Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to previous report: Feeder steers and heifers 7.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.27/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$146.27

66 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$22.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.86

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	492	154.89	763	34
Medium and Large 2-3	280	145.00	406	1thin
Medium and Large 2	502	137.75	691	12thin
Medium and Large 1	735	136.54	1,004	18thin
Medium and Large 3	560	132.00	739	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.89/cwt here — about $23 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 sale66 hd

146.27

—

MS average7 barns · 410 hd

153.14

−6.86

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	1,503	74.00	1,112	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	47.52	832	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	43.89	535	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	29.82	295	10

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	160.57/cwt	157.00–164.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	172.15/cwt	170.00–177.00	634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	176.39/cwt	170.00–180.00	485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	131.90/cwt	128.00–136.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	148.01/cwt	144.00–150.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	173.59/cwt	168.00–179.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	895	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,017	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	147.99/cwt	145.00–152.00	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	148.80/cwt	145.00–151.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	127.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	139.83/cwt	134.00–145.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	126.29/cwt	125.00–127.50	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	138.47/cwt	135.00–144.00	576	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	23.82/cwt	20.00–28.00	229	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	18.65/cwt	16.00–20.00	170	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	38.92/cwt	34.00–42.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Bulls	—	—	1,190	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	833	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	76.00/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,262	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	43.89/cwt	42.00–48.00	535	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	47.52/cwt	46.00–49.00	832	2

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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 250Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to previous report: Feeder steers and heifers 7.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	140.00–142.00	141.01
2	—	358	157.00–164.00	160.57
1	—	805	118.00	118.00
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	490	138.00	138.00
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
2	—	513	128.00–136.00	131.90
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	140.25	140.25
6	—	368	170.00–177.00	172.15
5	—	275	170.00–180.00	176.39
3	—	555	146.50	146.50
3	—	513	144.00–150.00	148.01
2	—	840	125.00–129.00	127.01
2	—	320	168.00–179.00	173.59
1	—	450	156.00	156.00
1	—	420	163.00	163.00
1	—	235	176.00	176.00
3	—	738	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	760	133.75	133.75
1	—	310	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
1	—	475	131.00	131.00
1	—	440	165.00	165.00
1	—	365	166.00	166.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	240	166.00	166.00
2	—	588	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	107.00–108.00	107.50
3	—	513	115.00–120.00	118.36
4	—	280	145.00–152.00	147.99
4	—	335	145.00–151.00	148.80
4	—	485	125.00–130.00	127.71
2	—	665	115.00–120.00	117.56
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
2	—	373	134.00–145.00	139.83
2	—	580	120.00	120.00
6	—	416	135.00–144.00	138.47
1	—	190	144.00	144.00
1	—	720	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	350	122.00	122.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
2	—	285	125.00–127.50	126.29
2	—	535	115.00–120.00	117.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	20.00–28.00	23.82
3	—	912	16.00–20.00	18.65
5	—	1,047	34.00–42.00	38.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,218	42.00–48.00	43.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	46.00–49.00	47.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,660	74.00–79.00	76.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle