Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 8.00-18.00 higher. Slaugther cows and bulls 3.00-7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.70/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$143.70

31 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$12.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

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	465	145.71	678	26
Medium and Large 2	445	133.28	593	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.43/cwt here — about $84 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 sale31 hd

143.70

—

MS average13 barns · 1,098 hd

143.46

+0.25

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	1,196	75.34	901	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	52.86	725	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	44.59	461	6thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	147.93/cwt	142.00–154.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	129.49/cwt	122.00–135.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	133.47/cwt	127.00–138.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	155.16/cwt	150.00–158.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	131.11/cwt	128.50–136.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	140.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.89/cwt	127.00–135.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	150.45/cwt	144.00–154.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	130.05/cwt	128.00–132.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	128.93/cwt	125.00–137.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.75/cwt	115.00–124.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	139.42/cwt	134.00–144.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	114.18/cwt	112.00–116.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	130.98/cwt	128.00–134.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	155.00/cwt	154.00–156.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	111.15/cwt	105.00–117.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	480	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,878	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	927.87/cwt	875.00–975.00	12,944	2
Bulls	—	—	1,196	75.34/cwt	67.00–80.00	901	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	52.86/cwt	48.00–58.00	725	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	44.59/cwt	38.00–48.00	461	6

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 Oct 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 274Year ago 372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 75Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 8.00-18.00 higher. Slaugther cows and bulls 3.00-7.00 lower.

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,395	875.00–975.00	927.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	142.00–154.00	147.93
3	—	517	122.00–135.00	129.49
5	—	473	154.00	154.00
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
1	—	595	118.00	118.00
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	128.00	128.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
2	—	513	105.00–117.00	111.15
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
2	—	353	135.00–137.00	135.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	164.00	164.00
3	—	418	150.00–158.00	155.16
3	—	572	128.50–136.00	131.11
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
2	—	278	135.00–145.00	140.05
7	—	469	144.00–154.00	150.45
2	—	615	128.00–132.00	130.05
3	—	517	134.00–144.00	139.42
3	—	385	154.00–156.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	127.00–138.00	133.47
1	—	465	141.00	141.00
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	129.00	129.00
1	—	815	114.00	114.00
2	—	525	127.00–135.00	130.89
4	—	563	125.00–137.00	128.93
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
1	—	195	140.00	140.00
5	—	628	112.00–116.00	114.18
4	—	419	128.00–134.00	130.98
1	—	355	138.00	138.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	115.00–124.00	120.75
2	—	435	110.00–111.00	110.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,196	67.00–80.00	75.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,372	48.00–58.00	52.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	38.00–48.00	44.59

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle