Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 5 to8 higher feeder steers 3 to 5 lower feeder heifers 3 to 6 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.18/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$156.18

24 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$7.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.66

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	469	157.47	739	20
Medium and Large 2	460	149.74	689	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.73/cwt here — about $50 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 sale24 hd

156.18

—

MS average13 barns · 1,303 hd

155.52

+0.66

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	1,613	89.88	1,450	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	66.15	740	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	53.53	520	13

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	144.96/cwt	142.00–148.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	166.48/cwt	166.00–167.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	166.03/cwt	165.00–167.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	490	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	161.98/cwt	158.00–166.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	139.93/cwt	134.00–144.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	117.50/cwt	110.00–125.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	147.75/cwt	140.00–155.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	167.48/cwt	160.00–171.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	144.46/cwt	143.00–146.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	164.93/cwt	160.00–168.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	166.24/cwt	162.00–174.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	142.18/cwt	137.00–146.50	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	173.51/cwt	173.00–174.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	134.35/cwt	129.00–137.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	140.18/cwt	136.00–144.00	664	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	53.53/cwt	38.00–63.00	520	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	66.15/cwt	49.00–74.00	740	15
Bulls	—	—	1,435	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,220	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	91.10/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,510	4

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 Apr 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 134Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 7Year ago 0

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 5 to8 higher feeder steers 3 to 5 lower feeder heifers 3 to 6 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	158.00	158.00
2	—	383	140.00–155.00	147.75
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
1	—	425	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	124.00–125.00	124.51
2	—	380	165.00–167.00	166.03
3	—	522	134.00–144.00	139.93
4	—	431	160.00–168.00	164.93
2	—	335	173.00–174.00	173.51
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
1	—	550	142.00	142.00
1	—	480	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	142.00–148.00	144.96
2	—	380	143.00–146.00	144.46
1	—	555	134.00	134.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
5	—	526	129.00–137.00	134.35
5	—	474	136.00–144.00	140.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	110.00–125.00	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	166.00–167.00	166.48
1	—	545	165.00	165.00
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
4	—	381	160.00–171.00	167.48
1	—	470	162.00	162.00
1	—	715	129.00	129.00
3	—	417	162.00–174.00	166.24
1	—	595	144.00	144.00
4	—	610	137.00–146.50	142.18
1	—	285	177.00	177.00
1	—	240	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	158.00–166.00	161.98
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
1	—	230	150.00	150.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	972	38.00–63.00	53.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,119	49.00–74.00	66.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,658	85.00–95.00	91.10

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