Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week: feeder steers were 4 to 8 higher; feeder heifers were 2 to 4 lower; slaughter cows\bulls 5 to 10 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.31/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$130.31

192 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$28.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	663	136.76	907	91
Medium and Large 1	560	125.86	705	74
Medium and Large 2	503	123.01	619	23
Medium and Large 3	483	108.04	522	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.73/cwt here — about $386 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 sale192 hd

130.31

—

MS average13 barns · 1,380 hd

129.13

+1.18

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,625	65.75	1,068	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	47.27	602	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,334	43.53	581	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	32.38	324	21

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	828	29.98/cwt	28.00–32.00	248	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	15.96/cwt	10.00–22.00	133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	128.34/cwt	125.00–132.00	485	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	65.75/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	97.53/cwt	95.00–100.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	126.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	106.63/cwt	103.00–112.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	111.22/cwt	102.00–129.00	526	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	101.99/cwt	99.00–107.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	106.01/cwt	103.00–110.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	98.49/cwt	97.00–100.00	625	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	48.24/cwt	44.00–52.00	617	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	40.80/cwt	38.00–44.00	412	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	138.74/cwt	132.00–145.00	447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	405	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	136.21/cwt	130.00–142.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	92.72/cwt	85.00–104.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	145.33/cwt	140.00–152.00	471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	132.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	130.66/cwt	124.00–135.00	685	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	520	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	734	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	953	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	113.04/cwt	109.00–117.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	139.66/cwt	137.00–145.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	116.93/cwt	110.00–124.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	116.80/cwt	110.00–122.00	788	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	123.50/cwt	115.00–126.00	706	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	114.71/cwt	110.00–120.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	107.90/cwt	102.00–113.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	94.78/cwt	90.00–105.00	505	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	114.53/cwt	110.00–118.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	109.88/cwt	108.00–112.00	574	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	548	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	30.46/cwt	28.00–34.00	332	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,085	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	423	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	41.27/cwt	40.00–43.00	527	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	54.05/cwt	53.00–55.00	677	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	158	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	45.04/cwt	44.00–46.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	118.74/cwt	112.00–125.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	103.68/cwt	100.00–109.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	85.44/cwt	80.00–91.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	122.08/cwt	120.00–124.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	117.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	96.00/cwt	92.00–100.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	621	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	92.19/cwt	85.00–100.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	104.40/cwt	100.00–105.00	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	106.53/cwt	100.00–110.50	492	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	96.54/cwt	90.00–105.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	88.95/cwt	85.00–95.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	85.07/cwt	85.00–86.00	546	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	93.68/cwt	91.00–95.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	108.41/cwt	105.00–112.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	108.33/cwt	105.00–110.00	336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	129.00/cwt	112.00–135.00	721	9

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 Oct 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 338Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 0

compared to last week: feeder steers were 4 to 8 higher; feeder heifers were 2 to 4 lower; slaughter cows\bulls 5 to 10 lower

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	28.00–32.00	29.98
2	—	835	10.00–22.00	15.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,279	44.00–52.00	48.24
5	—	1,277	40.00–43.00	41.27
3	—	1,253	53.00–55.00	54.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,010	38.00–44.00	40.80
8	—	1,091	28.00–34.00	30.46
1	—	875	18.00	18.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	39.00	39.00
3	—	1,417	44.00–46.00	45.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	64.00–67.00	65.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	115.00	115.00
2	—	378	125.00–132.00	128.34
6	—	473	102.00–129.00	111.22
4	—	586	99.00–107.00	101.99
3	—	538	103.00–110.00	106.01
2	—	635	97.00–100.00	98.49
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
1	—	710	97.00	97.00
3	—	663	85.00–104.00	92.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	95.00–100.00	97.53
1	—	495	106.00	106.00
1	—	405	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	120.00–130.00	126.99
3	—	557	103.00–112.00	106.63
3	—	322	132.00–145.00	138.74
1	—	695	103.00	103.00
2	—	363	130.00–142.00	136.21
11	—	522	108.00–112.00	109.88
5	—	457	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	140.00–152.00	145.33
4	—	430	130.00–139.00	132.25
14	—	524	124.00–135.00	130.66
2	—	360	144.00–145.00	144.51
1	—	285	153.00	153.00
2	—	708	109.00–117.00	113.04
3	—	467	137.00–145.00	139.66
4	—	631	110.00–124.00	116.93
18	—	675	110.00–122.00	116.80
22	—	572	115.00–126.00	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	744	127.00	127.00
13	—	524	140.00	140.00
65	—	689	138.25	138.25
6	—	592	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
2	—	330	130.00–132.00	131.02
1	—	670	118.00	118.00
2	—	610	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	523	110.00–120.00	114.71
1	—	225	137.00	137.00
4	—	428	110.00–118.00	114.53
9	—	559	112.00–135.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	105.00–110.00	107.57
1	—	570	95.00	95.00
1	—	405	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	102.00–113.00	107.90
18	—	533	90.00–105.00	94.78
4	—	364	112.00–125.00	118.74
3	—	462	100.00–109.00	103.68
2	—	728	80.00–91.00	85.44
2	—	600	90.00–100.00	95.00
2	—	313	120.00–124.00	122.08
2	—	293	115.00–121.00	117.97
1	—	750	85.00	85.00
1	—	675	85.00	85.00
4	—	571	85.00–95.00	88.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
2	—	418	85.00–100.00	92.19
2	—	540	85.00	85.00
14	—	642	85.00–86.00	85.07
3	—	478	91.00–95.00	93.68
3	—	372	105.00–112.00	108.41
3	—	310	105.00–110.00	108.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	92.00–100.00	96.00
2	—	903	80.00–82.00	81.00
1	—	1,035	73.00	73.00
1	—	685	92.00	92.00
8	—	529	100.00–105.00	104.40
1	—	355	132.00	132.00
19	—	462	100.00–110.50	106.53
4	—	626	90.00–105.00	96.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	570	109.00	109.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	530.00	530.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle