Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady to4 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 8 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.78/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$119.78

47 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$13.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.73

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	457	122.40	559	38
Medium and Large 2	428	108.73	465	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.68/cwt here — about $94 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

119.78

—

MS average13 barns · 1,185 hd

124.52

−4.73

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	1,789	78.22	1,400	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	56.46	715	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	37.33	371	21

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	101.51/cwt	95.00–105.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	132.48/cwt	118.00–139.00	494	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	124.25/cwt	100.00–137.00	526	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	110.16/cwt	102.00–118.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	150.37/cwt	144.00–156.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	157.03/cwt	152.00–162.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	154.90/cwt	152.00–158.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.64/cwt	109.00–120.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	131.73/cwt	123.00–136.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	155.68/cwt	155.00–156.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	129.37/cwt	114.00–143.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	117.42/cwt	112.00–123.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	122.99/cwt	110.00–155.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	152.51/cwt	144.00–160.00	480	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	364	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	46.47/cwt	33.00–55.00	489	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	21.73/cwt	19.00–25.00	184	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	56.46/cwt	50.00–62.00	715	19
Bulls	—	—	1,220	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	842	1
Bulls	—	—	2,018	83.30/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,681	5
Bulls	—	—	1,598	72.83/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,164	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	938	13.91/cwt	13.00–15.00	130	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	272	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	157.14/cwt	153.00–166.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	122.83/cwt	115.00–129.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	147.00/cwt	144.00–150.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	119.59/cwt	115.00–126.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	118.85/cwt	105.00–144.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	147.54/cwt	141.00–152.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	337	1

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 294Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 69Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 11Year ago 11

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady to4 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 8 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
3	—	473	95.00–105.00	101.51
1	—	500	119.00	119.00
1	—	415	90.00	90.00
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
1	—	565	108.00	108.00
1	—	255	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	118.00–139.00	132.48
1	—	755	85.00	85.00
14	—	423	100.00–137.00	124.25
4	—	563	102.00–118.00	110.16
1	—	345	137.00	137.00
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
4	—	468	115.00–129.00	122.83
5	—	518	115.00–126.00	119.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	143.00	143.00
6	—	425	144.00–156.00	150.37
4	—	320	152.00–162.00	157.03
2	—	363	152.00–158.00	154.90
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
3	—	668	109.00–120.00	115.64
3	—	613	123.00–136.00	131.73
3	—	517	155.00–156.00	155.68
3	—	477	141.00–152.00	147.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	111.00	111.00
1	—	455	106.00	106.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
3	—	417	105.00–144.00	118.85
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
7	—	467	114.00–143.00	129.37
2	—	538	112.00–123.00	117.42
4	—	580	110.00–155.00	122.99
3	—	315	144.00–160.00	152.51
5	—	361	153.00–166.00	157.14
2	—	415	144.00–150.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	35.00	35.00
13	—	1,052	33.00–55.00	46.47
4	—	845	19.00–25.00	21.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,266	50.00–62.00	56.46
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	13.00–15.00	13.91
1	—	905	30.00	30.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	69.00	69.00
5	—	2,018	79.00–86.00	83.30
3	—	1,598	72.00–74.00	72.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	925.00	925.00

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