Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.02/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$167.02

28 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$16.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.12

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	411	171.07	702	21
Medium and Large 2	427	154.85	662	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.22/cwt here — about $40 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 sale28 hd

167.02

—

MS average12 barns · 940 hd

172.13

−5.12

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	1,169	63.54	743	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	44.89	422	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	365	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	145.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	166.31/cwt	164.00–168.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	180.04/cwt	179.00–181.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	167.82/cwt	157.00–177.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	176.36/cwt	172.50–180.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	179.97/cwt	177.50–182.50	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	164.35/cwt	159.00–168.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	148.28/cwt	142.00–155.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	155.96/cwt	155.00–157.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	143.88/cwt	140.00–147.50	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	146.12/cwt	142.50–151.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	138.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	146.36/cwt	145.00–147.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	146.45/cwt	140.00–152.50	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.43/cwt	135.00–147.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	176.08/cwt	173.00–179.00	755	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	63.54/cwt	62.00–66.00	743	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	44.89/cwt	38.00–52.00	422	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 Jan 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	172.00	172.00
1	—	430	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	159.00	159.00
2	—	333	140.00–150.00	145.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	128.00	128.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
3	—	322	142.50–151.00	146.12
3	—	575	135.00–140.00	138.03
3	—	372	145.00–147.00	146.36
5	—	470	135.00–147.00	141.43
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	140.00–147.50	143.88
2	—	310	140.00–152.50	146.45
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	164.00–168.00	166.31
2	—	365	179.00–181.00	180.04
3	—	338	157.00–177.00	167.82
1	—	605	161.00	161.00
2	—	263	172.50–180.00	176.36
2	—	243	177.50–182.50	179.97
3	—	480	159.00–168.00	164.35
1	—	560	159.00	159.00
4	—	429	173.00–179.00	176.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	167.50	167.50
1	—	450	163.00	163.00
2	—	528	142.00–155.00	148.28
1	—	585	145.00	145.00
2	—	313	155.00–157.00	155.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,169	62.00–66.00	63.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	38.00–52.00	44.89

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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