Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2022-10-24

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 24
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
305 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 250▲ 73 vs year ago 232 · +31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 31▲ 15 vs year ago 22 · +68.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 21▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.76/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$156.76
116 head · 726 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,139
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$633
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.83
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1801161.901,29763
Medium and Large 1-2652151.2798649
Medium and Large 2464143.106644thin
One grade step is worth $18.80/cwt here — about $633 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 sale116 hd
156.76
—
MS average13 barns · 1,008 hd
159.59
−2.83
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—Average1,56485.901,3436thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21264.1677812
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12855.6262710

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)835$9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$8551thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318155.14/cwt145.00–160.004936
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379160.70/cwt155.00–170.006097
Steers—Medium and Large 2395151.00/cwt151.00–151.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 2410142.00/cwt142.00–142.005821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435165.00/cwt165.00–165.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487163.99/cwt155.00–168.007996
Steers—Medium and Large 2525139.70/cwt129.00–150.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527164.59/cwt160.00–167.008673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585142.00/cwt142.00–142.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635135.00/cwt135.00–135.008571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0351
Steers—Medium and Large 1801161.90/cwt161.90–161.901,29763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2816148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,20810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2951139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,32213
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328134.05/cwt133.00–135.004402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355124.00/cwt124.00–124.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376134.53/cwt132.00–137.0050610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421133.74/cwt128.00–145.005637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2442123.01/cwt122.00–125.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460115.00/cwt115.00–115.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477129.78/cwt118.00–135.006195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519123.61/cwt118.00–130.006425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559122.20/cwt115.00–130.006834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568110.00/cwt110.00–110.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620113.35/cwt110.00–115.007033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685106.96/cwt104.00–110.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288089.00/cwt89.00–89.007831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315147.00/cwt147.00–147.004631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325151.00/cwt151.00–151.004911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384134.47/cwt122.00–147.005165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388156.36/cwt154.00–160.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425151.51/cwt151.00–152.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425133.00/cwt133.00–133.005651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475150.53/cwt142.00–155.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475123.00/cwt123.00–123.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529125.93/cwt122.00–135.006666
Bulls—Medium and Large 2584117.37/cwt110.00–123.006855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588122.50/cwt122.00–123.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645118.00/cwt118.00–118.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715105.00/cwt105.00–105.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53790.62/cwt87.50–93.001,3933
Bulls——1,59081.18/cwt77.00–85.001,2913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12855.62/cwt50.00–60.0062710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21264.16/cwt50.00–73.0077812
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2835925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,070855.00/head855.00–855.008551

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.