Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers steady to 6 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.57/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$160.57

56 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$50.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	188.00	795	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	525	161.79	849	30
Medium and Large 2	468	137.99	646	15thin

One grade step is worth $50.01/cwt here — about $149 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 sale56 hd

160.57

—

MS average13 barns · 785 hd

160.22

+0.35

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	1,804	107.67	1,942	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	88.39	1,159	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,019	61.92	631	17

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	167.46/cwt	160.00–175.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	139.79/cwt	135.00–149.00	951	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	142.38/cwt	135.00–147.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	155.28/cwt	150.00–165.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	179.34/cwt	175.00–184.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	175.25/cwt	172.50–178.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	135.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	162.26/cwt	155.00–167.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	117.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	142.92/cwt	132.00–152.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	149.94/cwt	147.00–155.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	150.31/cwt	145.00–152.00	559	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	137.39/cwt	130.00–145.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	795	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	165.40/cwt	155.00–169.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	166.15/cwt	150.00–176.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.33/cwt	130.00–150.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	142.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	141.72/cwt	120.00–155.00	323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	179.22/cwt	179.00–180.00	658	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	88.39/cwt	81.00–97.00	1,159	7
Bulls	—	—	1,902	110.20/cwt	105.00–115.00	2,096	5
Bulls	—	—	1,315	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,249	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	187	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	54.99/cwt	43.00–62.00	610	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	67.48/cwt	50.00–80.00	678	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	142.44/cwt	137.00–148.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	144.85/cwt	135.00–155.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.99/cwt	133.00–140.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.95/cwt	131.00–135.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	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 Jun 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 176Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 22Year ago 45

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers steady to 6 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	128.00	128.00
2	—	490	145.00–147.00	145.99
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
2	—	508	130.00–145.00	137.39
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
3	—	425	130.00–150.00	138.33
3	—	228	120.00–155.00	141.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	160.00–175.00	167.46
5	—	680	135.00–149.00	139.79
1	—	610	169.00	169.00
5	—	520	155.00–167.00	162.26
1	—	315	182.50	182.50
1	—	280	185.00	185.00
4	—	569	155.00–169.00	165.40
3	—	465	150.00–176.00	166.15
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
2	—	703	140.00–146.00	142.99
5	—	367	179.00–180.00	179.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	120.00–130.00	124.96
2	—	478	147.00–150.00	148.52
3	—	512	135.00–147.00	142.38
3	—	435	150.00–165.00	155.28
2	—	363	175.00–184.00	179.34
2	—	340	172.50–178.00	175.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	120.00–130.00	125.07
2	—	440	137.00–148.00	142.44
2	—	340	135.00–155.00	144.85
1	—	575	122.00	122.00
1	—	275	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
3	—	370	130.00–138.00	135.08
2	—	485	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	295	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	115.00–119.00	117.03
5	—	418	132.00–152.00	142.92
4	—	468	147.00–155.00	149.94
10	—	372	145.00–152.00	150.31
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	147.00	147.00
3	—	525	133.00–140.00	135.99
2	—	575	131.00–135.00	132.95
1	—	330	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,311	81.00–97.00	88.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	23.00	23.00
4	—	1,110	43.00–62.00	54.99
12	—	1,005	50.00–80.00	67.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,902	105.00–115.00	110.20
1	—	1,315	95.00	95.00

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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