Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.99/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$125.99

30 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$7.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.91

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	414	128.27	531	21
Medium and Large 2	425	120.66	512	9thin

One grade step is worth $7.61/cwt here — about $18 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 sale30 hd

125.99

—

MS average13 barns · 933 hd

129.90

−3.91

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	1,505	87.90	1,323	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	56.59	768	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	856	37.62	322	4thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	41.82/cwt	34.00–50.00	395	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	590	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	148	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	56.59/cwt	52.00–65.00	768	12
Bulls	—	—	1,505	87.90/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	127.58/cwt	122.00–134.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	124.81/cwt	121.00–129.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	139.15/cwt	132.00–145.00	383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	175.78/cwt	165.00–182.00	399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	120.98/cwt	118.00–124.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	158.30/cwt	155.00–165.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	146.48/cwt	143.00–150.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	167.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	165.17/cwt	156.00–174.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.89/cwt	152.00–160.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 102Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
9	—	417	122.00–134.00	127.58
6	—	480	121.00–129.00	124.81
4	—	275	132.00–145.00	139.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
1	—	250	144.00	144.00
2	—	428	118.00–124.00	120.98
2	—	230	143.00–144.00	143.50
1	—	685	95.00	95.00
1	—	580	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
2	—	520	120.00–128.00	123.92
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	227	165.00–182.00	175.78
1	—	580	132.00	132.00
1	—	400	163.00	163.00
4	—	368	155.00–165.00	158.30
2	—	483	143.00–150.00	146.48
2	—	328	165.00–170.00	167.56
2	—	270	156.00–174.00	165.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	108.00	108.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	128.00	128.00
2	—	420	150.00–154.00	152.00
2	—	380	152.00–160.00	155.89
1	—	470	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	34.00–50.00	41.82
1	—	590	25.00	25.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,358	52.00–65.00	56.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	85.00–90.00	87.90

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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