Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2022-11-28

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 28
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
410 head
▲ 410 vs last sale 0▼ 41 vs year ago 451 · −9.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 62 · +16.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows \ bulls steady to 4 higher feeder steers\heifers 5 to 15 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.85/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$146.85
140 head · 600 lb average
Value per head Derived
$881
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$587
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.83
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1758156.001,18266
Medium and Large 1-2455143.3165154
Medium and Large 2472126.2559520
One grade step is worth $29.75/cwt here — about $587 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 sale140 hd
146.85
—
MS average7 barns · 773 hd
147.68
−0.83
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—Average1,53592.001,4122thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35565.5588834
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01539.2339819

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 Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)845$7512thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)685$7251thin

Every lot

59 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 1-2245172.00/cwt172.00–172.004211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2286175.64/cwt173.00–184.005024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325182.27/cwt177.00–187.005924
Steers—Medium and Large 2325158.76/cwt150.00–167.005162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373185.81/cwt175.00–199.006935
Steers—Medium and Large 2385167.00/cwt167.00–167.006431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418186.73/cwt175.00–200.007817
Steers—Medium and Large 2420157.93/cwt150.00–167.006634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468178.27/cwt174.00–183.008347
Steers—Medium and Large 2505150.00/cwt150.00–150.007581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533175.00/cwt170.00–183.009334
Steers—Medium and Large 2570158.00/cwt158.00–158.009011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579169.00/cwt164.00–174.009797
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2132150.00/cwt150.00–150.001981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265153.70/cwt152.50–155.004072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330116.05/cwt115.00–117.003832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335150.02/cwt145.00–160.0050313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361136.10/cwt130.00–142.004914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378155.04/cwt150.00–162.005867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419153.85/cwt149.00–165.0064510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474121.43/cwt110.00–143.005766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483142.91/cwt134.00–150.006905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513146.66/cwt139.00–152.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527124.94/cwt122.00–130.006583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565134.39/cwt122.00–147.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621118.54/cwt115.00–123.007367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669121.49/cwt118.00–124.008134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715118.00/cwt118.00–118.008441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,18266
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,370115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,5761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330185.99/cwt182.00–192.006143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368192.40/cwt180.00–199.007085
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378160.19/cwt156.00–164.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419175.92/cwt170.00–180.007374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430164.00/cwt164.00–164.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478165.48/cwt161.00–170.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482126.57/cwt120.00–130.006103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514169.25/cwt160.00–175.008705
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526130.33/cwt120.00–145.006864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555128.00/cwt128.00–128.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583138.49/cwt137.00–140.008072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610132.00/cwt132.00–132.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715125.00/cwt125.00–125.008941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2841
Bulls——1,56099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,5441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90230.21/cwt28.00–33.002723
Cows—Lean 85-90%92020.00/cwt20.00–20.001842
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05343.91/cwt30.00–63.0046214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35565.55/cwt56.00–77.0088834
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2845750.89/head725.00–775.007512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2685725.00/head725.00–725.007251

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.