Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 2 to 3 lower feeder steers\heifers 4 to 10 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.51/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$130.51

50 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$3.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.30

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	473	131.86	623	33
Medium and Large 2	478	127.88	612	17thin

One grade step is worth $3.98/cwt here — about $12 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 sale50 hd

130.51

—

MS average10 barns · 902 hd

130.81

−0.30

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	1,678	89.50	1,502	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	64.50	780	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,047	51.18	536	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,225	48.00	588	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	131.32/cwt	127.00–136.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	139.43/cwt	134.00–143.00	517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	121.33/cwt	118.00–126.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	154.43/cwt	150.00–159.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	145.26/cwt	142.00–149.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	160.74/cwt	154.00–165.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	168.40/cwt	166.00–171.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	141.01/cwt	136.00–144.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	150.03/cwt	148.00–158.00	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	126.89/cwt	123.00–131.50	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	154.09/cwt	150.00–158.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.69/cwt	115.00–136.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	168.24/cwt	160.00–174.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	150.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	623	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	588	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	64.50/cwt	62.00–73.00	780	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	333	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	46.62/cwt	40.00–51.00	483	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	55.65/cwt	50.00–60.00	602	6
Bulls	—	—	1,678	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,502	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	132.04/cwt	125.00–139.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	141.97/cwt	140.00–144.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	126.04/cwt	120.00–132.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	131.30/cwt	128.00–132.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	131.04/cwt	127.00–134.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	140.33/cwt	138.00–143.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.01/cwt	118.00–122.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.90/cwt	122.00–136.50	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	171.43/cwt	169.00–174.00	634	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 Sep 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 89Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 8Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 13Year ago 3

compared to last week slaugther cows 2 to 3 lower feeder steers\heifers 4 to 10 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
4	—	566	142.00–149.00	145.26
2	—	273	160.00	160.00
6	—	478	154.00–165.00	160.74
5	—	422	166.00–171.00	168.40
4	—	613	136.00–144.00	141.01
1	—	830	125.00	125.00
7	—	525	148.00–158.00	150.03
4	—	728	123.00–131.50	126.89
2	—	318	150.00–158.00	154.09
2	—	370	169.00–174.00	171.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	137.00	137.00
1	—	510	146.00	146.00
2	—	468	150.00–159.00	154.43
1	—	390	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	127.00–136.00	131.32
6	—	371	134.00–143.00	139.43
1	—	800	101.00	101.00
2	—	585	122.00	122.00
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
1	—	220	147.50	147.50
3	—	333	138.00–143.00	140.33
2	—	628	118.00–122.00	120.01
2	—	435	135.00–137.00	136.01
1	—	670	118.00	118.00
7	—	470	122.00–136.50	130.90
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	118.00–126.00	121.33
1	—	500	116.00	116.00
2	—	388	120.00–132.00	126.04
1	—	420	133.00	133.00
6	—	560	128.00–132.00	131.30
3	—	323	127.00–134.00	131.04
1	—	665	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	134.00	134.00
2	—	565	115.00–136.00	125.69
1	—	395	149.00	149.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
2	—	478	125.00–139.00	132.04
2	—	335	140.00–144.00	141.97
1	—	220	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	128.00	128.00
4	—	370	160.00–174.00	168.24
4	—	413	145.00–155.00	150.86
1	—	460	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,210	62.00–73.00	64.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	38.00	38.00
3	—	1,035	40.00–51.00	46.62
6	—	1,081	50.00–60.00	55.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	89.00–90.00	89.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	700.00	700.00

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