Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.37/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$130.37

25 head · 412 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$5.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.57

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	411	130.79	538	23
Medium and Large 2	423	125.48	531	2thin

One grade step is worth $5.31/cwt here — about $7 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 sale25 hd

130.37

—

MS average13 barns · 621 hd

127.79

+2.57

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	1,355	80.96	1,097	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	57.86	712	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	43.76	420	10

Every lot, as filed

35 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 1-2	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	132.98/cwt	129.00–137.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	168.02/cwt	165.00–170.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	167.68/cwt	167.00–169.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	146.42/cwt	143.00–150.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	130.45/cwt	125.00–136.00	672	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	686.02/cwt	670.00–700.00	6,037	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	146.76/cwt	142.00–151.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	134.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	150.87/cwt	148.00–154.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	137.12/cwt	132.00–143.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.75/cwt	130.00–132.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	114.97/cwt	113.00–117.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	134.99/cwt	128.00–140.00	749	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	46.29/cwt	35.00–53.00	452	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	119.53/cwt	118.00–121.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	143.30/cwt	138.00–146.00	340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	115.32/cwt	113.00–118.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	1
Bulls	—	—	1,355	80.96/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,097	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	57.86/cwt	48.00–69.50	712	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	169	1

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 Feb 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 392Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	112.00	112.00
1	—	280	161.00	161.00
1	—	490	127.00	127.00
1	—	575	121.00	121.00
2	—	435	143.00–150.00	146.42
2	—	515	125.00–136.00	130.45
2	—	738	105.00–110.00	107.49
3	—	622	113.00–118.00	115.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	129.00–137.00	132.98
3	—	338	165.00–170.00	168.02
3	—	365	167.00–169.00	167.68
5	—	483	142.00–151.00	146.76
1	—	430	159.00	159.00
2	—	523	148.00–154.00	150.87
3	—	555	128.00–140.00	134.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
3	—	528	130.00–136.00	134.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	132.00–143.00	137.12
3	—	413	130.00–134.00	131.98
4	—	473	130.00–132.00	130.75
1	—	370	141.00	141.00
2	—	620	113.00–117.00	114.97
2	—	510	120.00–130.00	125.00
2	—	565	118.00–121.00	119.53
3	—	237	138.00–146.00	143.30
3	—	285	128.00–130.00	129.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	125.00–126.00	125.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	670.00–700.00	686.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	770.00	770.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	977	35.00–53.00	46.29
1	—	805	21.00	21.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,230	48.00–69.50	57.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	77.00–85.00	80.96

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle