Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaughter cow\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers steady

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.76/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$124.76

29 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$2.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.41

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	522	125.45	655	19thin
Medium and Large 2	467	123.45	577	10thin

One grade step is worth $2.00/cwt here — about $78 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 sale29 hd

124.76

—

MS average13 barns · 559 hd

120.35

+4.41

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	1,868	87.50	1,634	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	62.68	746	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	52.65	560	5thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	126.00/cwt	123.00–129.00	586	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	131.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.45/cwt	120.00–137.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	116.97/cwt	115.00–118.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	132.79/cwt	127.00–139.00	482	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	119.50/cwt	116.00–123.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.91/cwt	124.00–130.00	666	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,938	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	58.31/cwt	54.00–60.00	672	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	213	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	62.68/cwt	62.00–64.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	130.82/cwt	125.00–137.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	115.20/cwt	108.00–119.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	131.50/cwt	127.00–136.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	120.45/cwt	118.00–123.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	113.14/cwt	112.00–115.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	117.84/cwt	115.00–124.00	621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	133.21/cwt	128.00–138.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	137.50/cwt	135.00–141.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	127.96/cwt	124.00–134.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	133.94/cwt	130.00–137.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	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 May 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 369Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 14Year ago 0

compared to last week slaughter cow\bulls steady feeder steers\heifers steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
2	—	453	140.00	140.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
5	—	426	130.00–138.00	131.96
3	—	575	115.00–118.00	116.97
1	—	395	143.00	143.00
2	—	600	116.00–123.00	119.50
1	—	340	147.00	147.00
2	—	525	124.00–130.00	126.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	118.00	118.00
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
2	—	465	123.00–129.00	126.00
2	—	423	120.00–137.00	128.45
2	—	363	127.00–139.00	132.79
1	—	760	88.00	88.00
1	—	585	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	142.00	142.00
5	—	424	125.00–137.00	130.82
4	—	560	108.00–119.00	115.20
3	—	363	127.00–136.00	131.50
2	—	480	118.00–123.00	120.45
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
1	—	636	105.00	105.00
7	—	527	115.00–124.00	117.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	112.00–115.00	113.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	117.00–118.00	117.49
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
5	—	584	128.00–138.00	133.21
1	—	375	169.00	169.00
4	—	530	135.00–141.00	137.50
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
4	—	479	140.00–150.00	145.02
3	—	618	124.00–134.00	127.96
2	—	710	122.00–124.00	122.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	132.00	132.00
3	—	468	130.00–137.00	133.94
1	—	590	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,815	89.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,153	54.00–60.00	58.31
1	—	710	30.00	30.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,190	62.00–64.00	62.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,250.00	1,250.00

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

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Bulls · 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