Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2022-07-11

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 11
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
235 head
▲ 235 vs last sale 0▼ 40 vs year ago 275 · −14.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 0▲ 86 vs year ago 46 · +187.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▼ 10 vs year ago 20 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 2 to 5 lower feeder steers 4 to 7 higher feeder heifers 3 to 7 lower lighter weghing feeder cattle quality not to good

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.73/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$148.73
90 head · 635 lb average
Value per head Derived
$944
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$625
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.76
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1701152.951,07271
Medium and Large 1-2401138.6255512thin
Medium and Large 2363123.284477thin
One grade step is worth $29.67/cwt here — about $625 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 sale90 hd
148.73
—
MS average7 barns · 744 hd
136.97
+11.76
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—Average1,32694.571,2548thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08280.6387223
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96562.3060156

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$9001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)915$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,0251thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2280156.00/cwt156.00–156.004371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370185.00/cwt185.00–185.006851
Steers—Medium and Large 2415155.30/cwt146.00–167.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430176.41/cwt170.00–189.007593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470170.00/cwt170.00–170.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 2500149.00/cwt149.00–149.007451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524156.65/cwt150.00–170.008216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570170.00/cwt170.00–170.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630134.00/cwt134.00–134.008441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245110.00/cwt110.00–110.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255135.00/cwt135.00–135.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255120.00/cwt120.00–120.003061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318136.50/cwt132.00–140.004343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338132.98/cwt131.00–135.004493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377143.35/cwt142.00–144.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400146.00/cwt146.00–146.005841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450129.00/cwt129.00–129.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473140.92/cwt138.00–144.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505141.00/cwt141.00–141.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575105.00/cwt105.00–105.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1701152.95/cwt152.95–152.951,07271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255135.00/cwt135.00–135.003441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2283147.61/cwt145.00–150.004182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315145.00/cwt145.00–145.004571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378178.42/cwt176.00–181.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380135.44/cwt118.00–150.005155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400159.00/cwt159.00–159.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473153.61/cwt145.00–165.007273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488139.52/cwt138.00–141.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530139.00/cwt139.00–139.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22788.28/cwt76.00–93.001,0835
Bulls——1,490105.04/cwt101.00–110.001,5653
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72018.07/cwt16.00–20.001302
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77549.00/cwt49.00–49.003801
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83822.02/cwt20.00–26.001853
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88246.08/cwt36.00–51.004063
Cows—Lean 85-90%93850.09/cwt48.00–52.004702
Cows—Lean 85-90%99568.87/cwt50.00–77.0068545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08280.63/cwt70.00–87.0087223
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29151,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251

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.