Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.52/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$110.52

18 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.95

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	501	110.52	553	18thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

110.52

—

MS average12 barns · 749 hd

114.47

−3.95

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	1,415	76.67	1,085	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	60.06	757	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,748	55.00	961	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	47.86	491	8thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	113.54/cwt	112.00–115.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	117.47/cwt	116.00–119.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	115.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	618	3
Bulls	—	—	1,210	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	835	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	638	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	87.14/cwt	84.00–93.00	841	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	658	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	141.00/cwt	139.00–143.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	114.49/cwt	100.00–119.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	101.00/cwt	95.00–105.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	119.96/cwt	110.00–124.50	751	4
Bulls	—	—	1,518	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,222	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	60.06/cwt	50.00–64.00	757	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,748	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	961	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	47.86/cwt	44.00–52.00	491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	110.87/cwt	95.00–116.00	636	4

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 61Last week 116Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	118.00	118.00
2	—	445	121.00–125.00	123.00
2	—	468	112.00–115.00	113.54
2	—	560	116.00–119.00	117.47
3	—	533	115.00–118.00	115.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,075	92.00	92.00
2	—	465	139.00–143.00	141.00
2	—	512	140.00	140.00
2	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.47
3	—	730	115.50	115.50
4	—	626	110.00–124.50	119.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	100.00–119.00	114.49
1	—	395	118.00	118.00
1	—	420	126.00	126.00
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
4	—	480	95.00–105.00	101.00
1	—	330	116.00	116.00
4	—	574	95.00–116.00	110.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	69.00	69.00
2	—	1,518	80.00–81.00	80.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,261	50.00–64.00	60.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,748	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,026	44.00–52.00	47.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	55.00	55.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	965	84.00–93.00	87.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	58.00	58.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	65.00	65.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle