Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.28/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$137.28

58 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$15.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.05

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	141.02	813	11thin
Medium and Large 2	478	138.40	662	28
Medium and Large 1-2	583	135.00	787	16thin
Medium and Large 3	417	125.33	522	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.68/cwt here — about $290 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 sale58 hd

137.28

—

MS average13 barns · 943 hd

142.33

−5.05

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	1,168	40.46	473	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	27.39	283	13

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	135.44/cwt	134.00–137.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	125.48/cwt	114.00–133.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.16/cwt	110.00–126.00	668	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	760	735.46/cwt	700.00–770.00	5,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.44/cwt	130.00–143.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.63/cwt	123.00–130.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	163.77/cwt	160.00–167.00	526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	137.86/cwt	134.00–140.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	783	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	156.00/cwt	154.00–158.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	743	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	26.94/cwt	24.00–28.00	277	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	46.29/cwt	44.00–48.00	494	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	17.62/cwt	15.00–20.00	172	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	33.05/cwt	30.00–36.00	354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	143.80/cwt	137.00–149.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	108.23/cwt	105.00–115.00	605	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	36.57/cwt	34.00–38.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	139.53/cwt	135.00–145.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	260	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	149.73/cwt	145.00–153.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	118.99/cwt	114.00–125.00	629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	132.94/cwt	126.00–138.00	497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	122.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	126.77/cwt	122.00–130.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	148.11/cwt	143.00–151.00	629	3

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 410Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 lower

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
2	—	418	134.00–137.00	135.44
2	—	518	121.00–123.00	122.00
3	—	468	114.00–133.00	125.48
4	—	570	110.00–126.00	117.16
5	—	386	137.00–149.00	143.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	148.00	148.00
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
2	—	618	125.00–130.00	127.47
4	—	468	130.00–143.00	134.44
2	—	380	148.00	148.00
3	—	575	123.00–130.00	127.63
4	—	321	160.00–167.00	163.77
5	—	524	134.00–140.00	137.86
2	—	708	105.00	105.00
3	—	425	143.00–151.00	148.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	108.00	108.00
1	—	405	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	128.00	128.00
14	—	576	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	154.00–158.00	156.00
2	—	523	145.00	145.00
4	—	752	125.00	125.00
3	—	475	145.00–153.00	149.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	110.50	110.50
1	—	290	142.00	142.00
1	—	220	143.00	143.00
4	—	559	105.00–115.00	108.23
5	—	320	135.00–145.00	139.53
9	—	529	114.00–125.00	118.99
7	—	374	126.00–138.00	132.94
5	—	472	115.00–125.00	122.50
5	—	420	122.00–130.00	126.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	125.00	125.00
2	—	413	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	510	112.00	112.00
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
1	—	335	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	149.00	149.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	760	700.00–770.00	735.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,028	24.00–28.00	26.94
2	—	978	15.00–20.00	17.62
4	—	1,071	30.00–36.00	33.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	44.00–48.00	46.29
3	—	1,235	34.00–38.00	36.57

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle