Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 5 lower feeder steers\heifers steady to5 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.69/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$145.69

29 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$25.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.17

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	524	154.40	810	19thin
Medium and Large 2	481	129.15	621	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.25/cwt here — about $188 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 sale29 hd

145.69

—

MS average13 barns · 826 hd

159.86

−14.17

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	99.29	1,485	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	70.01	832	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,030	53.96	556	17

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	159.33/cwt	150.00–169.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	153.38/cwt	151.00–155.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	144.00/cwt	140.00–147.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	158.36/cwt	150.00–167.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	157.88/cwt	150.00–166.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	151.03/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	117.96/cwt	100.00–135.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	129.96/cwt	128.00–132.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	165.02/cwt	160.00–171.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	146.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	145.96/cwt	144.00–149.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	127.57/cwt	120.00–135.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	150.42/cwt	146.00–155.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,060	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	180	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	55.77/cwt	32.00–68.00	585	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	70.01/cwt	63.00–76.00	832	9
Bulls	—	—	1,643	102.81/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,689	5
Bulls	—	—	1,335	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,308	1
Bulls	—	—	920	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	764	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	775.55/cwt	750.00–800.00	6,189	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,730	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.00/cwt	130.00–150.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	137.97/cwt	137.00–139.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	124.09/cwt	118.00–130.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.01/cwt	109.00–132.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	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 May 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 237Year ago 62

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 32Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 10

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 5 lower feeder steers\heifers steady to5 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
2	—	428	150.00–169.00	159.33
3	—	373	151.00–155.00	153.38
3	—	580	140.00–147.00	144.00
2	—	678	137.00–139.00	137.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	135.00	135.00
1	—	395	147.00	147.00
2	—	335	130.00–150.00	140.00
1	—	780	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	147.50	147.50
1	—	440	142.00	142.00
2	—	478	100.00–135.00	117.96
2	—	613	128.00–132.00	129.96
1	—	325	131.00	131.00
2	—	555	120.00–135.00	127.57
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	150.00–167.00	158.36
2	—	508	150.00–166.00	157.88
2	—	623	149.00	149.00
2	—	685	149.00–153.00	151.03
3	—	378	160.00–171.00	165.02
1	—	335	174.00	174.00
2	—	565	146.00–155.00	150.42
2	—	828	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	145.00–148.00	146.46
3	—	482	144.00–149.00	145.96
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	137.00	137.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
2	—	668	115.00–118.00	116.52
2	—	523	118.00–130.00	124.09
2	—	360	135.00–145.00	140.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	118.00	118.00
2	—	538	105.00–110.00	107.51
2	—	470	109.00–132.00	120.01
1	—	595	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	25.00	25.00
16	—	1,049	32.00–68.00	55.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,188	63.00–76.00	70.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,643	94.00–110.00	102.81
1	—	1,335	98.00	98.00
1	—	920	83.00	83.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	798	750.00–800.00	775.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle