Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 10 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.07/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$160.07

91 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$23.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.35

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	473	168.63	797	23
Medium and Large 1	629	158.11	994	63
Medium and Large 2	454	145.40	660	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.23/cwt here — about $137 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 sale91 hd

160.07

—

MS average13 barns · 1,234 hd

169.42

−9.35

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	1,540	90.00	1,386	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	65.53	781	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	45.12	436	9thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1	—	589	145.67/cwt	144.00–147.00	858	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	160.94/cwt	155.00–164.00	528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	895	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,073	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	156.30/cwt	150.00–163.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	175.43/cwt	170.00–181.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	165.41/cwt	159.00–167.00	885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	187.73/cwt	185.00–192.50	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	156.67/cwt	156.00–157.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	156.78/cwt	153.00–160.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	181.38/cwt	178.00–185.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	465	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	553	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	52.73/cwt	21.00–64.00	561	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	65.53/cwt	58.00–69.00	781	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	585	13.00/cwt	13.00–13.00	76	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	660	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	158	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	178.13/cwt	170.00–187.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	168.54/cwt	161.00–176.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	183.56/cwt	181.00–186.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	161.36/cwt	160.00–164.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	139.72/cwt	135.00–145.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	157.32/cwt	153.00–163.00	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	156.29/cwt	149.00–163.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	150.03/cwt	145.00–152.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	148.85/cwt	142.00–158.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	998	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	940	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	141.33/cwt	136.00–146.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	142.96/cwt	142.00–145.00	683	3

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 170Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 8Year ago 12

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 10 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	589	144.00–147.00	145.67
4	—	649	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	155.00–164.00	160.94
3	—	280	160.00–164.00	161.36
4	—	383	145.00–152.00	150.03
1	—	200	140.00	140.00
1	—	195	132.00	132.00
2	—	590	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
3	—	422	142.00–158.00	148.85
3	—	508	136.00–146.00	141.33
3	—	478	142.00–145.00	142.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	134.00	134.00
2	—	318	135.00–145.00	139.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	475	156.00	156.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	166.00	166.00
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	155.00	155.00
1	—	355	185.00	185.00
2	—	573	150.00–163.00	156.30
2	—	405	170.00–181.00	175.43
5	—	535	159.00–167.00	165.41
4	—	274	185.00–192.50	187.73
2	—	308	182.00	182.00
1	—	750	147.00	147.00
1	—	245	182.00	182.00
3	—	611	156.00–157.00	156.67
1	—	860	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	174.50	174.50
3	—	367	193.00	193.00
21	—	720	149.00	149.00
18	—	644	155.00	155.00
13	—	591	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	142.00	142.00
1	—	565	145.00	145.00
5	—	521	153.00–160.00	156.78
2	—	373	178.00–185.00	181.38
1	—	295	187.50	187.50
3	—	415	170.00–187.00	178.13
2	—	463	161.00–176.00	168.54
2	—	333	181.00–186.00	183.56
1	—	795	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	138.00	138.00
1	—	565	139.00	139.00
6	—	472	153.00–163.00	157.32
2	—	423	149.00–163.00	156.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,064	21.00–64.00	52.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,192	58.00–69.00	65.53
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	13.00	13.00
1	—	660	24.00	24.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	90.00	90.00

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