Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.52/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$128.52

50 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$8.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.30

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	132.50	670	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	461	128.80	594	42
Medium and Large 2	452	123.79	560	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.71/cwt here — about $111 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 sale50 hd

128.52

—

MS average12 barns · 1,067 hd

121.23

+7.30

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	1,478	88.22	1,304	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,057	63.96	676	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	859	51.91	446	11

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	152.35/cwt	143.00–156.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	156.86/cwt	156.00–157.50	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	117.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.41/cwt	140.00–157.00	628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.57/cwt	139.00–147.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	153.18/cwt	152.00–154.00	723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	147.80/cwt	140.00–154.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	138.52/cwt	138.00–139.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	131.55/cwt	123.00–137.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	125.44/cwt	121.00–130.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	141.01/cwt	139.00–143.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	133.71/cwt	131.00–139.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	132.81/cwt	129.00–135.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	111.02/cwt	105.00–117.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	133.14/cwt	131.00–136.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.10/cwt	118.00–130.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	136.53/cwt	129.00–140.00	571	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,772	1
Bulls	—	—	1,265	85.83/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	149.21/cwt	145.00–154.00	566	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	63.96/cwt	59.00–68.00	676	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	51.91/cwt	38.00–59.00	446	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	146.51/cwt	145.00–148.00	378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	147.04/cwt	143.00–153.00	615	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	580	2

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 Jun 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 496Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	133.00	133.00
4	—	469	143.00–156.00	152.35
4	—	279	156.00–157.50	156.86
8	—	420	140.00–157.00	149.41
3	—	583	139.00	139.00
3	—	372	140.00–154.00	147.80
2	—	528	138.00–139.00	138.52
1	—	760	118.50	118.50
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
1	—	740	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
3	—	420	139.00–147.00	142.57
1	—	515	139.00	139.00
1	—	485	137.00	137.00
1	—	370	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	152.00–154.00	153.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	115.00–120.00	117.00
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
4	—	326	131.00–139.00	133.71
6	—	382	129.00–135.00	132.81
2	—	625	105.00–107.00	105.98
2	—	673	105.00–117.00	111.02
7	—	471	131.00–136.00	133.14
7	—	521	118.00–130.00	124.10
8	—	418	129.00–140.00	136.53
2	—	258	145.00–148.00	146.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	125.00–127.00	125.97
1	—	555	114.00	114.00
1	—	350	128.00	128.00
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	506	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	123.00–137.00	131.55
2	—	625	108.00–110.00	108.98
2	—	573	121.00–130.00	125.44
2	—	458	139.00–143.00	141.01
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
6	—	379	145.00–154.00	149.21
8	—	418	143.00–153.00	147.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	142.00	142.00
2	—	540	115.00–118.00	116.49
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
2	—	420	137.00–139.00	138.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,265	84.00–87.00	85.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,057	59.00–68.00	63.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	859	38.00–59.00	51.91

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle