Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady to 4 higher feeder steers\heifer 4 to 8 higher

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.01/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$137.01

40 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$17.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.03

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	410	141.77	581	29
Medium and Large 2	465	124.48	579	11thin

One grade step is worth $17.29/cwt here — about $2 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 sale40 hd

137.01

—

MS average13 barns · 663 hd

120.98

+16.03

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	1,612	78.35	1,263	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	57.76	731	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	56.00	927	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	39.00	403	14

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	368	148.75/cwt	143.00–153.00	547	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.35/cwt	122.00–129.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	117.22/cwt	110.00–124.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	151.74/cwt	145.00–160.00	496	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	146.82/cwt	135.00–159.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	122.94/cwt	116.00–131.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.97/cwt	112.00–130.00	593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	131.91/cwt	124.00–140.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	148.22/cwt	145.00–155.00	492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	110.67/cwt	102.00–118.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	132.27/cwt	125.00–138.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	149.45/cwt	142.00–153.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	127.94/cwt	125.00–133.00	343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	120.72/cwt	110.00–130.00	509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	142.75/cwt	130.00–157.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	112.35/cwt	105.00–120.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	146.94/cwt	144.00–150.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.89/cwt	117.00–125.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	127.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	123.66/cwt	110.00–130.00	454	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,711	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,738	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	79.57/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,228	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	927	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	46.43/cwt	42.00–54.00	513	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	31.57/cwt	25.00–40.00	303	7
Bulls	—	—	1,715	76.51/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,312	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	57.76/cwt	45.00–64.00	731	32

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 Nov 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 232Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 22Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 6

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady to 4 higher feeder steers\heifer 4 to 8 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	368	143.00–153.00	148.75
3	—	530	122.00–129.00	125.35
6	—	327	145.00–160.00	151.74
4	—	419	130.00–157.00	142.75
1	—	295	152.00	152.00
2	—	578	126.00	126.00
4	—	475	125.00–130.00	127.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	110.00–124.00	117.22
1	—	635	119.00	119.00
2	—	335	135.00–159.00	146.82
2	—	380	117.00–125.00	120.89
2	—	465	120.00–126.00	122.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	110.00–115.00	112.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	124.00–140.00	131.91
3	—	332	145.00–155.00	148.22
1	—	675	139.00	139.00
3	—	625	125.00–138.00	132.27
2	—	378	154.00–155.00	154.50
3	—	470	142.00–153.00	149.45
2	—	430	148.00	148.00
2	—	535	144.00–150.00	146.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	130.00–135.00	132.62
4	—	513	116.00–131.00	122.94
7	—	478	112.00–130.00	123.97
3	—	563	102.00–118.00	110.67
3	—	268	125.00–133.00	127.94
7	—	422	110.00–130.00	120.72
8	—	367	110.00–130.00	123.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
1	—	495	109.00	109.00
2	—	378	105.00–120.00	112.35

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	75.00–85.00	79.57
2	—	1,715	74.00–79.00	76.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	56.00	56.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,104	42.00–54.00	46.43
7	—	961	25.00–40.00	31.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,265	45.00–64.00	57.76

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

Bulls · 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