Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows \bulls steady to 4 higher feeder steers\ heifers steady to 6 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.24/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$131.24

36 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$11.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

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	134.85	564	25
Medium and Large 2	463	123.03	569	11thin

One grade step is worth $11.82/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale36 hd

131.24

—

MS average13 barns · 981 hd

129.32

+1.92

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	1,648	97.80	1,612	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	67.70	768	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	41.54	417	5thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,648	97.80/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,612	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	67.70/cwt	65.00–70.00	768	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	18.36/cwt	15.00–25.00	189	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	57.00/cwt	55.00–60.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	159.53/cwt	158.00–161.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	130.07/cwt	121.00–136.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	138.24/cwt	135.00–142.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	144.58/cwt	141.00–150.00	390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	822.22/cwt	760.00–875.00	8,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	137.75/cwt	133.00–141.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	140.78/cwt	140.00–143.00	463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	133.74/cwt	130.00–138.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.44/cwt	118.00–125.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	134.74/cwt	127.00–143.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	139.20/cwt	137.00–144.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	119.66/cwt	117.00–121.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.97/cwt	115.00–124.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	159.24/cwt	153.00–166.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	123.48/cwt	123.00–124.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	142.52/cwt	134.00–148.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	141.93/cwt	137.00–148.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	126.49/cwt	124.00–129.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	125.64/cwt	123.00–127.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	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 Jun 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 277Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 17

compared to last week slaugther cows \bulls steady to 4 higher feeder steers\ heifers steady to 6 higher

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	95.00–102.00	97.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	65.00–70.00	67.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	15.00–25.00	18.36
3	—	987	55.00–60.00	57.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	151.00	151.00
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
2	—	430	152.00	152.00
2	—	520	123.00–124.00	123.48
3	—	465	134.00–148.00	142.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
2	—	473	118.00–125.00	121.44
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
2	—	438	124.00–129.00	126.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	158.00–161.00	159.53
1	—	500	151.00	151.00
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
1	—	405	154.00	154.00
2	—	370	153.00–166.00	159.24
2	—	568	132.00–134.00	132.98
4	—	461	137.00–148.00	141.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	133.00–141.00	137.75
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
2	—	378	127.00–143.00	134.74
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	121.00–136.00	130.07
1	—	530	117.00	117.00
4	—	429	135.00–142.00	138.24
4	—	270	141.00–150.00	144.58
4	—	329	140.00–143.00	140.78
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
3	—	372	137.00–144.00	139.20
3	—	572	123.00–127.00	125.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	130.00–138.00	133.74
3	—	468	117.00–121.00	119.66
3	—	573	115.00–124.00	118.97
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	760.00–875.00	822.22

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

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