Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00-15.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.19/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$112.19

39 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$3.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.54

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	544	112.77	614	33
Medium and Large 2	470	109.01	513	6thin

One grade step is worth $3.76/cwt here — about $101 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 sale39 hd

112.19

—

MS average11 barns · 629 hd

116.73

−4.54

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,090	46.00	501	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	39.85	370	5thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	535	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	132.94/cwt	131.00–135.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	119.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	109.91/cwt	105.00–115.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	76.33/cwt	75.00–77.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	86.22/cwt	81.00–88.00	670	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	230	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	115.76/cwt	110.00–123.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	150.97/cwt	148.00–155.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	127.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	175	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	106.24/cwt	106.00–109.00	664	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	42.31/cwt	40.00–45.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	99.54/cwt	90.00–109.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	114.28/cwt	111.00–116.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	118.11/cwt	105.00–127.00	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	119.98/cwt	119.00–122.00	460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	673	7

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 Apr 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 181Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 64Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 4.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00-15.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	109.00	109.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	109.00	109.00
2	—	380	145.00–150.00	147.43
2	—	433	145.00–147.00	145.98
2	—	470	131.00–135.00	132.94
5	—	327	148.00–155.00	150.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	110.00–123.00	115.76
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	151.00	151.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	138.00	138.00
2	—	505	115.00–123.00	119.00
2	—	570	105.00–115.00	109.91
2	—	615	112.00–115.00	113.50
3	—	968	75.00–77.00	76.33
4	—	777	81.00–88.00	86.22
1	—	900	83.00	83.00
1	—	865	79.00	79.00
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
7	—	694	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	126.00–129.00	127.48
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
12	—	625	106.00–109.00	106.24
7	—	572	111.00–116.00	114.28
7	—	474	105.00–127.00	118.11
4	—	383	119.00–122.00	119.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
1	—	175	125.00	125.00
2	—	633	90.00–109.00	99.54
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	30.00	30.00
4	—	969	40.00–45.00	42.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	46.00	46.00

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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