Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 5 to 10 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.30/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$151.30

92 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$25.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.24

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	161.09	941	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	503	155.00	779	59
Medium and Large 2	503	135.34	681	21

One grade step is worth $25.75/cwt here — about $261 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 sale92 hd

151.30

—

MS average7 barns · 712 hd

155.55

−4.24

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	1,662	81.64	1,357	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	59.74	707	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	42.47	457	22

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	136.98/cwt	113.00–149.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	132.07/cwt	128.00–137.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	137.05/cwt	134.00–140.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	133.64/cwt	114.00–149.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	157.94/cwt	150.00–163.00	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	158.68/cwt	149.00–166.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	178.53/cwt	171.00–185.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	131.16/cwt	115.00–147.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	137.70/cwt	135.00–143.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	169.92/cwt	162.00–176.00	634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	136.96/cwt	128.00–140.00	800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	145.40/cwt	135.00–157.00	446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	151.08/cwt	142.00–158.00	854	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	156.74/cwt	150.00–165.00	663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	140.02/cwt	138.00–142.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	141.48/cwt	138.00–144.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	144.86/cwt	142.00–153.00	692	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	32.65/cwt	30.00–40.00	331	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	46.36/cwt	30.00–54.00	504	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	59.74/cwt	56.00–63.00	707	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,215	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	304	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	76.24/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,014	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	84.34/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,542	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Heavy Weight	—	1,035	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	383	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	694.66/cwt	690.00–700.00	7,224	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,231	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	125.76/cwt	117.00–135.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	148.36/cwt	135.00–149.25	717	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	127.83/cwt	110.00–138.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	107.14/cwt	95.00–120.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	134.94/cwt	133.00–137.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	148.08/cwt	145.00–151.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	108.97/cwt	105.00–117.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	127.77/cwt	122.00–130.00	681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	132.69/cwt	130.00–137.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	115.19/cwt	104.00–124.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	177.02/cwt	176.00–178.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.58/cwt	125.00–138.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	794	2

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 0Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 0Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 1

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 5 to 10 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	113.00–149.00	136.98
3	—	527	114.00–149.00	133.64
1	—	640	122.00	122.00
1	—	370	128.00	128.00
2	—	485	115.00–147.00	131.16
7	—	584	128.00–140.00	136.96
1	—	695	123.00	123.00
3	—	307	135.00–157.00	145.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	134.00–140.00	137.05
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
6	—	528	150.00–163.00	157.94
7	—	465	149.00–166.00	158.68
3	—	317	171.00–185.00	178.53
3	—	710	135.00–143.00	137.70
6	—	373	162.00–176.00	169.92
2	—	290	155.00–160.00	157.50
17	—	565	142.00–158.00	151.08
9	—	423	150.00–165.00	156.74
3	—	615	138.00–142.00	140.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	165.00	165.00
6	—	635	154.00	154.00
1	—	425	176.00	176.00
2	—	653	156.00–158.00	157.00
2	—	460	176.00–178.00	177.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	128.00–137.00	132.07
2	—	283	145.00–151.00	148.08
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
3	—	635	105.00–117.00	108.97
2	—	563	125.00	125.00
8	—	533	122.00–130.00	127.77
3	—	440	130.00–137.00	132.69
7	—	475	125.00–138.00	132.58
2	—	673	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	148.00–149.00	148.49
16	—	483	135.00–149.25	148.36
1	—	435	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	117.00–135.00	125.76
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
1	—	580	113.00	113.00
2	—	433	95.00–120.00	107.14
2	—	325	133.00–137.00	134.94
1	—	465	121.00	121.00
3	—	530	104.00–124.00	115.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
3	—	473	110.00–138.00	127.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	147.00	147.00
1	—	380	157.00	157.00
4	—	518	138.00–144.00	141.48
6	—	478	142.00–153.00	144.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,014	30.00–40.00	32.65
16	—	1,087	30.00–54.00	46.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,183	56.00–63.00	59.74
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	25.00	25.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	37.00	37.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	74.00–78.00	76.24
4	—	1,828	80.00–89.00	84.34

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)	2	—	1,040	690.00–700.00	694.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	670.00	670.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle