Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2021-12-13

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 13
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
269 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 264▼ 37 vs year ago 306 · −12.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 31▲ 42 vs year ago 34 · +123.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 5▲ 60 vs year ago 4 · +1,500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers steady to 4 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.14/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$133.14
50 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$533
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.60
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1750139.321,04419thin
Medium and Large 1-2467133.3762321
Medium and Large 2423120.9351110thin
One grade step is worth $18.38/cwt here — about $533 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
133.14
—
MS average12 barns · 860 hd
134.75
−1.60
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—Average1,45181.121,1777thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21958.4271222
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,89057.001,0771thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low90738.4134921

Every lot

55 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2238148.87/cwt145.00–153.003542
Steers—Medium and Large 2270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
Steers—Medium and Large 2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340172.00/cwt170.00–174.005852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375167.90/cwt160.00–175.006302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468155.67/cwt153.00–159.007293
Steers—Medium and Large 2485142.00/cwt142.00–142.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2503157.49/cwt155.00–160.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575152.00/cwt152.00–152.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610147.49/cwt146.00–149.009002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655138.00/cwt138.00–138.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235130.00/cwt130.00–130.003061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278136.18/cwt132.00–140.003792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280125.00/cwt125.00–125.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315152.81/cwt149.00–157.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350155.00/cwt155.00–155.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385134.00/cwt134.00–134.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415134.04/cwt133.00–135.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423116.72/cwt115.00–125.004946
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478131.30/cwt126.00–137.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510130.44/cwt125.00–135.006655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565126.11/cwt122.00–130.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620128.26/cwt125.00–133.007953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1638140.00/cwt140.00–140.008936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720118.00/cwt118.00–118.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1801139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,11313
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250160.00/cwt160.00–160.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325160.38/cwt156.00–165.005213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378160.25/cwt158.00–165.006064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423157.99/cwt155.00–161.006683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478146.21/cwt137.00–152.006996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645122.00/cwt122.00–122.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740123.00/cwt123.00–123.009101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24872.53/cwt70.00–76.009052
Bulls——1,53284.56/cwt81.00–88.001,2955
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82331.99/cwt30.00–34.002632
Cows—Lean 85-90%82832.32/cwt20.00–44.002685
Cows—Lean 85-90%94543.16/cwt30.00–50.0040813
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight98520.00/cwt20.00–20.001971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21958.42/cwt50.00–67.0071222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,89057.00/cwt57.00–57.001,0771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2840888.62/cwt850.00–925.007,4642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,3131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,142715.18/cwt585.00–850.008,1673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1841,041.75/cwt875.00–1,150.0012,3347
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225962.55/cwt800.00–1,100.0011,79110
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,280780.00/cwt780.00–780.009,9841
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0014,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5001,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0019,8751

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.