Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cattle steady feeder cattle steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.78/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$154.78

20 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$36.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.21

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	461	169.41	780	12thin
Medium and Large 2	453	132.83	602	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.59/cwt here — about $178 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 sale20 hd

154.78

—

MS average13 barns · 772 hd

166.99

−12.21

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	1,496	99.11	1,482	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	76.66	885	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	59.29	633	5thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	140.46/cwt	139.00–142.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	171.97/cwt	170.00–176.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	129.66/cwt	125.00–137.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	146.48/cwt	146.00–147.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	139.50/cwt	137.00–142.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	385	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	183.49/cwt	183.00–184.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	119.95/cwt	119.00–121.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	184.53/cwt	179.00–190.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.35/cwt	124.00–158.00	737	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,496	95.97/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,436	4
Bulls	—	—	1,380	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,173	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	76.66/cwt	64.00–86.00	885	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	59.29/cwt	49.00–67.00	633	5
Bulls	—	—	1,553	112.43/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,746	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 Apr 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 115Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 13Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 9Year ago 8

compared to last week slaugther cattle steady feeder cattle steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
1	—	495	138.00	138.00
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
2	—	425	119.00–121.00	119.95
2	—	525	124.00–158.00	140.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	170.00–176.00	171.97
1	—	220	147.00	147.00
1	—	515	178.00	178.00
1	—	685	133.00	133.00
1	—	620	151.00	151.00
2	—	378	183.00–184.00	183.49
2	—	443	179.00–190.00	184.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	139.00–142.00	140.46
1	—	615	127.00	127.00
2	—	505	137.00–140.00	138.50
2	—	323	150.00	150.00
3	—	578	125.00–137.00	129.66
2	—	370	146.00–147.00	146.48
2	—	400	137.00–142.00	139.50
1	—	845	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	123.00	123.00
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	179.00	179.00
1	—	420	174.00	174.00
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
1	—	560	144.00	144.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,496	92.00–101.00	95.97
1	—	1,380	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,553	109.00–115.00	112.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,154	64.00–86.00	76.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,068	49.00–67.00	59.29

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

Steers · 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