Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 7 lower feeder steers\ heifers 2 to8 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.95/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$129.95

35 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$12.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

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	437	134.01	586	24
Medium and Large 2	484	121.07	586	11thin

One grade step is worth $12.94/cwt here — about $0 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 sale35 hd

129.95

—

MS average13 barns · 1,302 hd

132.26

−2.31

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	1,627	90.62	1,474	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	66.17	830	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	50.16	479	10

Every lot, as filed

46 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	162.41/cwt	158.00–168.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	177.46/cwt	173.00–181.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	170.45/cwt	163.00–175.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	149.91/cwt	145.00–155.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	139.90/cwt	136.00–146.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	175.83/cwt	171.00–181.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	163.91/cwt	161.00–167.00	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	134.75/cwt	130.00–141.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	168.13/cwt	162.00–174.00	797	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	123.69/cwt	121.00–125.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	91.52/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,560	4
Bulls	—	—	1,315	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,144	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	663	41.55/cwt	40.00–43.00	275	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	52.31/cwt	42.00–62.50	538	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	66.17/cwt	59.00–74.00	830	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	87.51/cwt	81.00–95.00	908	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	3,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	139.57/cwt	137.00–142.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	136.91/cwt	135.00–139.00	315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	134.35/cwt	132.00–136.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	174.33/cwt	169.00–178.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.78/cwt	128.00–140.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.36/cwt	115.00–128.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	177.29/cwt	175.00–181.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	131.76/cwt	128.00–138.00	697	8

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 207Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 20Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 18

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 7 lower feeder steers\ heifers 2 to8 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	172.00	172.00
5	—	417	158.00–168.00	162.41
2	—	630	132.00–133.00	132.50
2	—	668	129.00	129.00
4	—	311	173.00–181.00	177.46
1	—	560	137.00	137.00
3	—	508	132.00–136.00	134.35
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
3	—	373	169.00–178.00	174.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	137.00–142.00	139.57
1	—	310	162.00	162.00
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	163.00–175.00	170.45
1	—	230	169.00	169.00
1	—	680	137.00	137.00
3	—	630	136.00–146.00	139.90
2	—	363	171.00–181.00	175.83
2	—	258	161.00–167.00	163.91
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
2	—	533	150.00–152.00	151.00
9	—	474	162.00–174.00	168.13
3	—	310	175.00–181.00	177.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	138.00	138.00
1	—	515	138.00	138.00
2	—	433	145.00–155.00	149.91
1	—	215	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	121.00	121.00
3	—	442	121.00–125.00	123.69
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
2	—	465	115.00–128.00	121.36
3	—	538	120.00–122.00	120.67
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	130.00–141.00	134.75
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
2	—	230	135.00–139.00	136.91
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
6	—	420	128.00–140.00	135.78
8	—	529	128.00–138.00	131.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,705	86.00–95.00	91.52
1	—	1,315	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	40.00–43.00	41.55
8	—	1,029	42.00–62.50	52.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,255	59.00–74.00	66.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	81.00–95.00	87.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	570	610.00	610.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle