Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2021-05-03

Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, May 3

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

249 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 155▼ 132 vs year ago 381 · −34.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 17▼ 7 vs year ago 35 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 2▲ 0 vs year ago 19 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.96/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$121.96

72 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$9.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

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	540	123.31	666	62
Medium and Large 2	447	113.60	508	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.70/cwt here — about $158 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 sale72 hd

121.96

—

MS average13 barns · 1,281 hd

121.89

+0.07

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	1,504	83.18	1,251	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	62.59	733	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	47.80	463	15

Every lot

52 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	175	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	245	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	607	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	127.95/cwt	125.00–131.00	592	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	138.03/cwt	137.00–139.00	656	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	140.61/cwt	134.00–142.00	730	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	127.95/cwt	125.00–131.00	723	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	125.74/cwt	122.50–131.00	782	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	124.37/cwt	122.00–127.50	842	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	131.05/cwt	129.00–133.00	417	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	401	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	128.80/cwt	124.00–132.00	492	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	115.50/cwt	109.00–122.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	119.89/cwt	116.00–124.00	510	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	126.87/cwt	122.00–129.00	598	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	114.36/cwt	110.00–120.00	608	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	125.67/cwt	114.00–127.00	700	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	119.73/cwt	114.00–122.00	735	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	116.32/cwt	109.00–119.00	798	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	906	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	210	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	298	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	331	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	440	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	140.59/cwt	128.00–147.00	595	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	130.19/cwt	122.00–138.00	553	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	126.85/cwt	120.00–134.00	603	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	131.96/cwt	129.00–135.00	631	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	120.03/cwt	115.00–123.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	117.95/cwt	116.00–120.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	96.95/cwt	90.00–104.00	737	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	866	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	85.91/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,392	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	22.60/cwt	20.00–25.00	207	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	51.68/cwt	45.00–57.00	505	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	62.59/cwt	57.00–67.00	733	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,464	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,360	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,240	1

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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 155Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 17Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 2Year ago 19

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	125.00–131.00	127.95
1	—	175	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	138.00	138.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	137.00–139.00	138.03
1	—	290	139.00	139.00
1	—	410	148.00	148.00
1	—	730	124.00	124.00
2	—	565	125.00–131.00	127.95
10	—	622	122.50–131.00	125.74
10	—	677	122.00–127.50	124.37
10	—	519	134.00–142.00	140.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	107.00–108.00	107.49
1	—	430	116.00	116.00
2	—	333	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	395	109.00–122.00	115.50
2	—	488	110.00–113.00	111.52
1	—	550	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	124.00–132.00	128.80
3	—	532	110.00–120.00	114.36
7	—	686	109.00–119.00	116.32
2	—	318	129.00–133.00	131.05
1	—	855	106.00	106.00
3	—	425	116.00–124.00	119.89
8	—	471	122.00–129.00	126.87
23	—	557	114.00–127.00	125.67
1	—	295	133.00	133.00
9	—	614	114.00–122.00	119.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	142.00	142.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
2	—	475	120.00–134.00	126.85
2	—	425	122.00–138.00	130.19
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	580	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	128.00–147.00	140.59
1	—	235	141.00	141.00
2	—	580	116.00–120.00	117.95
1	—	310	142.00	142.00
1	—	375	151.00	151.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
2	—	760	90.00–104.00	96.95
3	—	523	115.00–123.00	120.03
3	—	478	129.00–135.00	131.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,280	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	20.00–25.00	22.60
13	—	978	45.00–57.00	51.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,171	57.00–67.00	62.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,620	82.00–90.00	85.91
1	—	1,155	75.00	75.00

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.