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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, May 17

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← May 10May 17May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 62▼ 260 vs year ago 369 · −70.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 38▼ 19 vs year ago 51 · −37.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 10▼ 5 vs year ago 14 · −35.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 8 higher

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 $121.60/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$121.60

35 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$12.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.82

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	501	124.15	622	28
Medium and Large 2	515	111.42	574	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.73/cwt here — about $48 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 sale35 hd

121.60

—

MS average13 barns · 1,127 hd

123.42

−1.82

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	1,608	88.87	1,429	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	67.18	855	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	57.24	594	13

Every lot

38 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	449	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	149.99/cwt	149.00–151.00	540	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	126.35/cwt	122.00–131.00	850	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	977	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	134.78/cwt	131.00–139.00	435	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	112.50/cwt	106.00–119.00	405	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	133.58/cwt	129.00–137.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	129.17/cwt	115.00–135.00	554	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	126.29/cwt	117.00–129.00	597	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	124.98/cwt	123.00–127.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	112.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	110.50/cwt	108.00–113.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	807	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	725	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	747	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	145.38/cwt	135.00–151.00	600	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	110.30/cwt	100.00–120.00	456	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	128.90/cwt	125.00–133.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	125.29/cwt	122.00–131.00	649	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	120.24/cwt	118.00–123.00	671	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	88.87/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,429	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	57.24/cwt	45.00–68.00	594	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	67.18/cwt	58.00–74.00	855	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	890	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,340	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,440	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	12,005	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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 62Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 38Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 14

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 8 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 8 higher

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	600.00	600.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	900.00	900.00

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	—	1,225	980.00	980.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	106.00–119.00	112.50
1	—	430	114.00	114.00
3	—	577	110.00–115.00	112.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	110.00–115.00	112.44
2	—	620	105.00–110.00	107.46
1	—	555	126.00	126.00
2	—	520	123.00–127.00	124.98
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
2	—	670	108.00–113.00	110.50
6	—	429	115.00–135.00	129.17
3	—	372	129.00–137.00	133.58
7	—	473	117.00–129.00	126.29
2	—	323	131.00–139.00	134.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
2	—	413	100.00–120.00	110.30
1	—	755	104.00	104.00
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	118.00–123.00	120.24
3	—	518	122.00–131.00	125.29
3	—	413	135.00–151.00	145.38
2	—	478	125.00–133.00	128.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
2	—	673	122.00–131.00	126.35
2	—	360	149.00–151.00	149.99
1	—	770	122.00	122.00
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
1	—	325	138.00	138.00
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
1	—	930	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,037	45.00–68.00	57.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,273	58.00–74.00	67.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	87.00–91.00	88.87

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.