Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2022-08-08

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 8
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
159 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 249▼ 193 vs year ago 352 · −54.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 37▲ 54 vs year ago 23 · +234.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 0▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows \bulls 4 to 8 higher feeder steers\ heifers 3 to 10 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.04/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −24.75 against this barn's trailing median of $177.79.
Average price
$153.04
47 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$784
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$9.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.21
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524156.2381932
Medium and Large 2486146.2571115thin
One grade step is worth $9.98/cwt here — about $108 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 sale47 hd
153.04
—
MS average13 barns · 569 hd
147.83
+5.21
This barn, trailing median1 sales
177.79
−24.75
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—Average1,536103.201,5855thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12776.1885917
CowsLean 85-90%Average93458.4354626

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)910$6901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$9522thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)860$6001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)788$5323thin

Every lot

59 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 2205167.50/cwt167.50–167.503431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2223181.29/cwt180.00–182.504042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275203.00/cwt203.00–203.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 2283177.61/cwt175.00–180.005032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305211.00/cwt211.00–211.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 2375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380189.00/cwt189.00–189.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400195.00/cwt195.00–195.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 2455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495192.00/cwt192.00–192.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570160.00/cwt160.00–160.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625150.50/cwt150.00–151.009412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650148.00/cwt148.00–148.009621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215140.00/cwt140.00–140.003011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363152.55/cwt150.00–155.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375142.00/cwt142.00–142.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422126.94/cwt117.00–138.005363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428146.76/cwt140.00–158.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465127.00/cwt127.00–127.005911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480143.00/cwt143.00–143.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505138.00/cwt138.00–138.006971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517134.41/cwt129.00–139.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575136.00/cwt136.00–136.007821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635133.98/cwt132.00–136.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280167.00/cwt167.00–167.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290207.00/cwt207.00–207.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2334160.22/cwt140.00–174.005354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338192.78/cwt182.50–204.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367204.98/cwt204.00–207.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370165.00/cwt165.00–165.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410179.94/cwt175.00–185.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420162.00/cwt162.00–162.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481153.20/cwt149.00–155.007375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526143.82/cwt140.00–147.007565
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568139.46/cwt133.00–145.007923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585126.00/cwt120.00–132.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620137.33/cwt137.00–138.008513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628139.53/cwt133.00–147.008767
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678129.91/cwt125.00–135.008812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810123.00/cwt123.00–123.009961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-294096.00/cwt96.00–96.009021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465102.40/cwt102.00–103.001,5002
Bulls——1,48595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4111
Bulls——1,633108.09/cwt107.00–109.001,7652
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87538.00/cwt38.00–38.003332
Cows—Lean 85-90%93960.13/cwt42.00–78.0056524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12776.18/cwt66.00–88.0085917
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2785500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2790548.73/head500.00–600.005492
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050952.38/head900.00–1,000.009522

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.