Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2022-02-14

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 14
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
211 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 255▲ 211 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 12▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 7 higher feeder steers \heifers 3 to 8 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $176.66/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$176.66
62 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$820
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$36.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.45
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2425182.4177645
Medium and Large 1601170.001,02211thin
Medium and Large 2502145.807316thin
One grade step is worth $36.61/cwt here — about $45 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 sale62 hd
176.66
—
MS average13 barns · 1,306 hd
172.21
+4.45
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—High1,717102.021,7525thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34275.771,01721
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08161.3766320

Every lot

45 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 1-2276207.36/cwt206.00–209.0057211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2342194.92/cwt176.00–198.006677
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364176.72/cwt174.00–178.006434
Steers—Medium and Large 2385156.00/cwt156.00–156.006011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411175.76/cwt175.00–177.007224
Steers—Medium and Large 2435158.00/cwt158.00–158.006871
Steers—Medium and Large 2470132.39/cwt130.00–135.006222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473173.61/cwt168.00–177.008218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513172.20/cwt164.00–177.008833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568163.04/cwt161.00–165.009262
Steers—Medium and Large 1601170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,02211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625158.26/cwt151.00–166.009892
Steers—Medium and Large 2625148.00/cwt148.00–148.009252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660158.99/cwt158.00–160.001,0492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2298172.00/cwt172.00–172.005134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320135.48/cwt135.00–136.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332152.90/cwt150.00–157.005083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370159.80/cwt150.00–165.005913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400138.00/cwt138.00–138.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419146.23/cwt140.00–150.006137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480145.91/cwt143.00–149.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490115.00/cwt115.00–115.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515142.94/cwt137.00–149.007368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579141.52/cwt133.00–146.008194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620136.00/cwt136.00–136.008431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320177.00/cwt177.00–177.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370176.00/cwt176.00–176.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430169.00/cwt169.00–169.007271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495158.00/cwt158.00–158.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500171.00/cwt171.00–171.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530136.00/cwt136.00–136.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568149.93/cwt145.00–155.008522
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 349392.00/cwt92.00–92.004543
Dairy Steers—Large 362788.00/cwt88.00–88.005523
Dairy Steers—Large 372684.64/cwt80.00–90.0061412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,613100.52/cwt96.00–103.501,6214
Bulls——2,135108.00/cwt108.00–108.002,3061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82540.00/cwt40.00–40.003301
Cows—Lean 85-90%93053.41/cwt50.00–57.004972
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11463.56/cwt58.00–69.0070817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34275.77/cwt70.00–82.001,01721
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2575590.00/cwt590.00–590.003,3931

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.