Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.34/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$162.34

17 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$34.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.61

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	448	172.46	772	12thin
Medium and Large 2	368	138.04	508	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.42/cwt here — about $263 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 sale17 hd

162.34

—

MS average13 barns · 1,114 hd

168.95

−6.61

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	1,563	100.50	1,570	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	82.03	923	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	70.10	789	4thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	182.60/cwt	178.00–187.50	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	210.69/cwt	210.00–212.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	212.55/cwt	210.00–215.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	183.86/cwt	178.00–190.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	213.88/cwt	210.00–218.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	137.60/cwt	125.00–150.00	444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	192.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	985	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	70.10/cwt	56.00–79.00	789	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	82.03/cwt	80.00–83.00	923	4
Bulls	—	—	1,285	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	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 Feb 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 0Last week 240Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 0Last week 39Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	158.00	158.00
2	—	310	178.00–187.50	182.60
5	—	421	178.00–190.00	183.86
1	—	505	151.00	151.00
1	—	375	190.00	190.00
1	—	605	160.00	160.00
1	—	705	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	128.00	128.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
2	—	323	125.00–150.00	137.60
1	—	485	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	210.00–212.00	210.69
2	—	390	200.00–210.00	205.00
2	—	463	190.00–195.00	192.57
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
1	—	505	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	208.00	208.00
1	—	465	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	210.00–212.00	211.02
2	—	358	210.00–215.00	212.55
2	—	330	210.00–218.00	213.88
1	—	475	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
1	—	285	202.00	202.00
1	—	575	184.00	184.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,285	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,126	56.00–79.00	70.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,125	80.00–83.00	82.03

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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