Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.22/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$137.22

26 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$9.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.98

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	458	142.21	652	13thin
Medium and Large 2	460	132.23	608	13thin

One grade step is worth $9.98/cwt here — about $43 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 sale26 hd

137.22

—

MS average13 barns · 1,266 hd

143.20

−5.98

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	1,419	92.07	1,306	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	86.50	939	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	56.67	568	7thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	174.00/cwt	170.00–178.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	153.03/cwt	150.00–156.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	184.52/cwt	180.00–189.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	148.32/cwt	142.00–155.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	405	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	175.47/cwt	168.00–181.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	129.76/cwt	120.00–139.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	136.01/cwt	123.00–150.00	564	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	45.16/cwt	42.00–49.00	428	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,095	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	493	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	976	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	98.10/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,489	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	72.07/cwt	69.00–75.00	739	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	86.50/cwt	84.00–90.00	939	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,628	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	832	712.37/cwt	575.00–825.00	5,927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	149.05/cwt	143.00–155.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	141.40/cwt	137.00–146.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	131.96/cwt	121.00–140.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	160.68/cwt	160.00–162.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1

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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 104Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 22Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 7

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	149.00	149.00
2	—	518	150.00–160.00	155.07
1	—	450	153.00	153.00
1	—	640	136.00	136.00
2	—	415	123.00–150.00	136.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	170.00–178.00	174.00
1	—	560	159.00	159.00
2	—	468	180.00–189.00	184.52
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
3	—	518	168.00–181.00	175.47
1	—	260	171.00	171.00
3	—	375	160.00–162.00	160.68
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
3	—	510	120.00–139.00	129.76
2	—	435	137.00–146.00	141.40
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
3	—	467	121.00–140.00	131.96
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	137.00	137.00
1	—	465	157.00	157.00
1	—	575	132.00	132.00
5	—	375	142.00–155.00	148.32
1	—	930	94.00	94.00
3	—	427	143.00–155.00	149.05
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	148.00–150.00	149.00
2	—	475	150.00–156.00	153.03
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	136.00	136.00
1	—	520	141.00	141.00
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	42.00–49.00	45.16
3	—	1,025	69.00–75.00	72.07
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	84.00–90.00	86.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,518	90.00–104.00	98.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	832	575.00–825.00	712.37

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

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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