	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	144.60/cwt	140.00–147.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	125.83/cwt	120.00–128.50	844	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	147.86/cwt	144.00–153.00	769	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	134.11/cwt	128.00–137.00	574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	127.74/cwt	124.00–129.00	898	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	139.76/cwt	135.00–141.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	116.49/cwt	113.00–121.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	152.83/cwt	140.00–164.00	639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	160.72/cwt	150.00–172.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	154.82/cwt	148.00–158.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	171.09/cwt	169.00–177.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	139.40/cwt	135.00–145.00	456	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	167.59/cwt	161.00–174.00	595	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	788	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	60.36/cwt	47.00–67.00	765	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	287	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	194	1

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 215Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 30Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

compared to last week slaugther cows 2 to 4 lower feeder steers\heifers 3 to 6 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
3	—	328	161.00–176.00	168.14
3	—	475	135.00–144.00	140.40
2	—	530	136.00–147.00	141.55
5	—	418	140.00–164.00	152.83
4	—	356	150.00–172.00	160.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
1	—	555	142.00	142.00
1	—	395	153.00	153.00
4	—	425	115.00–140.00	128.20
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
1	—	460	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	646	121.25	121.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	125.00–135.00	129.95
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	116.00	116.00
3	—	368	127.00–136.00	131.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	121.00–126.00	123.33
3	—	378	134.00–146.00	138.96
2	—	288	140.00–142.00	141.03
10	—	471	127.00–137.00	130.07
6	—	428	128.00–137.00	134.11
1	—	215	149.00	149.00
4	—	528	113.00–121.00	116.49
9	—	327	135.00–145.00	139.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	165.00	165.00
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
2	—	310	160.00	160.00
1	—	385	132.00	132.00
2	—	430	129.00–140.00	134.37
1	—	605	129.00	129.00
1	—	505	141.00	141.00
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	140.00–147.00	144.60
18	—	671	120.00–128.50	125.83
6	—	520	144.00–153.00	147.86
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
12	—	703	124.00–129.00	127.74
5	—	620	135.00–141.00	139.76
3	—	767	120.50	120.50
1	—	430	165.00	165.00
4	—	480	148.00–158.00	154.82
5	—	327	169.00–177.00	171.09
2	—	355	161.00–174.00	167.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	72.00–75.00	74.23
1	—	1,405	51.00	51.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	839	31.00–50.00	40.42
1	—	775	37.00	37.00
1	—	775	25.00	25.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,268	47.00–67.00	60.36

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	—	860	700.00	700.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle