Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.32/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$136.32

55 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$11.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.99

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	597	137.99	823	47
Medium and Large 2	510	126.52	645	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.48/cwt here — about $179 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 sale55 hd

136.32

—

MS average13 barns · 1,293 hd

145.31

−8.99

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	1,585	73.85	1,171	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	56.63	720	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	45.36	478	8thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	125.56/cwt	118.00–129.50	836	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	139.75/cwt	133.50–143.00	788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	140.98/cwt	140.00–143.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	131.42/cwt	122.00–136.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	145.37/cwt	140.00–151.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	130.86/cwt	129.50–135.00	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	141.38/cwt	139.00–145.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	161.04/cwt	153.00–166.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	123.78/cwt	120.00–125.50	884	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	170.51/cwt	169.00–172.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	106.75/cwt	100.00–115.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.39/cwt	134.00–142.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	115.04/cwt	110.00–119.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	163.54/cwt	162.00–165.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	162.19/cwt	148.00–171.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,948	79.63/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,551	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,200	2
Bulls	—	—	915	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	512	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	56.63/cwt	52.00–64.00	720	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	48.84/cwt	43.00–54.00	550	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	34.90/cwt	30.00–39.00	293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	670	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 158Year ago 24

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 27Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 26Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	666	118.00–129.50	125.56
6	—	564	133.50–143.00	139.75
3	—	782	120.50	120.50
5	—	520	140.00–151.00	145.37
7	—	613	129.50–135.00	130.86
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
6	—	481	153.00–166.00	161.04
7	—	714	120.00–125.50	123.78
2	—	413	169.00–172.00	170.51
1	—	385	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	158.00	158.00
1	—	535	114.00	114.00
3	—	577	110.00–119.00	115.04
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	156.00	156.00
1	—	665	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	140.00–143.00	140.98
3	—	428	122.00–136.00	131.42
2	—	533	135.00–137.00	136.01
3	—	332	139.00–145.00	141.38
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
5	—	470	134.00–142.00	137.39
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
2	—	285	140.00–141.00	140.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	555	103.00	103.00
2	—	488	128.00–129.00	128.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
1	—	500	142.00	142.00
2	—	318	162.00–165.00	163.54
3	—	420	148.00–171.00	162.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
3	—	575	100.00–115.00	106.75

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	—	975	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,948	78.00–81.00	79.63
2	—	1,558	77.00	77.00
1	—	915	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,271	52.00–64.00	56.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,126	43.00–54.00	48.84
2	—	840	30.00–39.00	34.90

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