Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steer\heifers steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.45/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$146.45

45 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$18.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.76

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	507	154.35	783	23
Medium and Large 1	793	140.00	1,110	12thin
Medium and Large 2	463	136.00	630	10thin

One grade step is worth $18.35/cwt here — about $153 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 sale45 hd

146.45

—

MS average13 barns · 1,222 hd

148.20

−1.76

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	2,090	89.00	1,860	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	69.68	902	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	906	55.05	499	7thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	2,090	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	69.68/cwt	66.00–73.00	902	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	56.73/cwt	49.00–62.00	523	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,110	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	153.80/cwt	150.00–163.00	792	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	138.69/cwt	131.00–146.00	506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	165.71/cwt	160.00–174.00	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	130.22/cwt	128.00–135.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	141.57/cwt	137.00–146.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	147.39/cwt	142.00–153.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	884.85/cwt	830.00–925.00	8,468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	135.49/cwt	131.00–141.00	580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	171.99/cwt	171.00–173.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	159.20/cwt	150.00–166.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	146.66/cwt	143.00–150.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	142.53/cwt	142.00–143.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	143.50/cwt	141.00–145.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	123.69/cwt	122.00–125.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	123.27/cwt	117.00–127.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	170.48/cwt	168.00–173.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	119.31/cwt	114.00–125.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	132.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	949	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	808.45/cwt	700.00–875.00	9,079	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	10,440	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 Aug 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 352Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 23Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 7

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steer\heifers steady

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	66.00–73.00	69.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	922	49.00–62.00	56.73
1	—	810	45.00	45.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	793	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	150.00–163.00	153.80
7	—	435	160.00–174.00	165.71
1	—	665	133.00	133.00
2	—	610	137.00–146.00	141.57
2	—	485	142.00–153.00	147.39
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
3	—	577	143.00–150.00	146.66
1	—	915	123.00	123.00
2	—	383	168.00–173.00	170.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	142.00	142.00
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
4	—	526	141.00–145.00	143.50
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
1	—	325	124.00	124.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	174.00	174.00
1	—	455	151.00	151.00
3	—	328	171.00–173.00	171.99
4	—	420	150.00–166.00	159.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
2	—	513	134.00–136.00	134.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	131.00–146.00	138.69
4	—	521	128.00–135.00	130.22
8	—	428	131.00–141.00	135.49
2	—	323	142.00–143.00	142.53
3	—	667	122.00–125.00	123.69
3	—	723	117.00–127.00	123.27
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
3	—	452	130.00–135.00	132.33
2	—	775	122.00–123.00	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
2	—	425	114.00–125.00	119.31

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	957	830.00–925.00	884.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,123	700.00–875.00	808.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	870.00	870.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle