Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 2 to 4 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 8 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.28/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$139.28

19 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$15.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.67

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	400	142.63	570	15thin
Medium and Large 2	450	126.75	570	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.88/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale19 hd

139.28

—

MS average13 barns · 1,348 hd

135.61

+3.67

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	1,230	89.74	1,104	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	74.40	865	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	62.08	613	13

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	530	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.64/cwt	122.00–135.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	152.18/cwt	145.00–160.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	154.60/cwt	150.00–162.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	137.51/cwt	136.00–139.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	164.50/cwt	160.00–169.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	157.66/cwt	150.00–165.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	144.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	146.68/cwt	145.00–149.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	167.93/cwt	165.00–171.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	166.97/cwt	164.00–170.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	136.63/cwt	130.00–143.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	131.55/cwt	130.00–133.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	144.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	398	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,898	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,335	1
Bulls	—	—	1,025	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	697	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	74.40/cwt	64.00–79.00	865	7
Bulls	—	—	1,360	98.47/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,339	2
Bulls	—	—	1,175	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,105	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	64.50/cwt	53.00–74.00	648	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	259	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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 155Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 23Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 34

compared to last week slaugther cows 2 to 4 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 8 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	123.00	123.00
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
2	—	383	160.00	160.00
2	—	470	145.00–160.00	152.18
3	—	420	150.00–162.00	154.60
3	—	567	130.00–143.00	136.63
2	—	625	130.00–133.00	131.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	122.00–135.00	128.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	136.00–139.00	137.51
1	—	245	172.50	172.50
1	—	415	183.00	183.00
2	—	335	160.00–169.00	164.50
2	—	480	150.00–165.00	157.66
2	—	528	165.00–171.00	167.93
2	—	575	164.00–170.00	166.97
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
1	—	530	146.00	146.00
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	126.00	126.00
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	148.00	148.00
1	—	675	113.00	113.00
3	—	378	140.00–150.00	144.89
3	—	460	145.00–149.00	146.68
4	—	311	145.00–147.00	146.01
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
2	—	275	140.00–150.00	144.82

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	68.00	68.00
2	—	1,360	93.00–106.00	98.47
1	—	1,175	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,162	64.00–79.00	74.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,005	53.00–74.00	64.50
1	—	785	33.00	33.00

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

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