Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2022-09-12

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 12
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
235 head
▼ 124 vs last sale 359▼ 43 vs year ago 278 · −15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 30▼ 18 vs year ago 49 · −36.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 16▼ 10 vs year ago 16 · −62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.81/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$144.81
54 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$713
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$293
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.35
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556151.1984018thin
Medium and Large 1-2477144.8069027
Medium and Large 2414132.095479thin
One grade step is worth $19.10/cwt here — about $293 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 sale54 hd
144.81
—
MS average13 barns · 1,568 hd
151.17
−6.35
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—Average1,764103.131,8194thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14176.418729thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98254.5653612

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$7751thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2238169.89/cwt160.00–180.004042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310183.25/cwt182.50–184.005682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373189.93/cwt180.00–200.007082
Steers—Medium and Large 1392200.00/cwt200.00–200.007848
Steers—Medium and Large 2418156.58/cwt147.00–167.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436190.70/cwt181.00–194.008317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459182.52/cwt180.00–185.008384
Steers—Medium and Large 2470178.00/cwt178.00–178.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 1501190.50/cwt190.50–190.509544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515177.99/cwt177.00–179.009172
Steers—Medium and Large 2515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571168.46/cwt160.00–172.009624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009841
Steers—Medium and Large 1663171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1349
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668155.06/cwt150.00–160.001,0362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225130.00/cwt130.00–130.002931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255135.00/cwt135.00–135.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290165.00/cwt165.00–165.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305139.00/cwt139.00–139.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321153.62/cwt148.00–157.004934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323166.00/cwt166.00–166.005365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378147.50/cwt147.00–148.005582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420150.85/cwt148.00–157.006346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433135.42/cwt131.00–140.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469146.59/cwt145.00–148.006885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515148.00/cwt148.00–148.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515134.00/cwt134.00–134.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565145.66/cwt145.00–147.008233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590127.50/cwt127.00–128.007522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628124.51/cwt121.00–128.007822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645145.50/cwt145.50–145.5093813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720120.00/cwt115.00–125.008642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765123.00/cwt123.00–123.009411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322185.60/cwt180.00–192.005985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363186.02/cwt180.00–190.006755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414159.27/cwt157.00–160.006594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440122.00/cwt122.00–122.005371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480155.00/cwt155.00–155.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523138.07/cwt133.00–143.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530148.80/cwt145.00–153.007894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550109.00/cwt109.00–109.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555135.00/cwt135.00–135.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600148.00/cwt148.00–148.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740129.00/cwt129.00–129.009551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65898.53/cwt98.00–99.001,6342
Bulls——1,870107.74/cwt103.00–112.002,0152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87738.61/cwt31.00–46.003394
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03562.54/cwt50.00–69.006478
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14176.41/cwt66.00–84.008729
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200775.00/head775.00–775.007751

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.