Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers steady to 5 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.96/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$136.96

73 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$427

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

$27.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.87

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	502	157.36	790	18thin
Medium and Large 2	500	132.00	660	1thin
Medium and Large 1	934	130.25	1,217	54

One grade step is worth $27.11/cwt here — about −$427 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

136.96

—

MS average13 barns · 858 hd

167.83

−30.87

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	1,364	97.92	1,335	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	82.25	1,106	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	58.61	558	6thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	155.89/cwt	152.00–164.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	165.91/cwt	161.00–171.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	172.20/cwt	170.00–174.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	152.77/cwt	147.50–157.50	348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	147.00/cwt	142.00–152.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	136.71/cwt	132.00–142.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	173.82/cwt	170.00–178.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,217	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	148.03/cwt	141.00–155.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	150.01/cwt	149.00–151.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.23/cwt	132.00–138.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	123.45/cwt	117.00–124.50	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	152.30/cwt	150.00–157.00	548	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	523	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	82.25/cwt	72.00–93.00	1,106	9
Bulls	—	—	1,328	102.88/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,366	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,263	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	427	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	60.92/cwt	50.00–67.00	602	4

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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 35Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 8Year ago 23

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers steady to 5 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
4	—	470	152.00–164.00	155.89
2	—	540	140.00	140.00
2	—	555	115.00–125.00	120.00
1	—	245	147.50	147.50
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
1	—	945	100.00	100.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
1	—	255	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	167.00	167.00
3	—	760	132.00	132.00
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
2	—	535	161.00–171.00	165.91
5	—	365	170.00–174.00	172.20
1	—	620	145.00	145.00
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
1	—	570	153.00	153.00
2	—	325	170.00–178.00	173.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	934	130.25	130.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
2	—	228	147.50–157.50	152.77
2	—	280	142.00–152.00	147.00
7	—	471	132.00–142.00	136.71
5	—	325	141.00–155.00	148.03
6	—	505	137.00	137.00
4	—	430	132.00–138.00	135.23
7	—	680	117.00–124.50	123.45
3	—	360	150.00–157.00	152.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	127.00	127.00
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	131.00	131.00
1	—	635	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	149.00–151.00	150.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	55.00	55.00
4	—	989	50.00–67.00	60.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,345	72.00–93.00	82.25
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	98.00–107.00	102.88
1	—	1,435	88.00	88.00

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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