Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 9 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 6 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.70/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$146.70

73 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$4.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.87

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	507	147.73	750	56
Medium and Large 2	375	143.30	537	17thin

One grade step is worth $4.43/cwt here — about $213 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 sale73 hd

146.70

—

MS average13 barns · 1,177 hd

140.82

+5.87

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	1,319	83.64	1,103	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	72.05	891	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	954	53.15	507	5thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2	—	615	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	139.30/cwt	134.00–144.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	154.78/cwt	147.00–155.50	751	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	152.56/cwt	147.00–160.00	424	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	174.86/cwt	170.00–181.00	776	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	964	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	175.39/cwt	170.00–182.00	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	163.93/cwt	155.00–167.00	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	151.02/cwt	149.00–155.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	134.61/cwt	125.00–145.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	148.03/cwt	142.00–154.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	177.79/cwt	170.00–183.00	574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	149.66/cwt	130.00–162.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	177.27/cwt	168.00–182.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	154.99/cwt	153.00–157.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	135.53/cwt	130.00–142.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	145.12/cwt	137.00–152.50	305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	991	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	161.09/cwt	150.00–165.00	617	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	179.78/cwt	178.00–181.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.69/cwt	160.00–162.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	143.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	102.94/cwt	100.00–106.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	139.00/cwt	136.00–142.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	164.00/cwt	162.00–165.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	143.03/cwt	142.00–145.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	139.54/cwt	138.00–141.00	667	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,901	1
Bulls	—	—	1,000	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,478	90.46/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,337	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	72.05/cwt	56.00–80.00	891	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	53.15/cwt	49.00–56.00	507	5

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 282Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 24Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 1

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 9 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 6 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	133.00	133.00
11	—	485	147.00–155.50	154.78
3	—	528	130.00–142.00	135.53
7	—	742	133.50	133.50
14	—	383	150.00–165.00	161.09
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
3	—	270	160.00–162.00	160.69
7	—	576	147.50	147.50
7	—	425	140.00–150.00	143.65
2	—	873	100.00–106.00	102.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	145.00–150.00	147.50
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
2	—	210	137.00–152.50	145.12
5	—	466	135.00–140.00	137.59
2	—	400	136.00–142.00	139.00
2	—	263	140.00–145.00	142.43
1	—	195	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	134.00–144.00	139.30
1	—	850	120.00	120.00
17	—	444	170.00–181.00	174.86
11	—	656	147.00	147.00
4	—	284	170.00–182.00	175.39
1	—	735	136.00	136.00
8	—	511	155.00–167.00	163.93
3	—	573	149.00–155.00	151.02
6	—	323	170.00–183.00	177.79
4	—	359	178.00–181.00	179.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	147.00–160.00	152.56
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
2	—	323	125.00–145.00	134.61
2	—	533	142.00–154.00	148.03
3	—	430	130.00–162.00	149.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	130.00–131.00	130.51
5	—	373	168.00–182.00	177.27
3	—	477	153.00–157.00	154.99
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
1	—	635	138.00	138.00
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
3	—	423	162.00–165.00	164.00
3	—	518	142.00–145.00	143.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
1	—	505	127.00	127.00
2	—	478	138.00–141.00	139.54

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)	1	—	1,220	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	860.00	860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,478	84.00–96.00	90.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,236	56.00–80.00	72.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	954	49.00–56.00	53.15

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