Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2022-09-19

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 19
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
204 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 235▲ 38 vs year ago 166 · +22.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 31▲ 14 vs year ago 28 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 5 higher 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 $154.58/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$154.58
55 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$49.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.81
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459181.3183217thin
Medium and Large 1-2441143.5663335
Medium and Large 2460131.596063thin
One grade step is worth $49.72/cwt here — about $226 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 sale55 hd
154.58
—
MS average12 barns · 1,098 hd
146.76
+7.81
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—Average1,605101.501,6293thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09276.088316thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01062.2262923

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)1,203$9502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)793$8752thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2234160.00/cwt160.00–160.003741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245197.00/cwt197.00–197.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250195.00/cwt195.00–195.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 2320151.00/cwt151.00–151.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327193.59/cwt185.00–199.006333
Steers—Medium and Large 1386211.50/cwt211.50–211.508162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390157.00/cwt157.00–157.006123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415180.51/cwt170.00–190.007494
Steers—Medium and Large 2423108.55/cwt100.00–117.004592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458182.52/cwt181.00–184.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 2485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520168.73/cwt162.00–176.008772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560169.46/cwt165.00–174.009492
Steers—Medium and Large 2570175.00/cwt175.00–175.009981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600161.00/cwt160.00–162.009662
Steers—Medium and Large 2635124.00/cwt124.00–124.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745111.00/cwt111.00–111.008271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230158.52/cwt150.00–166.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278151.95/cwt150.00–154.004222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337152.61/cwt152.00–155.005145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383152.73/cwt147.00–157.005857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432153.27/cwt142.00–163.006626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440196.75/cwt196.75–196.7586610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466143.26/cwt135.00–149.006684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486159.25/cwt159.25–159.257747
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523122.39/cwt120.00–125.006402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538136.33/cwt131.00–139.007333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620119.00/cwt119.00–119.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658112.99/cwt110.00–116.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705106.00/cwt106.00–106.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770104.00/cwt104.00–104.008011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285162.50/cwt162.50–162.504631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295195.00/cwt190.00–200.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310199.00/cwt199.00–199.006171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373188.38/cwt181.00–193.007036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395157.00/cwt157.00–157.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421164.78/cwt160.00–169.006945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466167.46/cwt165.00–170.007805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2506154.55/cwt145.00–165.007824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580136.49/cwt135.00–138.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635139.00/cwt139.00–139.008831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34594.75/cwt93.00–96.001,2742
Bulls——2,125115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,4441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81545.32/cwt35.00–54.003692
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02963.83/cwt25.00–74.0065721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09276.08/cwt70.00–82.008316
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2793874.92/head850.00–900.008752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203950.00/head950.00–950.009502

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.