Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week: feeder steers and heifers sold 4 to 8 higher; slaughter cows and bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.15/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$124.15

154 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$38.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.81

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	569	130.09	740	121
Medium and Large 3-4	290	119.00	345	1thin
Medium and Large 1	527	115.67	609	3thin
Medium and Large 2	512	104.34	534	20
Medium and Large 3	528	91.68	484	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.41/cwt here — about $256 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 sale154 hd

124.15

—

MS average13 barns · 1,198 hd

113.34

+10.81

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	—	Low	1,590	62.00	986	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	45.85	575	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	41.00	578	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	34.58	372	11

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	98.82/cwt	94.00–104.00	563	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	986	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	715	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	140.50/cwt	136.00–145.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	118.98/cwt	100.00–124.00	629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	141.16/cwt	135.00–149.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	115.98/cwt	113.00–119.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	128.52/cwt	120.50–132.50	862	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	691	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	110.96/cwt	105.00–115.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	113.43/cwt	109.00–118.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	482	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	973	735.60/cwt	675.00–790.00	7,157	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,533	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,693	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,545	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	930	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	103.07/cwt	99.00–106.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.08/cwt	120.00–138.50	756	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	95.38/cwt	90.00–101.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	93.71/cwt	83.00–101.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	104.51/cwt	98.00–121.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	132.24/cwt	125.50–133.75	745	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	111.47/cwt	105.00–118.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	290	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	104.72/cwt	100.00–109.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	107.90/cwt	100.00–116.00	506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	89.04/cwt	80.00–102.00	475	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	484	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	578	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	754	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	45.78/cwt	44.00–48.00	577	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	28.14/cwt	24.00–30.00	306	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	39.63/cwt	38.00–43.00	447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	112.23/cwt	105.00–120.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	105.43/cwt	102.00–111.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	91.38/cwt	85.00–95.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	406	123.58/cwt	118.00–130.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	450	1

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 399Last week 275Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 0

Compare to last week: feeder steers and heifers sold 4 to 8 higher; slaughter cows and bulls sold steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	94.00–104.00	98.82
1	—	930	72.00	72.00
1	—	395	112.00	112.00
1	—	460	97.00	97.00
1	—	600	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	93.00	93.00
1	—	410	154.00	154.00
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	99.00–106.00	103.07
1	—	385	126.00	126.00
1	—	745	102.00	102.00
1	—	775	108.00	108.00
2	—	330	130.00	130.00
3	—	475	105.00–120.00	112.23
3	—	530	102.00–111.00	105.43
3	—	665	85.00–95.00	91.38
4	—	406	118.00–130.00	123.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	136.00–145.00	140.50
1	—	720	119.00	119.00
1	—	660	123.00	123.00
1	—	550	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	555	111.00	111.00
1	—	515	80.00	80.00
1	—	820	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	100.00–124.00	118.98
4	—	777	119.50	119.50
3	—	372	135.00–149.00	141.16
2	—	478	113.00–119.00	115.98
1	—	1,060	53.00	53.00
1	—	925	79.00	79.00
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
3	—	567	105.00–115.00	110.96
2	—	615	109.00–118.00	113.43
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
1	—	335	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	671	120.50–132.50	128.52
11	—	485	142.50	142.50
6	—	420	155.00	155.00
3	—	530	138.00	138.00
2	—	805	115.00	115.00
2	—	750	132.50	132.50
10	—	618	135.00	135.00
6	—	366	164.00	164.00
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
22	—	568	120.00–138.50	133.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	90.00–101.00	95.38
4	—	566	83.00–101.00	93.71
1	—	370	121.00	121.00
2	—	503	105.00–118.00	111.47
3	—	432	100.00–109.00	104.72
8	—	469	100.00–116.00	107.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	643	110.50	110.50
3	—	525	118.00	118.00
108	—	563	125.50–133.75	132.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
1	—	570	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	98.00–121.00	104.51
1	—	590	75.00	75.00
1	—	675	65.00	65.00
3	—	533	80.00–102.00	89.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	62.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	30.00	30.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,300	58.00	58.00
7	—	1,261	44.00–48.00	45.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	41.00	41.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	24.00–30.00	28.14
6	—	1,129	38.00–43.00	39.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	973	675.00–790.00	735.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	975	670.00	670.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	690.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	300.00	300.00

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

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Heifers · 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

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