Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

slaughter cows 4\10 higher slaughter bulls steady feeder heifers 3\10 higher feeder steers 4\8 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.50/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$114.50

133 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$68

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

$26.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.57

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	335	120.00	402	1thin
Medium and Large 1	579	117.19	678	79
Medium and Large 2-3	495	114.00	564	1thin
Medium and Large 2	478	113.79	544	43
Medium and Large 3	501	93.80	470	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.20/cwt here — about −$68 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 sale133 hd

114.50

—

MS average13 barns · 1,562 hd

113.93

+0.57

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	1,920	71.41	1,371	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	52.61	634	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	45.00	644	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	33.13	347	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,230	47.00	578	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	679.00/cwt	679.00–679.00	6,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.66/cwt	110.00–122.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	87.06/cwt	82.00–95.00	446	3
Bulls	—	—	2,018	74.62/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	106.58/cwt	100.00–112.00	557	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	105.67/cwt	100.00–110.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	124.60/cwt	122.00–127.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	108.06/cwt	105.00–114.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	102.65/cwt	100.00–104.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	140.93/cwt	137.00–145.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	107.03/cwt	105.00–109.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	106.68/cwt	105.00–108.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	120.42/cwt	114.00–125.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.39/cwt	118.00–128.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	133.18/cwt	121.00–136.50	784	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	137.33/cwt	137.00–139.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.47/cwt	133.00–147.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	110.30/cwt	105.00–112.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	127.02/cwt	114.50–132.00	913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	157.19/cwt	152.00–160.00	511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	667	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,395	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	419	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	19.82/cwt	10.00–28.00	158	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	52.61/cwt	46.00–59.00	634	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	41.75/cwt	32.00–48.00	471	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	108.30/cwt	102.00–115.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	120.76/cwt	118.00–126.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	108.10/cwt	102.00–114.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	113.84/cwt	111.00–115.00	714	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	108.55/cwt	105.00–114.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	106.22/cwt	100.00–113.00	560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	108.96/cwt	103.00–114.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	125.83/cwt	121.00–130.00	647	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	114.84/cwt	107.00–117.00	675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	630	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,230	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	118.23/cwt	112.00–125.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	111.97/cwt	101.00–113.50	750	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	126.57/cwt	122.50–129.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	122.47/cwt	115.00–126.00	452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	113.81/cwt	112.00–117.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	126.90/cwt	119.00–128.50	879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	126.15/cwt	120.00–135.00	788	14

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 Nov 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 584Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 30Year ago 0

slaughter cows 4\10 higher slaughter bulls steady feeder heifers 3\10 higher feeder steers 4\8 higher

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	679.00	679.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	110.00–122.00	117.66
1	—	795	109.00	109.00
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
2	—	268	130.00–135.00	132.57
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
1	—	340	144.00	144.00
4	—	587	105.00–112.00	110.30
1	—	805	99.00	99.00
1	—	635	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	589	121.00–136.50	133.18
6	—	513	137.00–139.00	137.33
3	—	420	133.00–147.00	140.47
8	—	719	114.50–132.00	127.02
5	—	325	152.00–160.00	157.19
2	—	480	138.00–140.00	138.98
1	—	385	142.00	142.00
3	—	763	112.00–117.00	113.81
8	—	693	119.00–128.50	126.90
14	—	625	120.00–135.00	126.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	82.00–95.00	87.06
1	—	485	85.00	85.00
1	—	330	105.00	105.00
1	—	590	95.00	95.00
1	—	390	93.00	93.00
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	102.00–115.00	108.30
4	—	408	118.00–126.00	120.76
2	—	575	102.00–114.00	108.10
1	—	245	128.00	128.00
11	—	527	100.00–113.00	106.22
5	—	617	103.00–114.00	108.96
2	—	678	112.00–113.00	112.51
1	—	705	113.00	113.00
2	—	295	120.00–130.00	125.00
3	—	318	122.50–129.00	126.57
6	—	369	115.00–126.00	122.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	627	111.00–115.00	113.84
4	—	474	105.00–114.00	108.55
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
26	—	514	121.00–130.00	125.83
12	—	588	107.00–117.00	114.84
1	—	840	75.00	75.00
1	—	330	136.00	136.00
2	—	423	112.00–125.00	118.23
14	—	670	101.00–113.50	111.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	100.00–112.00	106.58
3	—	613	100.00–110.00	105.67
1	—	735	102.00	102.00
6	—	578	105.00–114.00	108.06
3	—	673	100.00–104.00	102.65
3	—	382	137.00–145.00	140.93
4	—	463	114.00–125.00	120.42
3	—	425	118.00–128.00	122.39
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	122.00–127.00	124.60
1	—	325	129.00	129.00
2	—	573	105.00–109.00	107.03
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	105.00–108.00	106.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,018	70.00–78.00	74.62
1	—	1,725	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	30.00	30.00
3	—	798	10.00–28.00	19.82
5	—	1,127	32.00–48.00	41.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,205	46.00–59.00	52.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	47.00	47.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle