Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 3 to10 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.97/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$133.97

98 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$524

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

$23.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.32

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	816	139.50	1,138	63
Medium and Large 1-2	506	125.41	635	30
Medium and Large 2	531	115.60	614	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.90/cwt here — about $524 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 sale98 hd

133.97

—

MS average13 barns · 1,160 hd

132.64

+1.32

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	1,308	92.08	1,204	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	71.00	848	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	67.00	941	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	55.81	623	29

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)	1,193	$884	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$625	1thin

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 1-2	—	573	153.23/cwt	147.00–157.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	114.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	140.94/cwt	135.00–147.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.22/cwt	131.00–139.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	129.31/cwt	127.00–133.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	136.09/cwt	130.00–142.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	566	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	71.00/cwt	67.00–76.00	848	13
Bulls	—	—	1,265	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	128.65/cwt	122.00–132.00	425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	120.17/cwt	118.00–122.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	122.48/cwt	118.00–128.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.94/cwt	118.00–130.00	850	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	57.32/cwt	40.00–73.00	645	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	941	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	42.74/cwt	40.00–45.00	444	3
Bulls	—	—	1,322	91.77/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	154.02/cwt	150.00–157.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	142.10/cwt	136.00–148.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	139.42/cwt	137.00–142.00	534	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	884.36/head	850.00–900.00	884	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	945	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	148.45/cwt	145.00–152.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	146.07/cwt	140.00–155.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.68/cwt	131.00–142.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,138	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	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 Oct 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 271Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 30Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 3Year ago 8

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 3 to10 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	147.00–157.00	153.23
1	—	510	152.00	152.00
1	—	620	138.00	138.00
1	—	440	174.00	174.00
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
3	—	672	135.00–147.00	140.94
3	—	487	150.00–157.00	154.02
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	138.00	138.00
1	—	490	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	116.00	116.00
2	—	608	110.00–118.00	114.02
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
1	—	945	87.00	87.00
6	—	330	122.00–132.00	128.65
5	—	567	118.00–122.00	120.17
4	—	526	118.00–128.00	122.48
2	—	458	136.00–148.00	142.10
2	—	383	137.00–142.00	139.42
5	—	420	131.00–142.00	135.68
1	—	800	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
1	—	360	122.00	122.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	121.00	121.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	816	139.50	139.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	123.00	123.00
4	—	571	131.00–139.00	134.22
3	—	638	127.00–133.00	129.31
2	—	528	130.00–142.00	136.09
1	—	370	153.00	153.00
3	—	675	118.00–130.00	125.94
4	—	429	145.00–152.00	148.45
4	—	466	140.00–155.00	146.07
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	147.00	147.00
1	—	555	116.00	116.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	133.00	133.00
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,195	67.00–76.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,125	40.00–73.00	57.32
3	—	1,038	40.00–45.00	42.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	67.00	67.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	93.00	93.00
3	—	1,322	88.00–96.00	91.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,193	850.00–900.00	884.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	625.00	625.00

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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Heifers · 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

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