Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.52/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$151.52

129 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$159

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

$31.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.94

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	180.00	837	11thin
Medium and Large 2	464	154.15	715	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	672	148.15	996	104

One grade step is worth $31.85/cwt here — about −$159 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 sale129 hd

151.52

—

MS average13 barns · 1,275 hd

155.46

−3.94

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	1,590	100.00	1,590	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	71.51	853	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,245	67.00	834	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	58.73	578	12

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,405	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$823	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1-2	—	781	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	166.12/cwt	160.00–172.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	152.37/cwt	146.00–156.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	175.38/cwt	173.00–178.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	152.65/cwt	150.00–153.50	954	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,096	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	156.95/cwt	150.00–161.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	177.25/cwt	171.00–183.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	153.98/cwt	153.50–155.50	895	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	152.32/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,031	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	170.23/cwt	165.00–175.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	140.97/cwt	130.00–160.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.37/cwt	125.00–140.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	150.48/cwt	147.00–154.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	834	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	31.93/cwt	30.00–34.00	292	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	64.09/cwt	55.00–69.00	640	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	71.51/cwt	70.00–74.00	853	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	823.34/head	800.00–850.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	131.52/cwt	125.00–132.00	809	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.52/cwt	137.00–144.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	143.54/cwt	142.00–145.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	132.89/cwt	120.00–137.50	753	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	146.25/cwt	142.00–152.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	127.24/cwt	124.00–129.00	859	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	150.80/cwt	142.00–154.50	778	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,119	12

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 Jun 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 197Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 6Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 12Year ago 6

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	781	139.50	139.50
2	—	510	160.00–172.00	166.12
2	—	425	173.00–178.00	175.38
21	—	625	150.00–153.50	152.65
13	—	803	136.50	136.50
2	—	365	171.00–183.00	177.25
25	—	581	153.50–155.50	153.98
18	—	677	143.00–155.00	152.32
1	—	315	175.00	175.00
3	—	470	165.00–175.00	170.23
12	—	948	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	465	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	168.00	168.00
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
6	—	530	146.00–156.00	152.37
1	—	375	163.00	163.00
3	—	438	150.00–161.00	156.95
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
1	—	240	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	125.00	125.00
3	—	717	134.00	134.00
1	—	340	141.00	141.00
29	—	615	125.00–132.00	131.52
2	—	473	137.00–144.00	140.52
2	—	283	142.00–145.00	143.54
9	—	567	120.00–137.50	132.89
3	—	415	142.00–152.00	146.25
11	—	675	124.00–129.00	127.24
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
14	—	516	142.00–154.50	150.80
1	—	765	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	112.00	112.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
2	—	403	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	463	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	130.00–160.00	140.97
2	—	518	147.00–154.00	150.48
1	—	315	174.00	174.00
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
1	—	650	129.00	129.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	125.00–140.00	132.37
2	—	633	125.00–129.00	126.96
1	—	375	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	67.00	67.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	30.00–34.00	31.93
10	—	998	55.00–69.00	64.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	70.00–74.00	71.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	800.00–850.00	823.34

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle