Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.39/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$162.39

24 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$7.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.23

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	551	165.93	914	13thin
Medium and Large 2	467	158.21	738	11thin

One grade step is worth $7.73/cwt here — about $176 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 sale24 hd

162.39

—

MS average12 barns · 1,031 hd

189.62

−27.23

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	1,603	105.51	1,691	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	92.71	1,076	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	73.72	776	3thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	73.72/cwt	69.00–81.00	776	3
Bulls	—	—	1,603	105.51/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,691	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	92.71/cwt	85.00–103.00	1,076	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	186.33/cwt	180.00–193.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	134.95/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	196.49/cwt	196.00–197.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	168.07/cwt	162.00–178.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	148.83/cwt	130.00–170.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	165.79/cwt	157.00–175.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	152.98/cwt	148.00–158.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	161.64/cwt	158.00–165.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	219.65/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	206.22/cwt	194.00–218.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 123Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 11Year ago 13

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,053	69.00–81.00	73.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,161	85.00–103.00	92.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	103.00–108.00	105.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	180.00–193.00	186.33
1	—	655	157.00	157.00
1	—	630	165.00	165.00
1	—	425	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
1	—	380	205.00	205.00
1	—	450	210.00	210.00
1	—	575	180.00	180.00
1	—	765	142.00	142.00
1	—	510	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
3	—	477	162.00–178.00	168.07
3	—	377	130.00–170.00	148.83
2	—	425	157.00–175.00	165.79
1	—	625	148.00	148.00
1	—	565	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	132.00–138.00	134.95
1	—	725	158.00	158.00
1	—	530	162.00	162.00
1	—	470	170.00	170.00
2	—	368	196.00–197.00	196.49
1	—	410	183.00	183.00
1	—	230	192.00	192.00
2	—	633	148.00–158.00	152.98
2	—	573	158.00–165.00	161.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	204.00	204.00
1	—	410	230.00	230.00
2	—	473	214.00–225.00	219.65
2	—	535	194.00–218.00	206.22
1	—	225	210.00	210.00
1	—	395	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	160.00	160.00
1	—	605	185.00	185.00
1	—	540	144.00	144.00
1	—	470	185.00	185.00
1	—	350	180.00	180.00

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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