Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 8 lower feeder steers\heifers 2 to 8 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.00/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$154.00

29 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$129

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

$5.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	430	159.01	684	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	529	153.62	813	27

One grade step is worth $5.39/cwt here — about −$129 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 sale29 hd

154.00

—

MS average13 barns · 1,222 hd

151.47

+2.52

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	1,442	93.60	1,350	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	62.00	698	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	48.60	442	17

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	53.66/cwt	40.00–62.00	521	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	32.17/cwt	24.00–40.00	230	4
Bulls	—	—	1,398	102.90/cwt	91.00–116.00	1,439	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,148	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	62.00/cwt	56.00–69.00	698	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	136.34/cwt	135.00–137.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	139.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.71/cwt	130.00–136.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	161.70/cwt	155.00–165.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	143.98/cwt	135.00–148.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	137.74/cwt	136.00–139.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	148.14/cwt	145.00–150.50	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	148.64/cwt	147.00–151.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	166.03/cwt	165.00–167.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	137.37/cwt	136.00–138.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	163.55/cwt	162.00–165.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	140.03/cwt	137.00–145.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.62/cwt	127.00–135.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	129.32/cwt	123.00–137.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.96/cwt	132.00–141.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	148.65/cwt	148.00–150.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	168.52/cwt	158.00–177.00	629	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	7,667	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 Jul 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 189Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 33Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 2Year ago 3

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 8 lower feeder steers\heifers 2 to 8 higher

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	970	40.00–62.00	53.66
4	—	715	24.00–40.00	32.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,126	56.00–69.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	91.00–116.00	102.90
1	—	1,530	75.00	75.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	135.00–137.00	136.34
1	—	600	137.00	137.00
3	—	475	136.00–138.00	137.37
2	—	373	162.00–165.00	163.55
3	—	438	137.00–145.00	140.03
5	—	525	132.00–141.00	136.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	122.00	122.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	135.00–145.00	139.90
1	—	320	159.00	159.00
3	—	565	130.00–136.00	132.71
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
4	—	471	136.00–139.00	137.74
3	—	525	127.00–135.00	130.62
3	—	612	123.00–137.00	129.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
2	—	565	125.00	125.00
1	—	375	112.00	112.00
1	—	460	122.00	122.00
1	—	635	122.00	122.00
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	155.00–165.00	161.70
5	—	676	135.00–148.00	143.98
1	—	820	125.00	125.00
4	—	621	145.00–150.50	148.14
3	—	558	147.00–151.00	148.64
3	—	428	165.00–167.00	166.03
3	—	513	148.00–150.00	148.65
2	—	313	160.00–170.00	164.88
3	—	373	158.00–177.00	168.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	158.00–160.00	159.01

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	820.00	820.00

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

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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