Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2022-09-05

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 5
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
359 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 324▲ 163 vs year ago 196 · +83.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 16▲ 6 vs year ago 24 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 0▲ 14 vs year ago 2 · +700.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

ompared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 4 to 10 higher feeder steers\heifers steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.10/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$145.10
105 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$760
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.11
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1445165.3873632
Medium and Large 1-2571136.8178166
Medium and Large 2440130.555747thin
One grade step is worth $34.82/cwt here — about $162 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 sale105 hd
145.10
—
MS average13 barns · 1,134 hd
148.21
−3.11
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—Average1,463100.001,4632thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24485.781,06710
CowsLean 85-90%Average92965.6661012

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,2751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)978$1,0424thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2253213.21/cwt209.00–217.505392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2307199.70/cwt196.00–212.506136
Steers—Medium and Large 2330190.00/cwt190.00–190.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 2363163.37/cwt157.00–170.005932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390193.00/cwt193.00–193.0075312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422185.41/cwt182.00–190.007823
Steers—Medium and Large 2435165.00/cwt165.00–165.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458182.51/cwt180.00–185.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 2495160.00/cwt160.00–160.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 2510180.00/cwt180.00–180.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530148.00/cwt148.00–148.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 1542185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0039
Steers—Medium and Large 2565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582165.28/cwt152.00–166.5096224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640143.00/cwt140.00–146.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1684161.99/cwt154.00–167.001,10818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705139.99/cwt138.00–142.009872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210167.50/cwt167.50–167.503521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273162.00/cwt160.00–164.004423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275152.95/cwt150.00–156.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314175.00/cwt175.00–175.0055018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318158.43/cwt150.00–163.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370108.00/cwt108.00–108.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381151.66/cwt145.00–158.005784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2408152.85/cwt148.00–162.006247
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425137.53/cwt135.00–140.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474142.51/cwt137.00–145.006754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510140.74/cwt134.00–146.007186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564131.45/cwt130.00–138.0074114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614153.00/cwt153.00–153.0093914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634128.18/cwt125.00–134.008135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655112.45/cwt106.00–119.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738119.45/cwt115.00–124.008822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2792127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,01013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880108.00/cwt108.00–108.009504
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300204.00/cwt204.00–204.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373186.33/cwt180.00–191.006954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425166.00/cwt166.00–166.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465169.08/cwt160.00–176.007864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475155.50/cwt154.00–157.007392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510135.00/cwt135.00–135.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515144.50/cwt141.00–148.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575140.97/cwt140.00–142.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576135.75/cwt135.00–138.007824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650140.00/cwt140.00–140.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660131.50/cwt130.00–133.008682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760126.00/cwt126.00–126.009581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1501
Bulls——1,675108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,8091
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92965.66/cwt44.00–74.0061012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24485.78/cwt79.00–91.001,06710
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29781,041.82/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0424

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.