Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulla steady feeder steers 3 to 5 higher feeder heifers 3 to4 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.49/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$128.49

54 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$23.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.08

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	143.00	665	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	539	129.17	696	45
Medium and Large 2	459	119.99	550	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.01/cwt here — about $115 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 sale54 hd

128.49

—

MS average13 barns · 1,061 hd

122.41

+6.08

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	1,487	82.03	1,220	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	63.37	732	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	52.76	619	6thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,480	85.55/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,266	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	63.37/cwt	61.00–67.00	732	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	52.76/cwt	42.00–57.00	619	6
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	885	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	156.52/cwt	155.00–158.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	900	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	166.78/cwt	153.00–169.50	644	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	135.85/cwt	132.00–139.00	428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	134.00/cwt	124.00–144.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	119.65/cwt	117.00–121.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	134.80/cwt	129.00–139.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	143.86/cwt	138.00–147.00	527	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	945	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.65/cwt	145.00–158.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	134.53/cwt	129.00–140.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	138.82/cwt	130.00–148.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	123.26/cwt	121.00–127.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	117.70/cwt	109.00–127.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	153.26/cwt	146.00–157.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 236Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 72Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 49Year ago 2

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulla steady feeder steers 3 to 5 higher feeder heifers 3 to4 lower

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	85.00–86.00	85.55
1	—	1,500	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,155	61.00–67.00	63.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,174	42.00–57.00	52.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	770.00	770.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	733	122.75	122.75
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
2	—	518	112.00–113.00	112.50
6	—	315	132.00–139.00	135.85
2	—	460	124.00–144.00	134.00
2	—	750	125.00	125.00
3	—	638	117.00–121.00	119.65
5	—	420	129.00–139.00	134.80
8	—	366	138.00–147.00	143.86
3	—	588	119.00–121.00	119.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	118.00	118.00
2	—	320	128.00–130.00	128.98
1	—	380	129.00	129.00
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	155.00–158.00	156.52
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
2	—	373	130.00–148.00	138.82
4	—	519	121.00–127.00	123.26
5	—	577	109.00–127.00	117.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	82.00	82.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
16	—	386	153.00–169.50	166.78
1	—	925	94.00	94.00
1	—	230	137.50	137.50
3	—	475	145.00–158.00	150.65
3	—	422	146.00–157.00	153.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	117.00	117.00
1	—	455	144.00	144.00
2	—	438	129.00–140.00	134.53
1	—	215	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	169.00	169.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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