Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 7 higher feeder steers \heifers 3 to 8 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.66/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$176.66

62 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$36.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.45

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	425	182.41	776	45
Medium and Large 1	601	170.00	1,022	11thin
Medium and Large 2	502	145.80	731	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.61/cwt here — about $45 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 sale62 hd

176.66

—

MS average13 barns · 1,306 hd

172.21

+4.45

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	—	High	1,717	102.02	1,752	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	75.77	1,017	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	61.37	663	20

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	320	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	149.93/cwt	145.00–155.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	172.20/cwt	164.00–177.00	883	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	493	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	454	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	726	84.64/cwt	80.00–90.00	614	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	627	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	194.92/cwt	176.00–198.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	207.36/cwt	206.00–209.00	572	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	163.04/cwt	161.00–165.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	63.56/cwt	58.00–69.00	708	17
Bulls	—	—	2,135	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,306	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	100.52/cwt	96.00–103.50	1,621	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	53.41/cwt	50.00–57.00	497	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	75.77/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,017	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	330	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	575	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	3,393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	146.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.91/cwt	143.00–149.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	152.90/cwt	150.00–157.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	173.61/cwt	168.00–177.00	821	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,022	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	141.52/cwt	133.00–146.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	142.94/cwt	137.00–149.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	159.80/cwt	150.00–165.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	175.76/cwt	175.00–177.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	158.26/cwt	151.00–166.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	176.72/cwt	174.00–178.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	135.48/cwt	135.00–136.00	434	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 Feb 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 255Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 0

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 7 higher feeder steers \heifers 3 to 8 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	177.00	177.00
1	—	370	176.00	176.00
1	—	430	169.00	169.00
1	—	495	158.00	158.00
1	—	500	171.00	171.00
2	—	568	145.00–155.00	149.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	152.00	152.00
1	—	870	135.00	135.00
3	—	513	164.00–177.00	172.20
2	—	660	158.00–160.00	158.99
7	—	342	176.00–198.00	194.92
11	—	276	206.00–209.00	207.36
2	—	568	161.00–165.00	163.04
8	—	473	168.00–177.00	173.61
4	—	411	175.00–177.00	175.76
2	—	625	151.00–166.00	158.26
4	—	364	174.00–178.00	176.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	156.00	156.00
2	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.39
1	—	435	158.00	158.00
2	—	625	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	601	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	92.00	92.00
12	—	726	80.00–90.00	84.64
3	—	627	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	136.00	136.00
4	—	298	172.00	172.00
7	—	419	140.00–150.00	146.23
2	—	480	143.00–149.00	145.91
3	—	332	150.00–157.00	152.90
4	—	579	133.00–146.00	141.52
8	—	515	137.00–149.00	142.94
3	—	370	150.00–165.00	159.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	138.00	138.00
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
2	—	320	135.00–136.00	135.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,114	58.00–69.00	63.56
2	—	930	50.00–57.00	53.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,342	70.00–82.00	75.77
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,613	96.00–103.50	100.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	575	590.00	590.00

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