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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows \bulls 4 to 8 higher feeder steers\ heifers 3 to 10 higher

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.04/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$153.04

47 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$9.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.21

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	524	156.23	819	32
Medium and Large 2	486	146.25	711	15thin

One grade step is worth $9.98/cwt here — about $108 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 sale47 hd

153.04

—

MS average13 barns · 569 hd

147.83

+5.21

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	1,536	103.20	1,585	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	76.18	859	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	58.43	546	26

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$690	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$952	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	788	$532	3thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	177.61/cwt	175.00–180.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	179.94/cwt	175.00–185.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	204.98/cwt	204.00–207.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.82/cwt	140.00–147.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	153.20/cwt	149.00–155.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	126.00/cwt	120.00–132.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	160.22/cwt	140.00–174.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	137.33/cwt	137.00–138.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.46/cwt	133.00–145.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	139.53/cwt	133.00–147.00	876	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	192.78/cwt	182.50–204.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	134.41/cwt	129.00–139.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	126.94/cwt	117.00–138.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	133.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	181.29/cwt	180.00–182.50	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	146.76/cwt	140.00–158.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	60.13/cwt	42.00–78.00	565	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	76.18/cwt	66.00–88.00	859	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	333	2
Bulls	—	—	1,633	108.09/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,765	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,411	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	102.40/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	548.73/head	500.00–600.00	549	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	785	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	952.38/head	900.00–1,000.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	129.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	468	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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 249Year ago 352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 37Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

compared to last week slaugther cows \bulls 4 to 8 higher feeder steers\ heifers 3 to 10 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
1	—	205	167.50	167.50
2	—	283	175.00–180.00	177.61
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	192.00	192.00
2	—	625	150.00–151.00	150.50
1	—	650	148.00	148.00
1	—	570	160.00	160.00
1	—	400	195.00	195.00
1	—	275	203.00	203.00
1	—	380	189.00	189.00
2	—	223	180.00–182.50	181.29
1	—	305	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	127.00	127.00
1	—	505	138.00	138.00
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
2	—	635	132.00–136.00	133.98
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
3	—	428	140.00–158.00	146.76
2	—	363	150.00–155.00	152.55
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	142.00	142.00
3	—	517	129.00–139.00	134.41
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
3	—	422	117.00–138.00	126.94
1	—	575	136.00	136.00
1	—	480	143.00	143.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	175.00–185.00	179.94
3	—	367	204.00–207.00	204.98
1	—	940	96.00	96.00
1	—	290	207.00	207.00
5	—	526	140.00–147.00	143.82
5	—	481	149.00–155.00	153.20
3	—	568	133.00–145.00	139.46
1	—	810	123.00	123.00
7	—	628	133.00–147.00	139.53
3	—	338	182.50–204.00	192.78
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
2	—	585	120.00–132.00	126.00
4	—	334	140.00–174.00	160.22
3	—	620	137.00–138.00	137.33
1	—	420	162.00	162.00
2	—	678	125.00–135.00	129.91
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
1	—	280	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	939	42.00–78.00	60.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,127	66.00–88.00	76.18
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	38.00	38.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	107.00–109.00	108.09
1	—	1,485	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,465	102.00–103.00	102.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	500.00–600.00	548.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	690.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	900.00–1,000.00	952.38

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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