Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 2 to 6 lower feeder steers\heifers not enough to make a market

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.80/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$122.80

19 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$14.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.66

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	496	128.85	639	11thin
Medium and Large 2	484	114.49	554	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.36/cwt here — about $85 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 sale19 hd

122.80

—

MS average10 barns · 607 hd

130.46

−7.66

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	1,480	84.00	1,243	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,385	66.16	916	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	52.41	562	4thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	585	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	128.52/cwt	120.00–139.00	673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	127.83/cwt	120.00–132.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	147.13/cwt	145.00–157.00	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	110.97/cwt	105.00–117.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	126.29/cwt	118.00–131.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	164.51/cwt	164.00–165.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	873.21/cwt	825.00–925.00	9,736	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,016	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,756	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	926.77/cwt	875.00–975.00	11,131	4
Bulls	—	—	1,480	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,243	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	57.21/cwt	54.00–59.00	656	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	321	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	66.16/cwt	61.00–71.00	916	2

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 232Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 27Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 5Year ago 9

compared to last week slaugther cows 2 to 6 lower feeder steers\heifers not enough to make a market

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	133.50	133.50
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
8	—	524	120.00–139.00	128.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	147.00	147.00
1	—	305	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	120.00–132.00	127.83
1	—	435	128.00	128.00
3	—	478	118.00–131.00	126.29
3	—	528	125.00–130.00	128.33
1	—	315	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
2	—	458	105.00–117.00	110.97
2	—	428	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	385	128.00	128.00
1	—	525	111.00	111.00
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	145.00–157.00	147.13
1	—	620	139.00	139.00
2	—	380	164.00–165.00	164.51
2	—	480	160.00–165.00	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
1	—	425	115.00	115.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,115	825.00–925.00	873.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,201	875.00–975.00	926.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	54.00–59.00	57.21
1	—	845	38.00	38.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	61.00–71.00	66.16

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle