Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to11 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.34/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$121.34

32 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$9.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.14

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	486	123.67	601	24
Medium and Large 2	523	114.37	598	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.29/cwt here — about $3 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 sale32 hd

121.34

—

MS average13 barns · 1,275 hd

123.48

−2.14

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	1,625	89.86	1,460	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	67.82	883	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	59.00	894	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	53.66	566	8thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,838	94.72/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,741	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,290	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,113	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	338	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	56.75/cwt	53.00–64.00	598	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	67.82/cwt	58.00–77.00	883	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	123.32/cwt	115.00–128.00	639	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	146.79/cwt	146.00–147.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	135.62/cwt	132.00–143.00	716	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.20/cwt	114.00–131.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	124.18/cwt	120.00–128.00	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	126.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	123.38/cwt	120.00–128.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	155.47/cwt	152.00–159.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	150.04/cwt	148.00–152.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	633	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	894	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	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 May 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 294Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 65Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 34Year ago 6

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to11 lower

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	93.00–96.00	94.72
1	—	1,500	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,325	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	32.00	32.00
7	—	1,054	53.00–64.00	56.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,302	58.00–77.00	67.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	59.00	59.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	142.00–144.00	143.01
1	—	555	137.00	137.00
5	—	423	146.00–147.00	146.79
8	—	528	132.00–143.00	135.62
1	—	305	163.00	163.00
1	—	615	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	134.00	134.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	565	124.00–125.00	124.49
2	—	655	105.00	105.00
6	—	460	120.00–128.00	124.18
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
4	—	429	124.00–128.00	126.01
5	—	517	120.00–128.00	123.38
1	—	340	127.00	127.00
1	—	210	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	116.00	116.00
2	—	568	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	104.00	104.00
2	—	543	115.00–118.00	116.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	115.00–128.00	123.32
2	—	333	152.00–159.00	155.47
3	—	620	110.00–115.00	112.30
2	—	408	148.00–152.00	150.04
1	—	370	152.00	152.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	114.00–131.00	122.20
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	125.00	125.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	825.00	825.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle