Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2021-05-24

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, May 24
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
294 head
▲ 185 vs last sale 109▲ 154 vs year ago 140 · +110.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 32▲ 52 vs year ago 13 · +400.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 9▲ 30 vs year ago 4 · +750.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to10 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.13/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$118.13
110 head · 689 lb average
Value per head Derived
$814
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$7.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.06
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2611123.0275130
Medium and Large 1758116.5088363
Medium and Large 2574115.5266417thin
One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $88 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 sale110 hd
118.13
—
MS average13 barns · 1,616 hd
123.18
−5.06
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—Average1,60586.481,3882thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19869.2783033
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56061.009521thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04851.5954115

Every lot

58 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2275157.00/cwt157.00–157.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340154.00/cwt154.00–154.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 2460135.00/cwt135.00–135.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470154.04/cwt153.00–155.007242
Steers—Medium and Large 2515136.47/cwt133.00–140.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518146.58/cwt144.00–149.007592
Steers—Medium and Large 2575119.00/cwt119.00–119.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579139.43/cwt136.50–141.008078
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610137.50/cwt137.50–137.508391
Steers—Medium and Large 2624126.00/cwt126.00–126.007864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678129.09/cwt121.00–131.508757
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755125.13/cwt120.50–125.5094514
Steers—Medium and Large 2815105.00/cwt105.00–105.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817122.83/cwt122.75–123.501,0049
Steers—Medium and Large 2885115.25/cwt115.25–115.251,0205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2892116.54/cwt115.00–116.751,0408
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295105.00/cwt105.00–105.003101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305143.00/cwt143.00–143.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375148.00/cwt148.00–148.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438127.49/cwt127.00–128.005582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473126.49/cwt124.00–129.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475119.98/cwt119.00–121.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517129.33/cwt126.00–134.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524123.24/cwt121.00–125.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570136.00/cwt136.00–136.007754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622112.97/cwt112.00–115.007033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655115.32/cwt112.00–117.007553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660118.00/cwt118.00–118.007792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705118.00/cwt118.00–118.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758116.50/cwt116.50–116.5088363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766117.11/cwt115.00–118.508978
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008502
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270152.04/cwt150.00–154.004112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310130.00/cwt130.00–130.004031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340150.99/cwt150.00–152.005132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408152.47/cwt147.00–158.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425134.00/cwt134.00–134.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468137.52/cwt136.00–139.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490123.00/cwt123.00–123.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523122.42/cwt120.00–125.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590124.50/cwt124.00–125.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623121.19/cwt115.00–127.007556
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,60586.48/cwt84.00–89.001,3882
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77026.00/cwt26.00–26.002001
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06853.42/cwt33.00–63.0057114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19869.27/cwt60.00–77.0083033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56061.00/cwt61.00–61.009521
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,6331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,9151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3901,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0014,5951
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,6131

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.