Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers 5 to 10 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.15/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$116.15

31 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$10.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.26

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	484	117.80	571	26
Medium and Large 2	357	107.55	384	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.25/cwt here — about $187 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

116.15

—

MS average13 barns · 1,209 hd

124.41

−8.26

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	1,614	78.29	1,264	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	57.81	728	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	44.70	458	13

Every lot, as filed

37 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 2Fleshy	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	116.02/cwt	112.00–118.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	138.98/cwt	132.00–144.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	137.72/cwt	135.00–141.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	113.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	117.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	115.65/cwt	112.00–120.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	101.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.26/cwt	124.00–137.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.42/cwt	142.00–147.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	123.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	120.52/cwt	119.00–122.00	458	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	852.30/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,247	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	855	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,361	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,208	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,678	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	762	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	83.20/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,442	5
Bulls	—	—	1,275	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	969	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	49.08/cwt	38.00–57.00	522	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	57.81/cwt	52.00–63.00	728	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	30.08/cwt	25.00–35.00	270	3

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 148Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 24Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 4

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers 5 to 10 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
2	—	473	124.00–137.00	130.26
3	—	370	142.00–147.00	145.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
3	—	577	112.00–118.00	116.02
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	132.00–144.00	138.98
4	—	471	135.00–141.00	137.72
1	—	445	144.00	144.00
1	—	535	146.00	146.00
1	—	635	118.00	118.00
2	—	690	131.50	131.50
1	—	395	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	118.00	118.00
3	—	320	100.00–105.00	101.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
2	—	633	110.00–118.00	113.92
1	—	785	95.00	95.00
4	—	470	115.00–121.00	117.98
7	—	524	112.00–120.00	115.65
2	—	310	120.00–122.00	120.98
7	—	434	120.00–130.00	123.66
2	—	380	119.00–122.00	120.52

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,085	800.00–900.00	852.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	510.00	510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	890.00	890.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	56.00	56.00
5	—	1,733	80.00–85.00	83.20
1	—	1,275	76.00	76.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,064	38.00–57.00	49.08
3	—	898	25.00–35.00	30.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,260	52.00–63.00	57.81

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