Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 2 to 4 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 6 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.74/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$136.74

64 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$16.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.59

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	495	139.91	693	52
Medium and Large 2	491	123.02	603	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.89/cwt here — about $89 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 sale64 hd

136.74

—

MS average12 barns · 1,447 hd

135.15

+1.59

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	65.04	740	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	909	45.73	416	6thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	65.04/cwt	60.00–69.00	740	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	51.48/cwt	42.00–61.00	491	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	685	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	871	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	145.81/cwt	141.00–154.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	155.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	158.43/cwt	150.00–168.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	134.68/cwt	132.00–137.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	144.80/cwt	138.00–149.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	163.87/cwt	155.00–171.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	180.93/cwt	180.00–182.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	136.04/cwt	128.00–141.50	711	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	149.02/cwt	148.00–150.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	129.96/cwt	128.00–132.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	136.50/cwt	128.00–145.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	144.50/cwt	143.00–146.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	157.78/cwt	150.00–165.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	150.51/cwt	148.00–153.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	124.76/cwt	115.00–132.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	136.04/cwt	130.00–139.50	767	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	111.53/cwt	105.00–118.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	137.40/cwt	125.00–150.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	129.63/cwt	125.00–134.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	125.50/cwt	124.00–127.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	156.67/cwt	150.00–159.00	523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	128.22/cwt	124.50–129.00	849	6

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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 225Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 50Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 8

compared to last week slaugther cows 2 to 4 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 6 higher

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	60.00–69.00	65.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	954	42.00–61.00	51.48
1	—	685	17.00	17.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	402	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
1	—	555	157.00	157.00
1	—	805	102.00	102.00
2	—	408	150.00–160.00	155.09
3	—	522	150.00–168.00	158.43
1	—	600	138.00	138.00
4	—	474	155.00–171.00	163.87
1	—	670	138.00	138.00
2	—	270	180.00–182.00	180.93
1	—	700	134.00	134.00
1	—	315	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	128.00–145.00	136.50
1	—	235	155.00	155.00
2	—	553	135.00–140.00	137.51
2	—	483	148.00–153.00	150.51
1	—	415	156.00	156.00
2	—	318	125.00–150.00	137.40
1	—	515	149.00	149.00
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
1	—	385	166.00	166.00
1	—	520	144.00	144.00
2	—	463	148.00–150.00	149.02
2	—	435	143.00–146.00	144.50
2	—	333	150.00–165.00	157.78
1	—	560	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	139.00	139.00
1	—	390	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	141.00–154.00	145.81
1	—	745	124.00	124.00
3	—	470	132.00–137.00	134.68
6	—	417	138.00–149.00	144.80
8	—	523	128.00–141.50	136.04
2	—	613	128.00–132.00	129.96
12	—	564	130.00–139.50	136.04
8	—	334	150.00–159.00	156.67
6	—	662	124.50–129.00	128.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	115.00–132.00	124.76
2	—	628	105.00–118.00	111.53
3	—	388	125.00–134.00	129.63
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
2	—	545	124.00–127.00	125.50
1	—	590	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	650.00	650.00

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