Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 6 lower feeder steer \heifers 4 to 10 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.85/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$171.85

39 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$11.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.56

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	483	172.42	833	37
Medium and Large 2	300	161.25	484	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.17/cwt here — about $350 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 sale39 hd

171.85

—

MS average13 barns · 860 hd

165.30

+6.56

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	1,595	102.00	1,627	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	76.02	969	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	60.00	705	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	585	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	165.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	167.05/cwt	165.00–169.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	136.65/cwt	120.00–152.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	154.43/cwt	152.00–157.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	168.76/cwt	140.00–190.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	147.47/cwt	146.00–149.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	182.91/cwt	177.00–183.50	898	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	180.02/cwt	179.00–181.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	151.89/cwt	149.00–155.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	173.67/cwt	168.00–177.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	175.99/cwt	175.00–177.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	162.91/cwt	161.00–168.00	943	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,627	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	705	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	76.02/cwt	70.00–83.00	969	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 Mar 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 242Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 24Year ago 27

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 6 lower feeder steer \heifers 4 to 10 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	—	585	139.00	139.00
1	—	715	118.00	118.00
2	—	388	160.00–170.00	165.03
2	—	435	165.00–169.00	167.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	120.00–152.00	136.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	152.00–157.00	154.43
2	—	430	146.00–149.00	147.47
2	—	463	145.00–147.00	145.98
3	—	380	149.00–155.00	151.89
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
2	—	300	156.00–158.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	126.00	126.00
1	—	350	122.00	122.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	140.00–190.00	168.76
11	—	491	177.00–183.50	182.91
4	—	670	148.00	148.00
3	—	320	179.00–181.00	180.02
3	—	400	168.00–177.00	173.67
4	—	508	179.00	179.00
2	—	373	175.00–177.00	175.99
7	—	579	161.00–168.00	162.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	167.50	167.50
1	—	330	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	102.00	102.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	70.00–83.00	76.02

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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