Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week market was steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.87/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$130.87

62 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

per head · Large 1 over Medium 1

$32.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.27

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	505	143.00	722	1thin
Medium and Large 1	480	139.51	670	34
Medium 2	293	137.33	403	3thin
Medium and Large 2	482	119.82	577	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	511	119.52	610	8thin
Medium 1	543	110.16	598	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.84/cwt here — about $124 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 sale62 hd

130.87

—

MS average13 barns · 1,342 hd

128.60

+2.27

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	48.49	610	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	43.00	735	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	41.24	417	9thin

Every lot, as filed

98 lots · USDA AMS · Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	109.12/cwt	105.00–113.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	307	123.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	745	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	505	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	107.51/cwt	100.00–116.00	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	113.72/cwt	107.00–120.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	106.45/cwt	100.00–111.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	122.98/cwt	119.00–127.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	133.89/cwt	125.00–142.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	132.37/cwt	128.00–137.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	47.79/cwt	45.00–49.00	494	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	735	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	50.38/cwt	47.00–54.00	635	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	40.41/cwt	39.00–42.00	421	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	29.38/cwt	27.00–32.00	270	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	43.44/cwt	42.00–45.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	109.57/cwt	107.00–112.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	113.65/cwt	105.00–122.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	653	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	876.75/cwt	860.00–900.00	9,162	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	950	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	1,040	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	4,992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	124.56/cwt	122.00–127.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	163.01/cwt	160.00–165.00	461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	140.55/cwt	137.00–144.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	162.01/cwt	152.00–168.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	130.71/cwt	125.00–135.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	167.48/cwt	163.00–174.00	524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	125.31/cwt	114.00–130.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	107.38/cwt	102.00–115.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	118.33/cwt	117.00–121.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	107.98/cwt	107.00–109.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	102.73/cwt	100.00–108.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	112.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	104.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	108.92/cwt	106.00–114.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	542	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,880	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	977	684.53/cwt	600.00–790.00	6,688	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	4,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	104.93/cwt	99.00–114.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	112.62/cwt	105.00–123.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	535	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	556	1
Steers	Large 1	—	505	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	722	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	508	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	592	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	563	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	600	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	205	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	246	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	400	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	568	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,279	2

How this sale compares

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Mon Sep 30, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 234Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 20Year ago 0

compared to last week market was steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	105.00–113.00	109.12
1	—	650	99.00	99.00
1	—	635	97.00	97.00
5	—	515	102.00–115.00	107.38
3	—	380	117.00–121.00	118.33
2	—	568	107.00–109.00	107.98
2	—	478	104.00–105.00	104.51
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	122.00–125.00	123.01
2	—	245	120.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	745	79.00	79.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	95.00	95.00
1	—	485	111.00	111.00
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
1	—	370	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	118.00	118.00
3	—	525	106.00–114.00	108.92
2	—	425	100.00–110.00	105.06
1	—	1,060	70.00	70.00
1	—	680	104.00	104.00
1	—	625	98.00	98.00
1	—	595	104.00	104.00
1	—	480	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	100.00–108.00	102.73
3	—	432	110.00–115.00	112.68
2	—	455	100.00–108.00	104.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	250	120.00	120.00
1	—	240	134.00	134.00
4	—	511	99.00–114.00	104.93
5	—	370	105.00–123.00	112.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	100.00–116.00	107.51
4	—	438	107.00–120.00	113.72
3	—	467	100.00–111.00	106.45
1	—	655	108.00	108.00
1	—	625	99.00	99.00
1	—	580	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	119.00–127.00	122.98
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	125.00–142.00	133.89
2	—	418	128.00–137.00	132.37
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	715	98.00	98.00
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	143.00	143.00
1	—	610	101.00	101.00
2	—	475	130.00–136.00	133.00
2	—	510	112.00–115.00	113.49
2	—	575	107.00–112.00	109.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	138.00	138.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	118.00	118.00
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
2	—	438	105.00–122.00	113.65
2	—	503	122.00–124.00	123.00
2	—	558	115.00–119.00	116.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	119.00	119.00
1	—	935	108.00	108.00
2	—	513	122.00–127.00	124.56
2	—	615	121.00–125.00	122.98
2	—	668	110.00–115.00	112.57
3	—	283	160.00–165.00	163.01
3	—	417	137.00–144.00	140.55
4	—	359	152.00–168.00	162.01
4	—	483	125.00–135.00	130.71
5	—	313	163.00–174.00	167.48
7	—	579	114.00–130.00	125.31
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
2	—	508	115.00–118.00	116.48
2	—	563	105.00–108.00	106.51
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
1	—	400	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	45.00–49.00	47.79
3	—	1,042	39.00–42.00	40.41
2	—	920	27.00–32.00	29.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	43.00	43.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,261	47.00–54.00	50.38
3	—	1,247	42.00–45.00	43.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,045	860.00–900.00	876.75
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	950	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	480.00	480.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,110	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	977	600.00–790.00	684.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	480.00	480.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	770.00	770.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Macon Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle