Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2021-02-01

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 1
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
230 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 123▼ 162 vs year ago 392 · −41.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 12▼ 28 vs year ago 58 · −48.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 15 vs year ago 16 · −93.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\b ulls 4 to 10 higher feeder steers\heifers 5 to 12 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.69/cwt on 76 head.
Average price
$140.69
76 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$772
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$12.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.65
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531145.1877145
Medium and Large 1621135.1384017thin
Medium and Large 2516133.0268714thin
One grade step is worth $12.16/cwt here — about $84 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 sale76 hd
140.69
—
MS average13 barns · 1,134 hd
143.34
−2.65
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,54384.481,3046thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,46059.7087214
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10546.115105thin

Every lot

53 lots · USDA AMS · Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268173.52/cwt167.50–179.004652
Steers—Medium and Large 2328149.02/cwt135.00–162.004892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335176.50/cwt176.00–177.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375163.00/cwt163.00–163.006112
Steers—Medium and Large 2410141.00/cwt141.00–141.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431153.76/cwt148.00–158.006634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464152.25/cwt145.00–161.007066
Steers—Medium and Large 2465139.50/cwt139.00–140.006492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517146.21/cwt141.00–154.0075610
Steers—Medium and Large 2543131.35/cwt126.00–136.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568139.16/cwt133.00–151.007908
Steers—Medium and Large 2575125.80/cwt120.00–130.007234
Steers—Medium and Large 1607136.50/cwt136.50–136.5082914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612139.31/cwt131.00–147.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 2635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661129.28/cwt127.00–132.008554
Steers—Medium and Large 2670122.00/cwt122.00–122.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1688128.75/cwt128.75–128.758863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735124.47/cwt120.00–129.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820112.00/cwt112.00–112.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265138.00/cwt138.00–138.003661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295120.00/cwt120.00–120.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315132.00/cwt132.00–132.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388135.99/cwt135.00–137.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390112.00/cwt112.00–112.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429115.51/cwt115.00–117.004964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433126.23/cwt123.00–130.005475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460108.97/cwt105.00–112.005013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469113.00/cwt108.00–120.005305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530112.62/cwt108.00–116.005973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2553118.00/cwt117.00–121.006534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566106.18/cwt100.00–115.006014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623104.43/cwt102.00–107.006512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675102.00/cwt102.00–102.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276588.00/cwt88.00–88.006731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295156.00/cwt156.00–156.004601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383154.53/cwt153.00–156.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed390162.00/cwt162.00–162.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425144.05/cwt143.00–145.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440148.00/cwt148.00–148.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480130.65/cwt123.00–135.006274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505122.77/cwt103.00–133.006203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625119.52/cwt119.00–120.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53387.37/cwt86.00–90.001,3395
Bulls——1,59570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1171
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10546.11/cwt39.00–50.005105
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46059.70/cwt52.00–64.2587214
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,3381

This sale against other markets

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.