Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 5 to 10 higher feeder steer \heifers 6 to 12 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.75/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$149.75

67 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$14.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.38

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	457	153.66	703	49
Medium and Large 2	475	139.09	660	18thin

One grade step is worth $14.57/cwt here — about $43 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 sale67 hd

149.75

—

MS average13 barns · 1,163 hd

142.37

+7.38

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	1,588	97.81	1,553	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	67.86	746	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	933	43.54	406	12

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	370	189.42/cwt	188.00–191.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	177.50/cwt	170.00–185.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	157.96/cwt	157.00–159.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.52/cwt	150.00–151.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	191.05/cwt	188.00–194.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	166.99/cwt	165.00–169.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	185.30/cwt	183.00–187.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	185.92/cwt	175.00–190.00	879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	142.57/cwt	135.00–150.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	132.44/cwt	128.00–137.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.62/cwt	110.00–141.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	156.55/cwt	155.00–158.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	155.44/cwt	148.00–160.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	150.40/cwt	148.00–156.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	150.42/cwt	135.00–166.00	704	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	767	18.51/cwt	15.00–25.00	142	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	272	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	54.62/cwt	45.00–62.00	545	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	67.86/cwt	55.00–76.00	746	12
Bulls	—	—	1,470	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,235	1
Bulls	—	—	1,627	102.41/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.96/cwt	115.00–139.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	156.92/cwt	155.00–163.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.54/cwt	141.00–144.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	153.51/cwt	145.00–158.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	127.32/cwt	125.00–129.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	137.61/cwt	133.00–142.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	164.70/cwt	152.00–168.00	751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	147.12/cwt	142.00–152.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	152.07/cwt	145.00–156.00	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	155.36/cwt	148.00–156.50	805	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	138.43/cwt	134.00–140.50	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	144.23/cwt	135.00–148.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	937	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 Aug 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 288Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 64Year ago 9

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 5 to 10 higher feeder steer \heifers 6 to 12 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	188.00–191.00	189.42
2	—	400	170.00–185.00	177.50
1	—	290	199.00	199.00
1	—	605	142.00	142.00
4	—	475	155.00–163.00	156.92
2	—	525	141.00–144.00	142.54
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	128.00	128.00
2	—	423	157.00–159.00	157.96
2	—	475	150.00–151.00	150.52
3	—	528	115.00–139.00	127.96
4	—	381	145.00–158.00	153.51
3	—	673	125.00–129.00	127.32
3	—	568	133.00–142.00	137.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
2	—	285	188.00–194.00	191.05
1	—	330	203.00	203.00
2	—	553	165.00–169.00	166.99
3	—	527	183.00–187.00	185.30
6	—	473	175.00–190.00	185.92
1	—	230	202.00	202.00
1	—	440	173.00	173.00
1	—	660	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	152.50	152.50
1	—	435	169.00	169.00
2	—	528	155.00–158.00	156.55
1	—	200	172.50	172.50
2	—	468	135.00–166.00	150.42
4	—	563	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	135.00–150.00	142.57
5	—	326	148.00–160.00	155.44
7	—	422	148.00–156.00	150.40
10	—	456	152.00–168.00	164.70
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
9	—	377	145.00–156.00	152.07
12	—	518	148.00–156.50	155.36
3	—	627	134.00–140.50	138.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	128.00–137.00	132.44
5	—	520	110.00–141.00	131.62
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
2	—	313	142.00–152.00	147.12
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
6	—	473	135.00–148.00	144.23
1	—	650	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	15.00–25.00	18.51
1	—	905	30.00	30.00
8	—	998	45.00–62.00	54.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,100	55.00–76.00	67.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,627	95.00–107.00	102.41

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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