Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 6 lower feeder steers\heifers 3 to 15 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.55/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$135.55

64 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$28.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.53

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	550	139.41	767	48
Medium and Large 2	444	124.84	555	15thin
Medium and Large 3-4	380	111.00	422	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.41/cwt here — about $346 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 sale64 hd

135.55

—

MS average13 barns · 1,097 hd

145.08

−9.53

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	1,520	92.85	1,411	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	71.18	820	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	913	37.44	342	7thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	164.40/cwt	160.00–168.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	157.36/cwt	148.00–167.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	164.31/cwt	159.00–168.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	162.51/cwt	162.00–163.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	146.08/cwt	142.00–150.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.05/cwt	147.00–153.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	141.50/cwt	135.00–148.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	172.90/cwt	166.00–180.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	545	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	144.10/cwt	142.00–146.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	145.57/cwt	142.00–156.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	139.35/cwt	130.00–142.00	893	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.87/cwt	95.00–127.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	944	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	134	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	56.82/cwt	45.00–64.00	616	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	71.18/cwt	68.00–75.00	820	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	748	25.54/cwt	21.00–31.00	191	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	90.77/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,357	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,523	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	129.13/cwt	121.00–137.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.95/cwt	120.00–135.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	141.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	131.43/cwt	125.00–139.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	380	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	139.17/cwt	132.00–144.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	126.26/cwt	125.00–128.00	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.74/cwt	136.00–148.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	121.93/cwt	116.00–130.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	155.02/cwt	143.00–158.00	865	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 Feb 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 211Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 56Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 9

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 6 lower feeder steers\heifers 3 to 15 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	160.00–168.00	164.40
2	—	340	148.00–167.00	157.36
3	—	475	159.00–168.00	164.31
2	—	430	162.00–163.00	162.51
1	—	515	142.00	142.00
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
1	—	765	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	121.00–137.00	129.13
1	—	735	122.00	122.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
4	—	620	120.00–135.00	125.95
4	—	380	140.00–142.00	141.50
1	—	530	132.00	132.00
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
1	—	280	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	130.00	130.00
1	—	255	164.00	164.00
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
1	—	430	178.00	178.00
2	—	605	150.00–152.00	151.01
3	—	380	166.00–180.00	172.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	158.00	158.00
2	—	388	142.00–150.00	146.08
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
2	—	325	147.00–153.00	150.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	135.00–148.00	141.50
2	—	890	112.50	112.50
1	—	755	123.00	123.00
2	—	315	142.00–146.00	144.10
7	—	421	142.00–156.00	145.57
11	—	641	130.00–142.00	139.35
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
2	—	800	118.00	118.00
7	—	369	132.00–144.00	139.17
2	—	470	136.00–148.00	141.74
5	—	703	130.00	130.00
5	—	558	143.00–158.00	155.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
2	—	610	95.00–127.00	110.87
3	—	387	125.00–139.00	131.43
1	—	435	138.00	138.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
3	—	330	125.00–128.00	126.26
1	—	220	117.00	117.00
3	—	530	116.00–130.00	121.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	15.00	15.00
3	—	1,085	45.00–64.00	56.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,152	68.00–75.00	71.18
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	21.00–31.00	25.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	88.00–93.00	90.77
1	—	1,570	97.00	97.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	800.00	800.00

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