Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 4 to 6 higher feeder steers \heifers steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.93/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$142.93

23 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$20.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

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	443	147.41	652	18thin
Medium and Large 2	414	126.80	525	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.61/cwt here — about $127 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 sale23 hd

142.93

—

MS average12 barns · 1,031 hd

145.31

−2.39

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	1,398	86.20	1,205	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	89.97	1,065	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	924	51.51	476	6thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	420	172.61/cwt	163.00–182.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	182.48/cwt	182.00–183.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	154.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	179.66/cwt	179.00–180.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	180.40/cwt	175.00–185.00	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	149.16/cwt	148.00–150.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	146.89/cwt	142.00–152.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	152.67/cwt	148.00–156.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	144.52/cwt	138.00–149.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	160.79/cwt	152.00–167.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	154.03/cwt	148.00–160.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	814	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	9,161	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	650	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	4,030	1
Bulls	—	—	1,193	81.32/cwt	79.00–84.00	970	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	91.07/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,460	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	89.97/cwt	79.00–101.00	1,065	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	51.51/cwt	30.00–74.00	476	6

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 214Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 34Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 0

compared to last week slaugther cows 4 to 6 higher feeder steers \heifers steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	163.00–182.00	172.61
2	—	568	150.00	150.00
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
2	—	330	182.00–183.00	182.48
1	—	370	184.00	184.00
1	—	465	167.00	167.00
5	—	516	152.00–167.00	160.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	148.00–160.00	154.03
1	—	365	162.00	162.00
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
1	—	505	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
1	—	530	160.00	160.00
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	150.00–160.00	154.87
3	—	410	179.00–180.00	179.66
4	—	268	175.00–185.00	180.40
1	—	690	150.00	150.00
1	—	605	160.00	160.00
1	—	845	125.00	125.00
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
1	—	515	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	240	124.00	124.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	148.00–150.00	149.16
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
2	—	475	142.00–152.00	146.89
3	—	378	148.00–156.00	152.67
3	—	517	138.00–149.00	144.52
1	—	550	148.00	148.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	930.00	930.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	620.00	620.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	79.00–84.00	81.32
2	—	1,603	87.00–94.00	91.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,184	79.00–101.00	89.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	924	30.00–74.00	51.51

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