Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2021-07-12

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 12
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
275 head
▲ 275 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 277 · −0.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 26 · +76.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 16 vs year ago 4 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.27/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$155.27
37 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$768
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$14.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.34
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502158.4979529
Medium and Large 2469143.576738thin
One grade step is worth $14.92/cwt here — about $122 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 sale37 hd
155.27
—
MS average7 barns · 679 hd
152.93
+2.34
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—Average1,67188.651,4817thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28265.3183720
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00046.8446810

Every lot

48 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 1-2205150.00/cwt150.00–150.003081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265187.50/cwt187.50–187.504971
Steers—Medium and Large 2278165.45/cwt155.00–175.004602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325182.50/cwt182.50–182.505931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370178.00/cwt178.00–178.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 2405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433170.09/cwt165.00–175.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470164.56/cwt158.00–172.007738
Steers—Medium and Large 2473135.33/cwt131.00–140.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519159.39/cwt156.00–164.008275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565152.20/cwt148.00–157.008605
Steers—Medium and Large 2565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615145.57/cwt138.00–150.008953
Steers—Medium and Large 2638131.00/cwt130.00–132.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715125.00/cwt125.00–125.008941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775122.00/cwt122.00–122.009461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285153.98/cwt153.00–155.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327149.33/cwt142.00–155.004886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350148.00/cwt148.00–148.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400128.00/cwt128.00–128.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421138.89/cwt135.00–146.005855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475129.00/cwt129.00–129.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490140.37/cwt134.00–144.006885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531133.99/cwt132.00–138.007117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2595118.00/cwt118.00–118.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660103.00/cwt103.00–103.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2130158.00/cwt158.00–158.002051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325142.00/cwt142.00–142.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388144.48/cwt142.00–147.005612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423137.26/cwt133.00–144.005813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470118.00/cwt118.00–118.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475138.14/cwt130.00–155.006567
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522135.72/cwt129.00–144.007086
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568144.28/cwt135.00–153.008202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570129.95/cwt127.00–133.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622120.95/cwt118.00–125.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625134.00/cwt134.00–134.008381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0791
Bulls——1,26577.65/cwt72.00–82.009822
Bulls——1,97894.81/cwt88.00–99.001,8754
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85825.00/cwt25.00–25.002152
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03552.30/cwt45.00–62.005418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28265.31/cwt51.00–73.0083720
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,358923.26/cwt880.00–970.0012,5382

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.