Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to5 lower feeder steers\heifers 3 to 10 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.82/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$132.82

43 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$11.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.29

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	418	136.05	568	31
Medium and Large 2	388	124.48	483	12thin

One grade step is worth $11.57/cwt here — about $85 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 sale43 hd

132.82

—

MS average13 barns · 1,284 hd

131.53

+1.29

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	1,707	82.76	1,412	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	61.77	729	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	52.75	576	26

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	320	159.89/cwt	155.00–167.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.14/cwt	142.00–156.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.21/cwt	127.00–137.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	138.83/cwt	131.00–145.00	525	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	130.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	157.29/cwt	155.00–159.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	151.03/cwt	148.00–152.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	140.48/cwt	136.00–147.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	154.01/cwt	145.00–159.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	282	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	1,080.53/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	13,064	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,046.61/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	10,414	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	858	722.10/cwt	640.00–800.00	6,196	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	915.96/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	8,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	117.85/cwt	110.00–125.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	2
Bulls	—	—	1,764	89.42/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,577	4
Bulls	—	—	1,700	79.00/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,343	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	73.19/cwt	66.00–80.00	1,170	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	61.77/cwt	55.00–67.00	729	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	53.70/cwt	32.00–63.00	594	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	41.38/cwt	26.00–53.00	380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	152.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	128.96/cwt	128.00–130.00	616	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	144.23/cwt	140.00–148.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	133.52/cwt	126.00–137.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	136.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	586	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	125.29/cwt	121.00–130.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	130.09/cwt	125.00–135.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	148.95/cwt	148.00–150.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	131.66/cwt	126.00–138.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	132.06/cwt	125.00–139.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	607	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 Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 115Year ago 61

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 36Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 8Year ago 0

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to5 lower feeder steers\heifers 3 to 10 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	155.00–167.00	159.89
3	—	527	142.00–156.00	148.14
3	—	618	130.00–137.00	133.65
4	—	363	155.00–159.00	157.29
4	—	419	148.00–152.00	151.03
4	—	705	134.50	134.50
1	—	770	122.00	122.00
4	—	475	140.00–148.00	144.23
1	—	275	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
2	—	323	148.00–150.00	148.95
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
2	—	283	125.00–139.00	132.06
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
1	—	440	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	151.00	151.00
3	—	520	127.00–137.00	130.21
3	—	573	125.00–135.00	130.68
6	—	422	145.00–159.00	154.01
2	—	278	150.00–155.00	152.61
2	—	318	160.00	160.00
2	—	478	128.00–130.00	128.96
1	—	610	124.00	124.00
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	131.00–145.00	138.83
4	—	326	136.00–147.00	140.48
1	—	185	152.50	152.50
1	—	640	113.00	113.00
1	—	280	141.00	141.00
4	—	469	126.00–137.00	133.52
8	—	430	130.00–140.00	136.17
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
3	—	512	126.00–138.00	131.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	110.00–125.00	117.85
2	—	510	122.00	122.00
3	—	340	121.00–130.00	125.29
2	—	265	125.00–135.00	130.09
2	—	428	122.00–124.00	122.98
1	—	475	132.00	132.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,209	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,080.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,395	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	995	950.00–1,150.00	1,046.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	858	640.00–800.00	722.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	800.00–1,000.00	915.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,764	87.00–92.00	89.42
2	—	1,700	75.00–83.00	79.00
2	—	1,598	66.00–80.00	73.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,180	55.00–67.00	61.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,106	32.00–63.00	53.70
2	—	918	26.00–53.00	41.38

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle