Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week: feeder steers\heifers steady to 4 higher. slaughter cows steady to 3 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.41/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$137.41

102 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

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

$19.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.64

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	672	138.71	932	95
Medium and Large 2	369	119.71	442	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.00/cwt here — about $489 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 sale102 hd

137.41

—

MS average13 barns · 996 hd

142.05

−4.64

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	1,659	99.67	1,654	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	76.24	951	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	54.38	535	6thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	383	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	159.96/cwt	158.00–162.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	154.34/cwt	151.00–160.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	154.30/cwt	149.00–160.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	587	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	140.64/cwt	132.00–149.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	181.99/cwt	179.00–185.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	149.42/cwt	143.00–155.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	153.31/cwt	147.00–160.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	186.09/cwt	165.00–193.25	696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	155	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	130.50/cwt	115.00–130.75	1,040	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	144.94/cwt	139.00–151.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	585	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	142.60/cwt	135.00–150.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	145.32/cwt	142.00–148.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.27/cwt	127.00–135.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	502	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,329	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	811	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	75.48/cwt	71.00–81.00	906	6
Bulls	—	—	1,659	99.67/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,654	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	83.12/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,172	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	41.07/cwt	34.00–54.00	389	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	67.69/cwt	63.00–72.00	689	3

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 May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 170Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 25Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 19

compared to last week: feeder steers\heifers steady to 4 higher. slaughter cows steady to 3 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	150.00–155.00	152.45
2	—	620	125.00	125.00
2	—	428	158.00–162.00	159.96
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
3	—	503	151.00–160.00	154.34
1	—	460	162.00	162.00
1	—	595	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	135.00–150.00	142.60
1	—	415	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	149.00–160.00	154.30
2	—	258	147.00–160.00	153.31
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
1	—	465	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	301	195.00	195.00
2	—	525	155.00	155.00
2	—	610	132.00–149.00	140.64
1	—	190	192.50	192.50
4	—	421	179.00–185.00	181.99
5	—	569	143.00–155.00	149.42
10	—	374	165.00–193.25	186.09
1	—	700	149.00	149.00
1	—	665	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	108.00	108.00
1	—	285	138.00	138.00
1	—	575	143.00	143.00
64	—	797	115.00–130.75	130.50
2	—	485	139.00–151.00	144.94
19	—	348	168.00	168.00
3	—	417	142.00–148.00	145.32
3	—	523	127.00–135.00	132.27
1	—	615	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	635	127.00	127.00
2	—	425	122.00	122.00
1	—	155	110.00	110.00
1	—	265	122.00	122.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	67.00	67.00
6	—	1,200	71.00–81.00	75.48
2	—	1,410	82.00–84.00	83.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	34.00–54.00	41.07
3	—	1,018	63.00–72.00	67.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,659	95.00–105.00	99.67

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

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