Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last sale slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers 7 to 12 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.62/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$170.62

86 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$25.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.82

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	500	181.86	909	28
Medium and Large 1	712	165.50	1,178	56
Medium and Large 2	553	156.50	865	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.36/cwt here — about $44 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 sale86 hd

170.62

—

MS average7 barns · 906 hd

186.44

−15.82

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	2,038	99.11	2,020	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	61.65	709	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	36.33	351	3thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	610	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	156.00/cwt	150.00–162.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	140.50/cwt	136.00–145.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	215.98/cwt	207.00–218.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	184.54/cwt	171.00–189.00	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	155.96/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	203.23/cwt	196.00–208.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	134.53/cwt	128.00–142.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	145.38/cwt	135.00–159.00	621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,178	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	208	143.83/cwt	137.50–150.00	299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	144.07/cwt	136.00–145.25	1,017	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.99/cwt	135.00–150.00	756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	124.34/cwt	119.00–129.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	131.24/cwt	114.00–147.00	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Bulls	—	—	2,038	99.11/cwt	97.00–101.00	2,020	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	61.65/cwt	57.00–64.00	709	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	280	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	173	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	661	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 Jan 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 125Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 25Year ago 0

compared to last sale slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers 7 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
1	—	610	157.00	157.00
1	—	655	145.00	145.00
2	—	525	150.00–162.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	136.00–145.00	140.50
1	—	450	166.00	166.00
1	—	395	185.00	185.00
3	—	710	114.00–147.00	131.24
1	—	530	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	190.00	190.00
5	—	333	207.00–218.00	215.98
1	—	370	217.00	217.00
1	—	415	175.00	175.00
1	—	570	169.00	169.00
2	—	545	185.00	185.00
6	—	475	171.00–189.00	184.54
1	—	605	165.00	165.00
2	—	670	153.00–159.00	155.96
4	—	261	196.00–208.00	203.23
4	—	956	123.50	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	158.00	158.00
1	—	600	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	712	165.50	165.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	100.00	100.00
2	—	375	159.00	159.00
5	—	563	138.00–140.00	139.00
6	—	612	128.00–142.00	134.53
7	—	427	135.00–159.00	145.38
8	—	706	136.00–145.25	144.07
9	—	525	135.00–150.00	143.99
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	815	96.00	96.00
2	—	208	137.50–150.00	143.83
3	—	483	119.00–129.00	124.34
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,038	97.00–101.00	99.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	57.00–64.00	61.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	32.00	32.00
1	—	865	20.00	20.00
1	—	1,160	57.00	57.00

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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