Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2021-05-31

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, May 31
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 294▼ 346 vs year ago 496 · −69.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 65▼ 9 vs year ago 46 · −19.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 34▲ 3 vs year ago 6 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers 4 to11 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.34/cwt on 32 head.
Average price
$121.34
32 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$601
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$3
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$9.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.14
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2486123.6760124
Medium and Large 2523114.375988thin
One grade step is worth $9.29/cwt here — about $3 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 sale32 hd
121.34
—
MS average13 barns · 1,275 hd
123.48
−2.14
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—Average1,62589.861,4604thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30267.8288318
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51559.008941thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05453.665668thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305163.00/cwt163.00–163.004971
Steers—Medium and Large 2330134.00/cwt134.00–134.004421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423146.79/cwt146.00–147.006215
Steers—Medium and Large 2440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2453143.01/cwt142.00–144.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 2500128.00/cwt128.00–128.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528135.62/cwt132.00–143.007168
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555137.00/cwt137.00–137.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 2580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615137.00/cwt137.00–137.008431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210140.00/cwt140.00–140.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340127.00/cwt127.00–127.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395125.00/cwt125.00–125.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429126.01/cwt124.00–128.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430116.00/cwt116.00–116.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460124.18/cwt120.00–128.005716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495115.00/cwt115.00–115.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517123.38/cwt120.00–128.006385
Heifers—Medium and Large 2543116.49/cwt115.00–118.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565124.49/cwt124.00–125.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568111.00/cwt110.00–112.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613125.50/cwt125.00–126.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640104.00/cwt104.00–104.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006882
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333155.47/cwt152.00–159.005182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370152.00/cwt152.00–152.005621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408150.04/cwt148.00–152.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420122.20/cwt114.00–131.005132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518123.32/cwt115.00–128.006396
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620112.30/cwt110.00–115.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1131
Bulls——1,50086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2901
Bulls——1,83894.72/cwt93.00–96.001,7412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05456.75/cwt53.00–64.005987
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05532.00/cwt32.00–32.003381
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30267.82/cwt58.00–77.0088318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51559.00/cwt59.00–59.008941
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035790.00/cwt790.00–790.008,1771
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,9831

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.