Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.97/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$145.97

73 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$5.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.01

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	555	147.20	817	43
Medium and Large 1	594	146.56	871	16thin
Medium and Large 2	456	141.52	645	14thin

One grade step is worth $5.68/cwt here — about $171 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 sale73 hd

145.97

—

MS average13 barns · 1,298 hd

150.98

−5.01

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	1,780	88.54	1,576	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	66.73	771	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	50.59	465	10

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	139.14/cwt	126.00–150.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	158.93/cwt	153.00–168.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	115.71/cwt	112.00–120.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	143.69/cwt	141.00–148.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	133.43/cwt	127.00–138.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	124.33/cwt	117.00–136.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	135.29/cwt	128.00–139.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	143.85/cwt	138.00–150.00	839	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	143.27/cwt	138.00–146.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	130.63/cwt	125.00–136.00	756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	132.86/cwt	130.00–137.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	52.60/cwt	44.00–64.00	494	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	42.56/cwt	40.00–45.00	355	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	66.73/cwt	62.00–73.00	771	7
Bulls	—	—	1,780	88.54/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	118.50/cwt	110.00–127.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	143.77/cwt	138.00–150.00	381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	123.68/cwt	118.00–130.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	97.47/cwt	90.00–105.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	155.04/cwt	150.00–165.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	118.42/cwt	115.00–122.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	135.38/cwt	130.00–145.00	839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	139.26/cwt	125.00–145.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	132.94/cwt	127.50–143.00	885	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	164.87/cwt	160.00–167.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	138.95/cwt	138.00–140.00	379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	155.82/cwt	148.00–160.00	818	5

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 161Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 9Year ago 86

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	173.00	173.00
3	—	487	153.00–168.00	158.93
1	—	365	177.00	177.00
1	—	855	124.50	124.50
11	—	583	138.00–150.00	143.85
1	—	240	152.00	152.00
6	—	620	130.00–145.00	135.38
8	—	666	127.50–143.00	132.94
6	—	421	160.00–167.00	164.87
5	—	525	148.00–160.00	155.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	126.00–150.00	139.14
2	—	265	138.00–150.00	143.77
1	—	335	164.00	164.00
4	—	505	125.00–145.00	139.26
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
1	—	430	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	657	139.00	139.00
3	—	642	139.00	139.00
11	—	570	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
3	—	620	117.00–136.00	124.33
1	—	550	134.00	134.00
2	—	435	110.00–127.00	118.50
1	—	515	136.00	136.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	670	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	148.00	148.00
4	—	426	150.00–165.00	155.04
2	—	670	115.00–122.00	118.42
2	—	568	135.00–137.00	135.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	112.00–120.00	115.71
1	—	540	119.00	119.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
2	—	653	90.00–105.00	97.47
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
2	—	555	129.00–130.00	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	141.00–148.00	143.69
10	—	518	127.00–138.00	133.43
4	—	415	128.00–139.00	135.29
3	—	372	138.00–146.00	143.27
9	—	579	125.00–136.00	130.63
5	—	470	130.00–137.00	132.86
4	—	618	118.00–130.00	123.68
2	—	273	138.00–140.00	138.95
1	—	700	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	940	44.00–64.00	52.60
2	—	835	40.00–45.00	42.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,156	62.00–73.00	66.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,780	87.00–91.00	88.54

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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