Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared tolast week slaugther cows\bulls 8 to 15 lower feeder steer\heifers 7 to 10 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.23/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$154.23

73 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$24.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.67

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	416	156.96	653	65
Medium and Large 2	438	132.08	579	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.87/cwt here — about $74 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 sale73 hd

154.23

—

MS average13 barns · 1,114 hd

142.56

+11.67

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	1,730	90.03	1,558	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	58.49	697	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	949	39.00	370	27

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	345	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	147.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	179.40/cwt	173.00–187.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	169.94/cwt	155.00–181.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	146.13/cwt	137.00–155.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	164.66/cwt	155.00–170.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	142.80/cwt	130.00–155.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.46/cwt	128.00–133.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	194.20/cwt	193.00–199.00	651	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	140.02/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	167.33/cwt	153.00–171.00	532	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	685	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	69	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	39.42/cwt	39.00–40.00	328	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	48.85/cwt	30.00–60.00	497	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	58.49/cwt	48.00–67.00	697	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	166.04/cwt	145.00–169.00	623	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	140.63/cwt	135.00–146.00	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	132.59/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	819	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	866	24.63/cwt	20.00–30.00	213	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	34.93/cwt	23.00–49.00	332	8
Bulls	—	—	1,730	90.03/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.40/cwt	122.00–127.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	151.23/cwt	145.00–159.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	132.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	409	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 Jul 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 163Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 52Year ago 50

compared tolast week slaugther cows\bulls 8 to 15 lower feeder steer\heifers 7 to 10 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	—	345	187.00	187.00
3	—	510	145.00–150.00	147.66
6	—	377	173.00–187.00	179.40
6	—	419	155.00–181.00	169.94
2	—	470	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	137.00–155.00	146.13
1	—	365	164.00	164.00
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
1	—	430	147.00	147.00
1	—	325	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	155.00–170.00	164.66
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
1	—	655	141.00	141.00
20	—	335	193.00–199.00	194.20
1	—	880	125.00	125.00
1	—	990	105.00	105.00
3	—	647	145.00	145.00
4	—	723	138.00–146.00	140.02
1	—	395	184.00	184.00
1	—	565	159.00	159.00
5	—	772	128.00–134.00	132.59
1	—	445	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
2	—	410	130.00–155.00	142.80
1	—	545	152.00	152.00
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	128.00–133.00	130.46
17	—	318	153.00–171.00	167.33
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
26	—	375	145.00–169.00	166.04
1	—	275	166.00	166.00
8	—	464	135.00–146.00	140.63
5	—	712	134.00	134.00
1	—	500	138.00	138.00
3	—	417	145.00–159.00	151.23
1	—	835	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	133.00	133.00
2	—	525	122.00–127.00	124.40
1	—	375	142.00	142.00
3	—	435	130.00–135.00	132.96
1	—	305	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	10.00	10.00
2	—	833	39.00–40.00	39.42
12	—	1,017	30.00–60.00	48.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,192	48.00–67.00	58.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	866	20.00–30.00	24.63
8	—	950	23.00–49.00	34.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	89.00–91.00	90.03

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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