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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 29

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

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Feeder Cattle receipts

324 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 250▲ 235 vs year ago 89 · +264.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 23▲ 8 vs year ago 8 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows 4 to 10 lower feeder steers\heifers steady to 8 higher

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.91/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$145.91

69 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$13.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.01

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	684	148.48	1,016	25
Medium and Large 1-2	529	146.91	777	35
Medium and Large 2	467	134.86	630	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.61/cwt here — about $386 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 sale69 hd

145.91

—

MS average13 barns · 1,381 hd

148.92

−3.01

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	1,498	95.87	1,436	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	69.70	755	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	39.51	351	4thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	201.40/cwt	193.00–211.00	651	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	739	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	185.29/cwt	180.00–193.00	787	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	842	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	168.45/cwt	165.00–172.00	856	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	150.59/cwt	147.00–155.00	858	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,049	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,285	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	324	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	155.66/cwt	151.00–159.00	582	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	144.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	152.14/cwt	146.00–156.00	724	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	149.85/cwt	138.00–155.00	790	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	133.94/cwt	131.00–140.00	754	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	141.82/cwt	134.00–149.00	806	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	920	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	143.17/cwt	142.00–144.50	892	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	134.68/cwt	133.00–136.00	909	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	147.62/cwt	145.50–151.25	1,069	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	579	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	183.67/cwt	175.00–190.00	694	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	167.80/cwt	156.00–178.00	730	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	159.56/cwt	152.00–172.00	761	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	158.49/cwt	152.00–165.00	819	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	136.62/cwt	130.00–145.00	717	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	866	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	139.97/cwt	134.00–144.00	819	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	88.80/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,319	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,678	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	49.13/cwt	48.00–50.00	435	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	29.88/cwt	25.00–34.00	266	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	69.70/cwt	64.00–79.00	755	5

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 Aug 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 250Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 23Year ago 8

compared to last week slaugther cows 4 to 10 lower feeder steers\heifers steady to 8 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	127.00	127.00
1	—	420	138.00	138.00
4	—	563	131.00–140.00	133.94
2	—	515	135.00	135.00
1	—	245	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	138.00–155.00	149.85
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
10	—	476	146.00–156.00	152.14
4	—	374	151.00–159.00	155.66
5	—	568	134.00–149.00	141.82
3	—	675	133.00–136.00	134.68
2	—	443	140.00–148.00	144.02
1	—	710	138.00	138.00
3	—	623	142.00–144.50	143.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	724	145.50–151.25	147.62
9	—	613	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	145.00	145.00
4	—	425	180.00–193.00	185.29
1	—	460	183.00	183.00
3	—	570	147.00–155.00	150.59
2	—	508	165.00–172.00	168.45
3	—	323	193.00–211.00	201.40
1	—	385	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	851	151.00	151.00
10	—	720	160.00	160.00
8	—	632	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	130.00–145.00	136.62
1	—	555	156.00	156.00
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
1	—	460	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	378	175.00–190.00	183.67
3	—	517	152.00–165.00	158.49
3	—	435	156.00–178.00	167.80
3	—	585	134.00–144.00	139.97
3	—	477	152.00–172.00	159.56
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
2	—	313	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,485	84.00–94.00	88.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,083	64.00–79.00	69.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	48.00–50.00	49.13
2	—	890	25.00–34.00	29.88

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.