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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 18

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Apr 11Apr 18Apr 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 87▼ 200 vs year ago 236 · −84.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 30▼ 61 vs year ago 72 · −84.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 1▼ 45 vs year ago 49 · −91.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

not enough to make a market

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $161.85/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −15.94 against this barn's trailing median of $177.79.

Average price

$161.85

10 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$13.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.38

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	519	163.16	848	9thin
Medium and Large 2	435	150.00	653	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.16/cwt here — about $195 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 sale10 hd

161.85

—

MS average13 barns · 349 hd

137.47

+24.38

This barn, trailing median1 sales

177.79

−15.94

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,523	106.92	1,628	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,020	77.71	793	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	52.58	545	3thin

Every lot

21 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	601	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	146.57/cwt	144.00–149.00	620	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	557	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	174.26/cwt	170.00–179.00	737	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	170.98/cwt	169.00–173.00	877	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	958	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,523	106.92/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,628	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	785	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	275	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	77.71/cwt	76.00–80.00	793	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	61.37/cwt	58.00–64.00	714	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,634	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,970	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,501	1

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Mon Apr 18, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 87Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 30Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 49

not enough to make a market

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
2	—	465	154.00	154.00
2	—	423	144.00–149.00	146.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	170.00–179.00	174.26
1	—	290	192.00	192.00
1	—	375	181.00	181.00
3	—	513	169.00–173.00	170.98
1	—	770	122.00	122.00
1	—	855	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	105.00–109.00	106.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	76.00–80.00	77.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	58.00–64.00	61.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	35.00	35.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.