Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.55/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$120.55

76 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$1.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.67

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	549	121.08	664	54
Medium and Large 2	473	119.25	564	22

One grade step is worth $1.83/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 sale76 hd

120.55

—

MS average13 barns · 999 hd

124.22

−3.67

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	1,280	83.00	1,062	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	67.08	839	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	997	51.94	518	20

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
Bulls	—	—	1,170	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,018	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	127.67/cwt	127.00–128.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	147.01/cwt	143.00–149.00	487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	128.98/cwt	121.00–138.00	419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	112.38/cwt	105.00–122.00	648	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	414	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	805	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	113.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	707	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	636	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,331	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	334	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	355	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.54/cwt	143.00–150.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	147.68/cwt	143.00–153.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	136.00/cwt	131.00–143.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	140.53/cwt	139.00–142.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	143.59/cwt	139.00–148.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	142.58/cwt	136.00–148.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	136.50/cwt	131.00–145.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	128.51/cwt	123.00–134.50	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	117.48/cwt	108.00–120.00	732	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	126.12/cwt	122.00–130.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.96/cwt	107.00–125.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	130.40/cwt	128.00–132.00	400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	116.69/cwt	112.00–121.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	116.17/cwt	110.00–122.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	125.44/cwt	118.00–130.00	597	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	145.85/cwt	140.00–151.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	137.87/cwt	135.00–140.00	647	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	190	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	53.36/cwt	35.00–62.00	538	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	67.08/cwt	58.00–74.00	839	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.68/cwt	133.00–148.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	106.42/cwt	102.00–111.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.07/cwt	128.00–138.00	680	3

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 248Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,390	79.00	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	25.00	25.00
19	—	1,009	35.00–62.00	53.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,251	58.00–74.00	67.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	127.00–128.00	127.67
5	—	331	143.00–149.00	147.01
7	—	366	140.00–151.00	145.85
8	—	469	135.00–140.00	137.87
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
2	—	425	133.00–148.00	140.68
2	—	673	102.00–111.00	106.42
3	—	515	128.00–138.00	132.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	121.00–138.00	128.98
3	—	577	105.00–122.00	112.38
1	—	435	123.00	123.00
1	—	640	92.00	92.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	69.00	69.00
5	—	805	59.00	59.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	75.00	75.00
5	—	500	71.00	71.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	160.00–162.00	160.99
4	—	420	143.00–150.00	146.54
5	—	368	143.00–153.00	147.68
5	—	489	131.00–143.00	136.00
2	—	563	139.00–142.00	140.53
2	—	735	122.00	122.00
3	—	523	131.00–145.00	136.50
3	—	610	123.00–134.50	128.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	110.00–117.00	113.50
2	—	585	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	707	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	139.00–148.00	143.59
4	—	316	136.00–148.00	142.58
25	—	623	108.00–120.00	117.48
1	—	260	145.00	145.00
1	—	445	126.00	126.00
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
4	—	530	112.00–121.00	116.69
6	—	583	110.00–122.00	116.17
9	—	476	118.00–130.00	125.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
2	—	505	110.00–113.00	111.51
5	—	369	122.00–130.00	126.12
3	—	473	107.00–125.00	117.96
4	—	712	108.50	108.50
5	—	307	128.00–132.00	130.40
2	—	570	110.00–112.00	111.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	875.00	875.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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