Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2022-04-11

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 11
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 115▼ 28 vs year ago 115 · −24.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 13▼ 6 vs year ago 36 · −16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 9▼ 7 vs year ago 8 · −87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cattle steady feeder cattle steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.78/cwt on 20 head.
Average price
$154.78
20 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$36.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.21
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2461169.4178012thin
Medium and Large 2453132.836028thin
One grade step is worth $36.59/cwt here — about $178 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 sale20 hd
154.78
—
MS average13 barns · 772 hd
166.99
−12.21
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—Average1,49699.111,4827thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15476.6688510
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06859.296335thin

Every lot

35 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 1-2220147.00/cwt147.00–147.003231
Steers—Medium and Large 2275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 2340115.00/cwt115.00–115.003911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378183.49/cwt183.00–184.006942
Steers—Medium and Large 2425119.95/cwt119.00–121.005102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443184.53/cwt179.00–190.008172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461171.97/cwt170.00–176.007934
Steers—Medium and Large 2495138.00/cwt138.00–138.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515178.00/cwt178.00–178.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 2525140.35/cwt124.00–158.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 2615129.00/cwt129.00–129.007931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620151.00/cwt151.00–151.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685133.00/cwt133.00–133.009111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323150.00/cwt150.00–150.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370146.48/cwt146.00–147.005422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375125.00/cwt125.00–125.004691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400139.50/cwt137.00–142.005582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440123.00/cwt123.00–123.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478140.46/cwt139.00–142.006712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505138.50/cwt137.00–140.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578129.66/cwt125.00–137.007493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615127.00/cwt127.00–127.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845114.00/cwt114.00–114.009631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305150.00/cwt150.00–150.004581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed385179.00/cwt179.00–179.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395179.00/cwt179.00–179.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420174.00/cwt174.00–174.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530145.00/cwt145.00–145.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560144.00/cwt144.00–144.008061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1731
Bulls——1,49695.97/cwt92.00–101.001,4364
Bulls——1,553112.43/cwt109.00–115.001,7462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06859.29/cwt49.00–67.006335
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15476.66/cwt64.00–86.0088510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,0751

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.