Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.01/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$120.01

42 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$9.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.39

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	526	121.56	640	35
Medium and Large 2	440	112.27	494	7thin

One grade step is worth $9.29/cwt here — about $145 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 sale42 hd

120.01

—

MS average13 barns · 1,071 hd

127.40

−7.39

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	53.91	670	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,069	36.19	387	26

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	149.58/cwt	144.00–155.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	147.17/cwt	142.00–150.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	107.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	150.99/cwt	144.00–157.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	180	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	133.07/cwt	129.00–137.00	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	149.63/cwt	144.00–154.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	136.32/cwt	132.00–144.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	158.48/cwt	158.00–159.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	125.54/cwt	122.00–129.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	149.34/cwt	146.00–156.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	106.03/cwt	105.00–107.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	125.22/cwt	122.00–128.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	134.43/cwt	127.00–142.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	118.14/cwt	110.00–123.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	104.47/cwt	100.00–108.00	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	164.58/cwt	150.00–173.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	105.58/cwt	102.00–111.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	117.71/cwt	107.00–129.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	119.22/cwt	115.00–126.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	129.58/cwt	123.00–134.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	117.59/cwt	114.00–123.00	734	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,230	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	150	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	53.91/cwt	47.00–57.00	670	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	37.00/cwt	20.00–54.00	397	25

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 324Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 68Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 19

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	126.00	126.00
1	—	550	123.00	123.00
2	—	335	144.00–155.00	149.58
3	—	415	142.00–150.00	147.17
2	—	473	130.00–140.00	134.81
2	—	625	105.00–110.00	107.58
3	—	365	150.00–173.00	164.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
2	—	380	107.00–129.00	117.71
2	—	460	104.00–105.00	104.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	220	115.00	115.00
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
1	—	180	117.00	117.00
2	—	628	120.00–125.00	122.57
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
2	—	455	122.00–129.00	125.54
2	—	575	128.00–130.00	128.97
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
3	—	415	144.00–157.00	150.99
1	—	805	128.00	128.00
3	—	478	144.00–154.00	149.63
3	—	563	132.00–144.00	136.32
2	—	380	158.00–159.00	158.48
5	—	521	146.00–156.00	149.34
5	—	619	127.00–142.00	134.43
1	—	695	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	129.00–137.00	133.07
2	—	385	138.00–139.00	138.51
1	—	285	142.00	142.00
2	—	678	105.00–107.00	106.03
4	—	471	122.00–128.00	125.22
7	—	570	110.00–123.00	118.14
3	—	722	102.00–111.00	105.58
4	—	521	115.00–126.00	119.22
5	—	430	123.00–134.00	129.58
5	—	624	114.00–123.00	117.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
4	—	473	100.00–108.00	104.47
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
1	—	280	128.00	128.00

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	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	16.00	16.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,242	47.00–57.00	53.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,074	20.00–54.00	37.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle