Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers steady to 4 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.14/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$133.14

50 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$533

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

$18.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.60

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	750	139.32	1,044	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	467	133.37	623	21
Medium and Large 2	423	120.93	511	10thin

One grade step is worth $18.38/cwt here — about $533 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 sale50 hd

133.14

—

MS average12 barns · 860 hd

134.75

−1.60

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	1,451	81.12	1,177	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	58.42	712	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,890	57.00	1,077	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	907	38.41	349	21

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	325	160.38/cwt	156.00–165.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	146.21/cwt	137.00–152.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	157.99/cwt	155.00–161.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	155.67/cwt	153.00–159.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	147.49/cwt	146.00–149.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	148.87/cwt	145.00–153.00	354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	134.04/cwt	133.00–135.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	131.30/cwt	126.00–137.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	126.11/cwt	122.00–130.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	130.44/cwt	125.00–135.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	167.90/cwt	160.00–175.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	116.72/cwt	115.00–125.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	152.81/cwt	149.00–157.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	128.26/cwt	125.00–133.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	874	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	32.32/cwt	20.00–44.00	268	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	43.16/cwt	30.00–50.00	408	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,890	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,077	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	58.42/cwt	50.00–67.00	712	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	823	31.99/cwt	30.00–34.00	263	2
Bulls	—	—	1,248	72.53/cwt	70.00–76.00	905	2
Bulls	—	—	1,532	84.56/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,295	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	985	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	197	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	962.55/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	11,791	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	715.18/cwt	585.00–850.00	8,167	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,041.75/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	12,334	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	19,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	840	888.62/cwt	850.00–925.00	7,464	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	160.25/cwt	158.00–165.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	172.00/cwt	170.00–174.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	136.18/cwt	132.00–140.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,113	13

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 Dec 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 264Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 31Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 5Year ago 4

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers steady to 4 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	156.00–165.00	160.38
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
6	—	478	137.00–152.00	146.21
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
3	—	423	155.00–161.00	157.99
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
1	—	740	123.00	123.00
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
4	—	378	158.00–165.00	160.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	142.00	142.00
2	—	238	145.00–153.00	148.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	153.00–159.00	155.67
2	—	610	146.00–149.00	147.49
1	—	835	122.00	122.00
1	—	655	138.00	138.00
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
2	—	375	160.00–175.00	167.90
2	—	503	155.00–160.00	157.49
1	—	575	152.00	152.00
2	—	340	170.00–174.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	133.00–135.00	134.04
2	—	478	126.00–137.00	131.30
2	—	565	122.00–130.00	126.11
5	—	510	125.00–135.00	130.44
2	—	315	149.00–157.00	152.81
3	—	620	125.00–133.00	128.26
1	—	350	155.00	155.00
1	—	720	118.00	118.00
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
2	—	278	132.00–140.00	136.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
6	—	423	115.00–125.00	116.72
1	—	385	134.00	134.00
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	638	140.00	140.00
13	—	801	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	828	20.00–44.00	32.32
13	—	945	30.00–50.00	43.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,219	50.00–67.00	58.42
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	30.00–34.00	31.99
1	—	985	20.00	20.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	70.00–76.00	72.53
5	—	1,532	81.00–88.00	84.56

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)	10	—	1,225	800.00–1,100.00	962.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,142	585.00–850.00	715.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,184	875.00–1,150.00	1,041.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	840	850.00–925.00	888.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	780.00	780.00

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