Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2022-01-24

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 24
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 170▲ 159 vs year ago 123 · +129.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 8▲ 12 vs year ago 12 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers 3 to 10 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.07/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$160.07
91 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$928
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$23.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.35
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2473168.6379723
Medium and Large 1629158.1199463
Medium and Large 2454145.406605thin
One grade step is worth $23.23/cwt here — about $137 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 sale91 hd
160.07
—
MS average13 barns · 1,234 hd
169.42
−9.35
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—Average1,54090.001,3861thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19265.537818thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96645.124369thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245182.00/cwt182.00–182.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274187.73/cwt185.00–192.505144
Steers—Medium and Large 2295166.00/cwt166.00–166.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2308182.00/cwt182.00–182.005612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355185.00/cwt185.00–185.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 1367193.00/cwt193.00–193.007083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405175.43/cwt170.00–181.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 2445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 2475156.00/cwt156.00–156.007411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485155.00/cwt155.00–155.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 2500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 1513174.50/cwt174.50–174.508958
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535165.41/cwt159.00–167.008855
Steers—Medium and Large 2555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573156.30/cwt150.00–163.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 1591159.00/cwt159.00–159.0094013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611156.67/cwt156.00–157.009573
Steers—Medium and Large 1644155.00/cwt155.00–155.0099818
Steers—Medium and Large 1720149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,07321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2195132.00/cwt132.00–132.002571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200140.00/cwt140.00–140.002801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280161.36/cwt160.00–164.004523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318139.72/cwt135.00–145.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328160.94/cwt155.00–164.005288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383150.03/cwt145.00–152.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422148.85/cwt142.00–158.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478142.96/cwt142.00–145.006833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508141.33/cwt136.00–146.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530134.00/cwt134.00–134.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1589145.67/cwt144.00–147.0085825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590125.50/cwt125.00–126.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1649138.00/cwt138.00–138.008964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295187.50/cwt187.50–187.505531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333183.56/cwt181.00–186.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373181.38/cwt178.00–185.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415178.13/cwt170.00–187.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423156.29/cwt149.00–163.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463168.54/cwt161.00–176.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed465162.00/cwt162.00–162.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472157.32/cwt153.00–163.007436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521156.78/cwt153.00–160.008175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565139.00/cwt139.00–139.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605138.00/cwt138.00–138.008351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795105.00/cwt105.00–105.008351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,54090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight58513.00/cwt13.00–13.00761
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight66024.00/cwt24.00–24.001581
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06452.73/cwt21.00–64.005617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19265.53/cwt58.00–69.007818

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.