Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2022-07-18

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 18
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
163 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 235▼ 26 vs year ago 189 · −13.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 132▲ 19 vs year ago 33 · +57.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 5 to 8 lower feeder steers steady to 6 lower feeder heifers 4 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 $161.02/cwt on 26 head.
Average price
$161.02
26 head · 429 lb average
Value per head Derived
$691
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$37
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$23.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.74
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2420166.3769820
Medium and Large 2462143.196616thin
One grade step is worth $23.18/cwt here — about $37 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 sale26 hd
161.02
—
MS average13 barns · 1,202 hd
159.28
+1.74
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—Average1,554102.971,6003thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15772.948449thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93850.3547214

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240175.00/cwt175.00–175.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 2270137.00/cwt137.00–137.003701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290176.00/cwt176.00–176.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327164.64/cwt160.00–167.005383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378169.67/cwt165.00–175.006414
Steers—Medium and Large 2400148.00/cwt148.00–148.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423164.96/cwt160.00–171.006984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465173.92/cwt169.00–177.008093
Steers—Medium and Large 2485142.00/cwt142.00–142.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518165.61/cwt161.00–170.008582
Steers—Medium and Large 2533145.07/cwt142.00–148.007732
Steers—Medium and Large 2550142.00/cwt142.00–142.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575161.00/cwt161.00–161.009261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250145.00/cwt145.00–145.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322136.68/cwt130.00–140.004403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333150.20/cwt145.00–157.005005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355145.00/cwt145.00–145.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380138.32/cwt134.00–143.005262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2403127.52/cwt125.00–130.005142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423144.22/cwt142.00–149.006105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453151.49/cwt150.00–153.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480125.05/cwt120.00–130.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538127.00/cwt126.00–128.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350155.00/cwt155.00–155.005431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375126.00/cwt126.00–126.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410143.00/cwt143.00–143.005861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472148.60/cwt145.00–153.007013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513145.38/cwt141.00–152.007463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571138.80/cwt130.00–144.007935
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590118.00/cwt118.00–118.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700129.00/cwt129.00–129.009031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,125100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1251
Bulls——1,768104.46/cwt104.00–105.001,8472
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74025.00/cwt25.00–25.001851
Cows—Lean 85-90%93551.89/cwt30.00–61.0048510
Cows—Lean 85-90%99553.03/cwt43.00–64.005282
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,04555.00/cwt55.00–55.005751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15772.94/cwt62.00–79.008449

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.