Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2022-03-07

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 7
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 207 vs last sale 35▼ 74 vs year ago 316 · −23.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 8▲ 1 vs year ago 23 · +4.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.96/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$136.96
73 head · 822 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,125
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$427
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$27.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−30.87
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502157.3679018thin
Medium and Large 2500132.006601thin
Medium and Large 1934130.251,21754
One grade step is worth $27.11/cwt here — about −$427 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 sale73 hd
136.96
—
MS average13 barns · 858 hd
167.83
−30.87
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—Average1,36497.921,3353thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34582.251,1069thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95258.615586thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325173.82/cwt170.00–178.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365172.20/cwt170.00–174.006295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438167.00/cwt167.00–167.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475134.00/cwt134.00–134.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 2500132.00/cwt132.00–132.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535165.91/cwt161.00–171.008882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570153.00/cwt153.00–153.008721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620145.00/cwt145.00–145.008991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0033
Steers—Medium and Large 1934130.25/cwt130.25–130.251,21754
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228152.77/cwt147.50–157.503482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270131.00/cwt131.00–131.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280147.00/cwt142.00–152.004122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325148.03/cwt141.00–155.004815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360152.30/cwt150.00–157.005483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385127.00/cwt127.00–127.004891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410150.01/cwt149.00–151.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430135.23/cwt132.00–138.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471136.71/cwt132.00–142.006447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505137.00/cwt137.00–137.006926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585134.00/cwt134.00–134.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635107.00/cwt107.00–107.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680123.45/cwt117.00–124.508397
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245147.50/cwt147.50–147.503611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255142.00/cwt142.00–142.003621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470155.89/cwt152.00–164.007334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480138.00/cwt138.00–138.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520125.00/cwt125.00–125.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555120.00/cwt115.00–125.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685119.00/cwt119.00–119.008151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945100.00/cwt100.00–100.009451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,328102.88/cwt98.00–107.001,3662
Bulls——1,43588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80553.00/cwt53.00–53.004271
Cows—Lean 85-90%95055.00/cwt55.00–55.005231
Cows—Lean 85-90%98960.92/cwt50.00–67.006024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34582.25/cwt72.00–93.001,1069

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.