Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.79/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$148.79

115 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$143

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

$20.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.06

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	478	159.19	762	56
Medium and Large 3	478	146.50	700	2thin
Medium and Large 2	492	138.70	682	4thin
Medium and Large 1	652	138.66	904	53

One grade step is worth $20.53/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale115 hd

148.79

—

MS average13 barns · 1,567 hd

155.86

−7.06

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	1,585	71.50	1,133	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	38.45	382	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	950	34.00	323	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1-2	—	473	159.51/cwt	156.00–162.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	161.08/cwt	152.00–165.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	712	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	168.32/cwt	166.00–170.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	141.41/cwt	137.00–146.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	159.52/cwt	154.00–160.00	823	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	145.47/cwt	143.50–146.00	852	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	135.09/cwt	134.25–139.00	873	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	125.79/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	129.50/cwt	128.00–131.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	156.92/cwt	155.00–159.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,324	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	38.45/cwt	33.00–45.00	382	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	127.64/cwt	120.00–132.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	131.30/cwt	126.00–139.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	128.66/cwt	126.00–133.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	100.46/cwt	95.00–106.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	134.03/cwt	128.00–139.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	134.27/cwt	123.00–138.00	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	129.96/cwt	125.00–138.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	143.05/cwt	138.00–148.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	149.67/cwt	149.00–150.00	412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	175.95/cwt	169.00–178.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	132.63/cwt	128.00–135.00	812	6

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 191Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 31Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	156.00–162.00	159.51
4	—	421	152.00–165.00	161.08
3	—	317	166.00–170.00	168.32
2	—	660	133.50	133.50
1	—	250	177.50	177.50
27	—	516	154.00–160.00	159.52
1	—	195	172.50	172.50
8	—	362	169.00–178.00	175.95
6	—	612	128.00–135.00	132.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
1	—	650	134.50	134.50
19	—	586	143.50–146.00	145.47
16	—	646	134.25–139.00	135.09
7	—	715	136.00	136.00
5	—	816	125.00–127.50	125.79
4	—	765	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	137.00–146.00	141.41
2	—	503	135.00–137.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	105.00–110.00	107.53
7	—	474	126.00–139.00	131.30
3	—	552	126.00–133.00	128.66
2	—	725	95.00–106.00	100.46
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
6	—	426	128.00–139.00	134.03
5	—	373	123.00–138.00	134.27
3	—	523	125.00–138.00	129.96
3	—	332	138.00–148.00	143.05
3	—	275	149.00–150.00	149.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	554	128.50	128.50
4	—	659	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	90.00	90.00
1	—	390	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	108.00	108.00
1	—	580	119.00	119.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	128.00–131.00	129.50
2	—	418	155.00–159.00	156.92
1	—	385	158.00	158.00
1	—	320	175.00	175.00
3	—	577	120.00–132.00	127.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	90.00	90.00
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,405	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	33.00–45.00	38.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	34.00	34.00

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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