Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2021-03-01

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 1
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
215 head
▲ 149 vs last sale 66▲ 110 vs year ago 105 · +104.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 17▲ 10 vs year ago 20 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 9▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 6 to 10 lower feeder steers\ heifers 5 to 10 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.22/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$123.22
28 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$2.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.47
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2494123.9661221
Medium and Large 2450121.005457thin
One grade step is worth $2.96/cwt here — about $67 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 sale28 hd
123.22
—
MS average13 barns · 837 hd
123.69
−0.47
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19363.2175414
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15947.685538thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275176.00/cwt176.00–176.004841
Steers—Medium and Large 2280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345162.50/cwt162.50–162.505611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363174.06/cwt167.00–179.006323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415164.08/cwt158.00–170.006814
Steers—Medium and Large 2418151.40/cwt148.00–155.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 2465123.00/cwt123.00–123.005721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490160.00/cwt160.00–160.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535143.00/cwt143.00–143.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550143.00/cwt143.00–143.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625133.46/cwt128.00–139.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660130.98/cwt130.00–132.008642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705131.00/cwt131.00–131.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840115.00/cwt115.00–115.009661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340141.00/cwt141.00–141.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345122.00/cwt122.00–122.004211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379130.68/cwt125.00–138.004954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418123.53/cwt122.00–125.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435126.49/cwt126.00–127.005502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466126.30/cwt120.00–132.005896
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490118.00/cwt118.00–118.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510120.59/cwt115.00–127.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603118.48/cwt114.00–123.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613104.96/cwt95.00–115.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658113.48/cwt112.00–115.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790103.00/cwt103.00–103.008141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250185.00/cwt185.00–185.004631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383156.93/cwt147.00–167.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425147.85/cwt136.00–158.006283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480142.36/cwt138.00–147.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527133.90/cwt128.00–139.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535137.00/cwt137.00–137.007331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563124.20/cwt118.00–132.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625114.00/cwt114.00–114.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675112.00/cwt112.00–112.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685112.00/cwt112.00–112.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715117.50/cwt117.00–118.008402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15947.68/cwt33.00–58.005538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19363.21/cwt56.00–74.0075414
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880860.00/cwt860.00–860.007,5681
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,393984.52/cwt860.00–1,100.0013,7142

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.