Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2021-04-19

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 19
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 115▲ 175 vs year ago 61 · +286.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 36▲ 39 vs year ago 33 · +118.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 8▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to5 lower feeder steers\heifers 3 to 10 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.82/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$132.82
43 head · 409 lb average
Value per head Derived
$544
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$11.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.29
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2418136.0556831
Medium and Large 2388124.4848312thin
One grade step is worth $11.57/cwt here — about $85 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 sale43 hd
132.82
—
MS average13 barns · 1,284 hd
131.53
+1.29
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—Average1,70782.761,4128thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18061.7772913
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09252.7557626

Every lot

54 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275166.00/cwt166.00–166.004571
Steers—Medium and Large 2283132.06/cwt125.00–139.003742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320159.89/cwt155.00–167.005125
Steers—Medium and Large 2323148.95/cwt148.00–150.004812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363157.29/cwt155.00–159.005714
Steers—Medium and Large 2375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419151.03/cwt148.00–152.006334
Steers—Medium and Large 2440138.00/cwt138.00–138.006071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475144.23/cwt140.00–148.006854
Steers—Medium and Large 2485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 2520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527148.14/cwt142.00–156.007813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618133.65/cwt130.00–137.008263
Steers—Medium and Large 2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705134.50/cwt134.50–134.509484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770122.00/cwt122.00–122.009391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2185152.50/cwt152.50–152.502821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265130.09/cwt125.00–135.003452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280141.00/cwt141.00–141.003951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326140.48/cwt136.00–147.004584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340125.29/cwt121.00–130.004263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378138.83/cwt131.00–145.005258
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378117.85/cwt110.00–125.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428122.98/cwt122.00–124.005262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430136.17/cwt130.00–140.005868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469133.52/cwt126.00–137.006264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475132.00/cwt132.00–132.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510122.00/cwt122.00–122.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512131.66/cwt126.00–138.006743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640113.00/cwt113.00–113.007231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278152.61/cwt150.00–155.004242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318160.00/cwt160.00–160.005092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390151.00/cwt151.00–151.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422154.01/cwt145.00–159.006506
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478128.96/cwt128.00–130.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520130.21/cwt127.00–137.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573130.68/cwt125.00–135.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610124.00/cwt124.00–124.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650117.00/cwt117.00–117.007611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59873.19/cwt66.00–80.001,1702
Bulls——1,70079.00/cwt75.00–83.001,3432
Bulls——1,76489.42/cwt87.00–92.001,5774
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91841.38/cwt26.00–53.003802
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10653.70/cwt32.00–63.0059424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18061.77/cwt55.00–67.0072913
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2858722.10/cwt640.00–800.006,1962
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2940915.96/cwt800.00–1,000.008,6102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,046.61/cwt950.00–1,150.0010,4143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2091,080.53/cwt1,000.00–1,150.0013,0644
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0013,7031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,395800.00/cwt800.00–800.0011,1601

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.