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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 15

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

158 head

▼ 158 vs last sale 316▲ 68 vs year ago 90 · +75.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 23▼ 3 vs year ago 30 · −10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 1▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows steady feeder steers\heifers 3 to 6 higher

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.59/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$147.59

33 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$13.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.19

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	152.16	799	22
Medium and Large 2	452	138.45	626	11thin

One grade step is worth $13.71/cwt here — about $173 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 sale33 hd

147.59

—

MS average13 barns · 1,295 hd

150.78

−3.19

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	60.27	707	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	46.64	442	12

Every lot

46 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	377	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	542	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	176.00/cwt	175.00–177.00	634	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	144.96/cwt	142.00–148.00	602	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	165.27/cwt	158.00–171.00	714	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	144.98/cwt	142.00–148.00	677	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	162.02/cwt	158.00–168.00	778	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	152.39/cwt	148.00–157.00	797	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	137.20/cwt	133.00–140.00	788	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	147.49/cwt	144.00–153.00	894	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	133.04/cwt	128.00–138.00	838	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	911	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	139.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	406	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	121.54/cwt	115.00–128.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	132.74/cwt	128.00–138.00	550	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	129.84/cwt	125.00–136.00	606	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	592	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	127.29/cwt	122.00–133.00	653	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	861	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	725	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	169.88/cwt	160.00–179.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	144.57/cwt	140.00–149.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	590	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	237	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	48.15/cwt	41.00–53.00	463	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	60.27/cwt	54.00–62.00	707	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,485	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,673	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	1,051.55/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	11,872	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	957.03/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	11,484	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,917	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,365	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,003.85/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	12,227	2

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Mon Mar 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 316Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 23Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 1Year ago 0

compared to last week slaugther cows steady feeder steers\heifers 3 to 6 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	133.00	133.00
1	—	315	172.00	172.00
1	—	755	128.00	128.00
2	—	360	175.00–177.00	176.00
3	—	432	158.00–171.00	165.27
5	—	574	133.00–140.00	137.20
2	—	523	148.00–157.00	152.39
3	—	480	158.00–168.00	162.02
4	—	606	144.00–153.00	147.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
2	—	415	142.00–148.00	144.96
1	—	275	137.00	137.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
3	—	467	142.00–148.00	144.98
2	—	630	128.00–138.00	133.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	176.00	176.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
2	—	375	160.00–179.00	169.88
2	—	488	140.00–149.00	144.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	430	134.00	134.00
1	—	460	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	122.00–133.00	127.29
5	—	467	125.00–136.00	129.84
1	—	375	137.00	137.00
1	—	300	147.00	147.00
1	—	605	126.00	126.00
5	—	414	128.00–138.00	132.74
2	—	290	138.00–142.00	139.97
2	—	665	108.00–110.00	108.98
1	—	590	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
2	—	470	125.00–127.00	126.03
2	—	413	115.00–128.00	121.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,173	54.00–62.00	60.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	962	41.00–53.00	48.15
1	—	790	30.00	30.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	900.00–1,025.00	957.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,218	925.00–1,075.00	1,003.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,129	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,051.55

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.