Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers steady to 8 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.89/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$171.89

67 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$44.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.13

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	193.35	909	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	542	168.98	916	48
Medium and Large 2	521	148.67	774	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.68/cwt here — about $135 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

171.89

—

MS average13 barns · 1,774 hd

177.02

−5.13

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	1,323	85.50	1,131	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	67.21	741	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	44.57	464	4thin

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)	1,115	$1,264	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$1,206	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$1,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,206.49/head	900.00–1,400.00	1,206	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	150.90/cwt	135.00–165.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	169.10/cwt	162.00–187.00	720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	126.59/cwt	117.00–134.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	125.47/cwt	121.00–130.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	143.82/cwt	135.00–150.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	141.93/cwt	135.00–149.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	163.46/cwt	160.00–167.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	116.17/cwt	113.00–122.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.69/cwt	118.00–127.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	119.93/cwt	118.00–124.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	166.79/cwt	162.00–169.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	175.51/cwt	174.00–177.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	183.56/cwt	180.00–187.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	157.58/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,062	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	157.81/cwt	150.00–166.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	185.38/cwt	155.00–189.00	753	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	152.18/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	180.33/cwt	175.00–188.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	177.00/cwt	171.00–180.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	178.53/cwt	178.00–179.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	44.57/cwt	40.00–55.00	464	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	67.21/cwt	61.00–75.00	741	7
Bulls	—	—	1,115	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	903	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,377	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,263.70/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,264	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	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 Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 293Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 32Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 5Year ago 64

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers steady to 8 higher

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	900.00–1,400.00	1,206.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,115	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,263.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	1,200.00	1,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	161.00	161.00
4	—	469	135.00–165.00	150.90
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
1	—	730	117.00	117.00
7	—	426	162.00–187.00	169.10
3	—	365	171.00–180.00	177.00
2	—	475	169.00–170.00	169.51
2	—	323	178.00–179.00	178.53
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
1	—	510	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	117.00–134.00	126.59
2	—	440	135.00–140.00	137.53
2	—	353	121.00–130.00	125.47
2	—	330	140.00–150.00	144.85
4	—	520	113.00–122.00	116.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	135.00–150.00	143.82
2	—	520	135.00–149.00	141.93
5	—	382	160.00–167.00	163.46
3	—	623	118.00–127.00	121.69
3	—	580	118.00–124.00	119.93
4	—	321	162.00–169.00	166.79
3	—	423	150.00–166.00	157.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	174.00–177.00	175.51
2	—	280	180.00–187.00	183.56
15	—	674	156.00–159.00	157.58
1	—	850	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	168.00	168.00
15	—	406	155.00–189.00	185.38
6	—	722	148.00–153.00	152.18
4	—	326	175.00–188.00	180.33
2	—	600	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	199.00	199.00
2	—	585	185.00	185.00
7	—	469	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	132.00	132.00
1	—	415	167.00	167.00
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	145.00	145.00
1	—	515	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,040	40.00–55.00	44.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,103	61.00–75.00	67.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,530	90.00	90.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle