Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 5 to 8 lower feeder steers steady to 6 lower feeder heifers 4 to 8 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.02/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$161.02

26 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$23.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

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	420	166.37	698	20
Medium and Large 2	462	143.19	661	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.18/cwt here — about $37 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 sale26 hd

161.02

—

MS average13 barns · 1,202 hd

159.28

+1.74

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	1,554	102.97	1,600	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	72.94	844	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	50.35	472	14

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	145.38/cwt	141.00–152.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	148.60/cwt	145.00–153.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	145.07/cwt	142.00–148.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	164.96/cwt	160.00–171.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	165.61/cwt	161.00–170.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	164.64/cwt	160.00–167.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	173.92/cwt	169.00–177.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	169.67/cwt	165.00–175.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	136.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	138.32/cwt	134.00–143.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	151.49/cwt	150.00–153.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	144.22/cwt	142.00–149.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	150.20/cwt	145.00–157.00	500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	138.80/cwt	130.00–144.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	683	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	72.94/cwt	62.00–79.00	844	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	51.89/cwt	30.00–61.00	485	10
Bulls	—	—	1,768	104.46/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,847	2
Bulls	—	—	1,125	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,125	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	185	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,045	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	575	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	53.03/cwt	43.00–64.00	528	2

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 Jul 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 235Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 132Year ago 33

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 5 to 8 lower feeder steers steady to 6 lower feeder heifers 4 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	—	330	170.00	170.00
1	—	700	129.00	129.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
3	—	513	141.00–152.00	145.38
3	—	472	145.00–153.00	148.60
5	—	571	130.00–144.00	138.80
1	—	350	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	118.00	118.00
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
1	—	375	126.00	126.00
1	—	410	143.00	143.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	142.00–148.00	145.07
1	—	270	137.00	137.00
1	—	400	148.00	148.00
1	—	485	142.00	142.00
1	—	550	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	176.00	176.00
4	—	423	160.00–171.00	164.96
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
2	—	518	161.00–170.00	165.61
1	—	240	175.00	175.00
3	—	327	160.00–167.00	164.64
3	—	465	169.00–177.00	173.92
4	—	378	165.00–175.00	169.67
1	—	575	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
1	—	250	145.00	145.00
2	—	453	150.00–153.00	151.49
5	—	423	142.00–149.00	144.22
5	—	333	145.00–157.00	150.20
2	—	538	126.00–128.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
3	—	322	130.00–140.00	136.68
2	—	380	134.00–143.00	138.32
2	—	403	125.00–130.00	127.52
2	—	480	120.00–130.00	125.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,157	62.00–79.00	72.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	935	30.00–61.00	51.89
2	—	995	43.00–64.00	53.03
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	25.00	25.00
1	—	1,045	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	104.00–105.00	104.46
1	—	1,125	100.00	100.00

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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