Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady and feeder heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Quality varied widely from plain to attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.26/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$131.26

139 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$17.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.23

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	134.59	852	84
Medium and Large 1-2	644	131.00	844	29
Medium and Large 2	537	121.49	652	22
Medium and Large 3	438	117.00	512	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about $340 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 sale139 hd

131.26

—

MS average13 barns · 1,239 hd

135.50

−4.23

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	1,692	67.23	1,138	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	47.26	622	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	42.49	686	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	34.10	368	6thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—Light Weight	—	1,365	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	108.48/cwt	102.00–113.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	114.48/cwt	114.00–116.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	115.26/cwt	115.00–116.00	539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	106.03/cwt	104.00–109.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	116.41/cwt	114.00–121.00	666	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	121.32/cwt	118.00–130.00	631	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	124.68/cwt	120.00–129.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	136.15/cwt	130.00–143.00	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	102.70/cwt	98.00–109.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	489	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	34.10/cwt	30.00–39.00	368	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	42.49/cwt	42.00–43.00	686	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	46.85/cwt	40.00–50.00	617	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	51.69/cwt	51.00–53.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	119.66/cwt	115.00–125.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	738	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	886	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	711	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	987	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	870	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,048	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	864	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	838	7
Bulls	—	—	1,747	68.44/cwt	64.00–73.00	1,196	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	138.94/cwt	136.00–142.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	114.34/cwt	114.00–115.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	115.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	478	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,808	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,789	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	887	648.20/cwt	500.00–760.00	5,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	622.35/cwt	560.00–685.00	6,659	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,031	775.99/cwt	590.00–910.00	8,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	135.29/cwt	130.00–141.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	133.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.39/cwt	120.00–126.00	649	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	1,092.96/cwt	1,060.00–1,125.00	13,422	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	1,051.68/cwt	900.00–1,110.00	12,284	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	884	1,026.10/cwt	900.00–1,080.00	9,071	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	114.00/cwt	112.00–116.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	147.77/cwt	140.00–153.00	547	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	123.06/cwt	118.00–128.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	116.81/cwt	115.00–119.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	142.56/cwt	140.00–144.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	129.88/cwt	125.00–138.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	148.16/cwt	143.00–153.00	473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	125.81/cwt	120.00–132.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	138.51/cwt	136.00–143.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	844	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	107.65/cwt	105.00–111.00	337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	102.98/cwt	100.00–107.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	103.81/cwt	100.00–107.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	118.87/cwt	115.00–121.00	435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	110.28/cwt	108.00–113.00	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	105.75/cwt	105.00–107.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	121.73/cwt	121.00–123.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	120.00/cwt	117.00–122.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	104.37/cwt	102.00–107.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	123.54/cwt	122.00–125.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	126.35/cwt	125.00–127.00	341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	127.33/cwt	126.00–129.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	108.50/cwt	107.00–109.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	105.25/cwt	105.00–106.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	116.57/cwt	113.00–120.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	652	5

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 Dec 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 432Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 24Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady and feeder heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Quality varied widely from plain to attractive.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,747	64.00–73.00	68.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,078	30.00–39.00	34.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	42.00–43.00	42.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,316	40.00–50.00	46.85
3	—	1,315	51.00–53.00	51.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	105.00–110.00	107.49
1	—	385	126.00	126.00
3	—	412	115.00–118.00	115.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	102.00–113.00	108.48
4	—	525	114.00–116.00	114.48
4	—	468	115.00–116.00	115.26
4	—	429	120.00–126.00	123.00
3	—	672	104.00–109.00	106.03
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	572	114.00–121.00	116.41
8	—	520	118.00–130.00	121.32
6	—	467	120.00–129.00	124.68
5	—	418	130.00–143.00	136.15
4	—	361	136.00–142.00	138.94
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
3	—	618	114.00–115.00	114.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	98.00–109.00	102.70
3	—	433	110.00–116.00	112.99
1	—	205	125.00	125.00
7	—	366	115.00–121.00	118.87
7	—	476	108.00–113.00	110.28
4	—	621	105.00–107.00	105.75
1	—	750	106.00	106.00
5	—	675	102.00–107.00	104.37
2	—	308	122.00–125.00	123.54
4	—	525	107.00–109.00	108.50
4	—	573	105.00–106.00	105.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	115.00–125.00	119.66
4	—	410	121.00–123.00	121.73
3	—	463	117.00–122.00	120.00
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
2	—	663	119.00–120.00	119.51
3	—	270	125.00–127.00	126.35
3	—	318	126.00–129.00	127.33
3	—	365	123.00–125.00	124.00
5	—	518	113.00–120.00	116.57
5	—	585	111.50	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	738	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	864	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	108.00	108.00
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
1	—	585	95.00	95.00
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
1	—	755	94.00	94.00
3	—	313	105.00–111.00	107.65
4	—	514	100.00–107.00	102.98
5	—	471	100.00–107.00	103.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	711	138.75	138.75
7	—	613	140.50	140.50
18	—	870	120.50	120.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	130.00–141.00	135.29
2	—	383	130.00–137.00	133.48
3	—	530	120.00–126.00	122.39
1	—	270	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
4	—	675	115.00	115.00
5	—	617	115.00–119.00	116.81
4	—	568	115.00–121.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
2	—	485	112.00–116.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	140.00–153.00	147.77
1	—	430	148.00	148.00
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
1	—	765	122.50	122.50
3	—	668	118.00–128.00	123.06
5	—	468	140.00–144.00	142.56
5	—	566	125.00–138.00	129.88
6	—	319	143.00–153.00	148.16
6	—	628	120.00–132.00	125.81
4	—	521	136.00–143.00	138.51
1	—	295	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	644	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	590.00	590.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	887	500.00–760.00	648.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,070	560.00–685.00	622.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,031	590.00–910.00	775.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	790.00	790.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	1,060.00–1,125.00	1,092.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,168	900.00–1,110.00	1,051.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	884	900.00–1,080.00	1,026.10

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

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