Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.59/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$133.59

32 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$13.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.30

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	141.00	638	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	397	135.48	538	21
Medium and Large 2	384	127.55	490	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.45/cwt here — about $148 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 sale32 hd

133.59

—

MS average13 barns · 1,023 hd

131.29

+2.30

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	1,483	86.41	1,281	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	63.77	731	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	47.16	525	4thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,483	86.41/cwt	77.00–94.50	1,281	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	144.64/cwt	142.00–147.00	337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	137.47/cwt	132.00–146.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	130.98/cwt	129.00–133.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	119.52/cwt	118.00–122.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	124.15/cwt	115.00–129.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	140.57/cwt	135.00–147.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	135.50/cwt	133.00–140.00	369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	923	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	129.01/cwt	125.00–132.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	647	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	51.55/cwt	44.00–58.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	969	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	63.77/cwt	58.00–68.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	121.72/cwt	120.00–123.50	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 196Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-10.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,483	77.00–94.50	86.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	34.00	34.00
3	—	1,183	44.00–58.00	51.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,147	58.00–68.00	63.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	146.00	146.00
1	—	580	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	134.00	134.00
3	—	233	142.00–147.00	144.64
5	—	325	132.00–146.00	137.47
1	—	250	149.00	149.00
2	—	505	129.00–133.00	130.98
4	—	583	118.00–122.00	119.52
2	—	420	139.00–140.00	139.49
3	—	368	135.00–147.00	140.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	111.00	111.00
1	—	465	128.00	128.00
3	—	425	115.00–129.00	124.15
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
3	—	272	133.00–140.00	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	165.00	165.00
1	—	655	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	171.00	171.00
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
8	—	784	117.75	117.75
1	—	250	171.00	171.00
2	—	423	143.00–144.00	143.51
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
2	—	733	120.00–123.50	121.72
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	142.00–145.00	143.48
1	—	315	148.00	148.00
3	—	488	125.00–132.00	129.01
1	—	445	129.00	129.00
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
2	—	433	149.00–150.00	149.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,190	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

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