Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 5 higher feeder steers \heifers 5 to 8 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.70/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$160.70

43 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$33.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.36

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	170.54	920	26
Medium and Large 1-2	556	153.11	851	9thin
Medium and Large 2	473	137.28	649	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.26/cwt here — about $271 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 sale43 hd

160.70

—

MS average13 barns · 1,078 hd

157.34

+3.36

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	1,660	102.20	1,697	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	71.57	922	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	69.00	1,159	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	61.96	665	6thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	146.63/cwt	142.00–149.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	905	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	159.48/cwt	157.00–162.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.06/cwt	117.00–129.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	148.82/cwt	139.00–159.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	151.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	149.05/cwt	140.00–153.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	143.99/cwt	142.00–146.00	775	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	102.20/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,697	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	61.96/cwt	58.00–68.00	665	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,159	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	71.57/cwt	68.00–75.00	922	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	135.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	153.62/cwt	150.00–157.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	174.16/cwt	170.00–178.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	158.98/cwt	148.00–165.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	135.81/cwt	130.00–142.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	141.29/cwt	135.00–146.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	148.97/cwt	148.00–150.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	145.03/cwt	137.00–149.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	126.94/cwt	125.00–129.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	738	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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 122Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 39Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 9

compared to last week slaugther cows 3 to 5 higher feeder steers \heifers 5 to 8 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	106.00	106.00
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
4	—	515	115.00–125.00	120.04
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
2	—	418	125.00–129.00	126.94
1	—	690	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	110.00	110.00
6	—	484	142.00–149.00	146.63
1	—	665	111.00	111.00
2	—	288	130.00–140.00	135.13
1	—	215	155.00	155.00
2	—	320	130.00–142.00	135.81
5	—	529	135.00–146.00	141.29
2	—	380	148.00–150.00	148.97
3	—	438	137.00–149.00	145.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
1	—	235	170.00	170.00
2	—	525	157.00–162.00	159.48
1	—	430	182.00	182.00
1	—	310	155.00	155.00
1	—	830	130.00	130.00
1	—	855	130.00	130.00
1	—	580	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	147.50	147.50
16	—	513	176.50	176.50
6	—	553	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	145.00	145.00
1	—	235	157.50	157.50
2	—	515	117.00–129.00	123.06
2	—	408	139.00–159.00	148.82
1	—	465	106.00	106.00
1	—	550	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	150.00–155.00	151.72
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
2	—	368	150.00–157.00	153.62
2	—	558	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	140.00–153.00	149.05
1	—	295	188.00	188.00
1	—	375	175.00	175.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
2	—	538	142.00–146.00	143.99
1	—	960	85.00	85.00
2	—	318	170.00–178.00	174.16
5	—	420	148.00–165.00	158.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	98.00–106.00	102.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,074	58.00–68.00	61.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,288	68.00–75.00	71.57

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	—	850	700.00	700.00

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