Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to 12 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.67/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$113.67

47 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$4.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.65

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	588	115.45	678	28
Medium and Large 2	632	111.05	702	19thin

One grade step is worth $4.39/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale47 hd

113.67

—

MS average13 barns · 1,099 hd

123.32

−9.65

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	1,656	83.14	1,377	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	57.71	703	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	982	40.96	402	31

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	882	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	948	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	119.22/cwt	114.00–125.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	142.49/cwt	135.00–148.00	768	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	111.33/cwt	110.00–116.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	159.64/cwt	158.00–161.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	123.81/cwt	120.00–127.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	128.95/cwt	126.00–132.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	152.83/cwt	142.00–159.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	139.94/cwt	138.00–142.00	441	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	21.59/cwt	15.00–27.50	191	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	33.79/cwt	20.00–42.00	304	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	47.96/cwt	40.00–57.00	494	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	57.71/cwt	54.00–64.00	703	19
Bulls	—	—	1,508	80.21/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,210	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	85.09/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,493	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	129.37/cwt	118.00–135.00	476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	118.19/cwt	102.00–128.00	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	121.53/cwt	118.00–125.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	115.00/cwt	108.00–122.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	114.62/cwt	110.00–118.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	125.33/cwt	124.00–126.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	135.97/cwt	130.00–141.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	129.32/cwt	121.00–134.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	122.78/cwt	118.00–129.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	117.26/cwt	113.00–124.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	109.56/cwt	107.00–112.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	112.00/cwt	109.00–115.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	119.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	513	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 166Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 28Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 5Year ago 0

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to 12 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	640	119.00	119.00
1	—	325	121.00	121.00
1	—	260	115.00	115.00
4	—	530	114.00–125.00	119.22
3	—	965	94.00	94.00
2	—	480	115.00	115.00
1	—	865	94.00	94.00
6	—	677	110.00–116.00	111.33
4	—	585	121.00–134.00	129.32
3	—	373	118.00–129.00	122.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
7	—	882	107.50	107.50
3	—	372	113.00–124.00	117.26
2	—	518	107.00–112.00	109.56
2	—	480	109.00–115.00	112.00
1	—	565	121.00	121.00
2	—	428	115.00–125.00	119.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	120.00–125.00	122.44
1	—	450	159.00	159.00
1	—	300	146.00	146.00
1	—	275	144.00	144.00
9	—	539	135.00–148.00	142.49
1	—	575	127.00	127.00
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
3	—	422	158.00–161.00	159.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	108.00	108.00
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
6	—	566	120.00–127.00	123.81
5	—	475	126.00–132.00	128.95
3	—	387	142.00–159.00	152.83
2	—	315	138.00–142.00	139.94
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
3	—	632	110.00–118.00	114.62
3	—	535	124.00–126.00	125.33
3	—	428	130.00–141.00	135.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	118.00–135.00	129.37
3	—	408	102.00–128.00	118.19
2	—	515	118.00–125.00	121.53
2	—	460	115.00–118.00	116.47
2	—	585	108.00–122.00	115.00
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
1	—	665	108.00	108.00
1	—	335	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
5	—	883	15.00–27.50	21.59
6	—	900	20.00–42.00	33.79
20	—	1,031	40.00–57.00	47.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,218	54.00–64.00	57.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	77.00–83.00	80.21
3	—	1,755	80.00–89.00	85.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	630.00	630.00

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