Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2021-09-06

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 6
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 89▼ 55 vs year ago 251 · −21.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 8▼ 15 vs year ago 39 · −38.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 13▼ 1 vs year ago 3 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 2 to 3 lower feeder steers\heifers 4 to 10 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.51/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$130.51
50 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$12
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$3.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.30
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2473131.8662333
Medium and Large 2478127.8861217thin
One grade step is worth $3.98/cwt here — about $12 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 sale50 hd
130.51
—
MS average10 barns · 902 hd
130.81
−0.30
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—Average1,67889.501,5022thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21064.507808thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04751.1853610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,22548.005881thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240165.00/cwt165.00–165.003961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273160.00/cwt160.00–160.004372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318154.09/cwt150.00–158.004902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370171.43/cwt169.00–174.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 2390156.00/cwt156.00–156.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422168.40/cwt166.00–171.007115
Steers—Medium and Large 2468154.43/cwt150.00–159.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478160.74/cwt154.00–165.007686
Steers—Medium and Large 2510146.00/cwt146.00–146.007451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525150.03/cwt148.00–158.007887
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566145.26/cwt142.00–149.008224
Steers—Medium and Large 2570137.00/cwt137.00–137.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613141.01/cwt136.00–144.008644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728126.89/cwt123.00–131.509244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220147.50/cwt147.50–147.503251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323131.04/cwt127.00–134.004233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333140.33/cwt138.00–143.004673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371139.43/cwt134.00–143.005176
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388126.04/cwt120.00–132.004892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420133.00/cwt133.00–133.005591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435136.01/cwt135.00–137.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470130.90/cwt122.00–136.506157
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480121.33/cwt118.00–126.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500116.00/cwt116.00–116.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521131.32/cwt127.00–136.006846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560131.30/cwt128.00–132.007356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585122.00/cwt122.00–122.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628120.01/cwt118.00–122.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665128.00/cwt128.00–128.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670118.00/cwt118.00–118.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710117.00/cwt117.00–117.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800101.00/cwt101.00–101.008081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220155.00/cwt155.00–155.003411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335141.97/cwt140.00–144.004762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370168.24/cwt160.00–174.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395149.00/cwt149.00–149.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413150.86/cwt145.00–155.006234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440134.00/cwt134.00–134.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460152.00/cwt152.00–152.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478132.04/cwt125.00–139.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565125.69/cwt115.00–136.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650128.00/cwt128.00–128.008321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,67889.50/cwt89.00–90.001,5022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87538.00/cwt38.00–38.003331
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03546.62/cwt40.00–51.004833
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08155.65/cwt50.00–60.006026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21064.50/cwt62.00–73.007808
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22548.00/cwt48.00–48.005881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,8751

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.