Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

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 $142.39/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$142.39

40 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$4.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.74

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	485	143.75	697	29
Medium and Large 2	419	138.81	582	11thin

One grade step is worth $4.94/cwt here — about $115 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 sale40 hd

142.39

—

MS average13 barns · 982 hd

138.66

+3.74

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	1,377	100.56	1,385	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	76.02	858	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	54.76	529	7thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	285	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	146.59/cwt	140.00–154.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	152.01/cwt	151.00–153.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	161.99/cwt	159.00–164.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	171.92/cwt	165.00–179.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	137.31/cwt	134.00–141.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	153.00/cwt	145.00–158.00	794	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	170.04/cwt	164.00–176.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	127.49/cwt	122.50–130.00	425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	156.62/cwt	154.00–160.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	140.41/cwt	134.00–147.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	145.58/cwt	115.00–155.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	157.12/cwt	154.00–162.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	156.87/cwt	147.00–162.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	122.54/cwt	108.00–130.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	165.34/cwt	159.00–169.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	132.66/cwt	132.00–133.00	824	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,136	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	715	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,005	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,089	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	64.47/cwt	52.00–72.00	669	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	182	1
Bulls	—	—	1,377	100.56/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,385	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Heavy Weight	—	870	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	305	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	76.02/cwt	68.00–82.00	858	7

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 36Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 11Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 4Year ago 2

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	—	285	154.00	154.00
1	—	380	161.00	161.00
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
1	—	235	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	159.00–164.00	161.99
1	—	395	176.00	176.00
2	—	435	165.00–179.00	171.92
1	—	550	165.00	165.00
1	—	755	132.00	132.00
1	—	620	147.00	147.00
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
3	—	517	154.00–160.00	156.62
3	—	678	134.00–147.00	140.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
1	—	535	116.00	116.00
5	—	366	147.00–162.00	156.87
1	—	405	162.00	162.00
3	—	585	108.00–130.00	122.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
1	—	330	164.00	164.00
1	—	555	152.00	152.00
6	—	519	145.00–158.00	153.00
1	—	290	166.00	166.00
2	—	393	164.00–176.00	170.04
5	—	480	154.00–162.00	157.12
4	—	418	159.00–169.00	165.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	152.00	152.00
5	—	325	140.00–154.00	146.59
3	—	467	151.00–153.00	152.01
2	—	443	145.00–147.00	146.01
1	—	665	133.00	133.00
6	—	568	134.00–141.00	137.31
1	—	735	136.00	136.00
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
4	—	521	149.00	149.00
3	—	621	132.00–133.00	132.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
3	—	333	122.50–130.00	127.49
1	—	350	143.00	143.00
6	—	460	115.00–155.00	145.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,038	52.00–72.00	64.47
1	—	700	26.00	26.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	35.00	35.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,129	68.00–82.00	76.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	97.00–104.00	100.56

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle