Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2022-11-14

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 14
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 215▲ 32 vs year ago 315 · +10.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 30▲ 18 vs year ago 36 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 7▼ 6 vs year ago 10 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 3 to 7 higher feeder steers\heifers 6 to 10 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.98/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$147.98
167 head · 694 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,027
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$572
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$22.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.61
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1776153.101,18864
Medium and Large 2684148.211,01483
Medium and Large 1-2472130.6661620
One grade step is worth $22.44/cwt here — about $572 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 sale167 hd
147.98
—
MS average13 barns · 1,623 hd
148.59
−0.61
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—Average1,57878.691,2428thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23871.6288710
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04646.8048926

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)995$7501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,135$1,2252thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
Steers—Medium and Large 2310133.00/cwt133.00–133.004121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325193.87/cwt190.00–197.506302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 2445132.00/cwt132.00–132.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 2464140.70/cwt125.00–149.006534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467155.68/cwt150.00–165.007273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523149.75/cwt144.00–155.007835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570138.00/cwt138.00–138.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663158.51/cwt157.00–160.001,0512
Steers—Medium and Large 2690129.00/cwt129.00–129.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780128.00/cwt128.00–128.009981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215152.50/cwt152.50–152.503281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270142.00/cwt142.00–142.003831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310125.00/cwt125.00–125.003882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405143.04/cwt140.00–146.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430137.37/cwt132.00–143.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463116.52/cwt115.00–118.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473136.45/cwt124.00–148.006456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519123.62/cwt118.00–131.006424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550115.00/cwt115.00–115.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570116.98/cwt116.00–118.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2603115.50/cwt115.00–116.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668113.41/cwt110.00–117.007582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2714151.87/cwt105.00–153.001,08473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1776153.10/cwt153.10–153.101,18864
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373184.95/cwt178.00–187.506904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405163.00/cwt163.00–163.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420143.55/cwt130.00–159.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425171.50/cwt166.00–177.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468157.38/cwt151.00–167.007373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495148.00/cwt148.00–148.007331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517128.83/cwt115.00–137.006663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523144.57/cwt142.00–150.007563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595141.00/cwt141.00–141.008391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595132.00/cwt132.00–132.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673126.00/cwt125.00–127.008482
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30035.00/cwt35.00–35.004551
Bulls——1,58881.09/cwt79.00–83.001,2882
Bulls——1,59589.34/cwt85.00–92.001,4254
Bulls——1,77075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,3281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90123.34/cwt20.00–28.002104
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01045.00/cwt45.00–45.004551
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07551.35/cwt32.00–63.0055221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23871.62/cwt67.00–76.0088710
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2995750.00/head750.00–750.007501

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.