Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaughter cows steady bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.98/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$128.98

145 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$315

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

$25.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.68

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	474	141.00	669	35
Medium and Large 2	525	136.20	715	52
Medium and Large 1	854	115.25	984	58

One grade step is worth $25.75/cwt here — about −$315 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 sale145 hd

128.98

—

MS average13 barns · 1,215 hd

131.66

−2.68

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	1,439	84.23	1,212	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	68.24	821	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	985	45.15	445	19

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	119.30/cwt	115.00–125.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	127.55/cwt	121.00–130.00	608	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	114.67/cwt	110.00–119.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	121.08/cwt	119.00–129.00	644	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	128.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	472	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	68.24/cwt	49.00–74.00	821	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	171	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	35.29/cwt	33.00–36.00	340	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	49.77/cwt	34.00–64.00	498	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	127.97/cwt	123.00–133.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	140.69/cwt	137.00–143.00	786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	984	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	734	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	141.32/cwt	141.00–146.00	625	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	142.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	132.91/cwt	130.00–136.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	130.78/cwt	120.00–138.00	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	122.30/cwt	118.00–126.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	132.41/cwt	126.00–137.00	565	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	133.20/cwt	128.00–138.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	144.24/cwt	138.00–148.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,208	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,849	1
Bulls	—	—	1,253	75.45/cwt	73.00–78.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	172.95/cwt	170.00–176.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	119.56/cwt	118.00–121.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.01/cwt	132.00–138.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	119.40/cwt	117.00–122.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	118.52/cwt	110.00–126.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	130.96/cwt	128.00–133.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	127.54/cwt	126.00–129.00	355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	119.95/cwt	105.00–125.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	126.63/cwt	122.00–131.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	121.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	110.41/cwt	105.00–116.00	675	5

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 334Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 54Year ago 0

compared to last week slaughter cows steady bulls 3 to 5 higher feeder steers\heifers steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	141.00	141.00
14	—	477	121.00–130.00	127.55
1	—	650	102.00	102.00
18	—	532	119.00–129.00	121.08
3	—	368	125.00–130.00	128.37
4	—	313	128.00–133.00	130.96
5	—	423	105.00–125.00	119.95
5	—	567	115.00–125.00	121.01
5	—	611	105.00–116.00	110.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	115.00–125.00	119.30
3	—	515	110.00–119.00	114.67
4	—	409	110.00–126.00	118.52
1	—	655	92.00	92.00
2	—	278	126.00–129.00	127.54
2	—	335	122.00–131.00	126.63
2	—	563	110.00–112.00	111.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
6	—	559	137.00–143.00	140.69
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
14	—	442	141.00–146.00	141.32
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	170	185.00	185.00
1	—	755	116.50	116.50
1	—	240	175.00	175.00
2	—	375	140.00–146.00	142.96
1	—	295	149.00	149.00
2	—	520	130.00–136.00	132.91
1	—	345	158.00	158.00
3	—	475	140.00–144.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	123.00–133.00	127.97
43	—	532	138.00	138.00
1	—	340	134.00	134.00
1	—	485	128.00	128.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
3	—	382	120.00–138.00	130.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	854	115.25	115.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	118.00–126.00	122.30
9	—	427	126.00–137.00	132.41
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
2	—	520	105.00	105.00
3	—	365	132.00–138.00	135.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	120.00–122.00	121.02
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
3	—	467	128.00–138.00	133.20
1	—	650	102.00	102.00
5	—	411	138.00–148.00	144.24
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
2	—	315	170.00–176.00	172.95
2	—	520	118.00–121.00	119.56
2	—	573	117.00–122.00	119.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,203	49.00–74.00	68.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	20.00	20.00
4	—	963	33.00–36.00	35.29
14	—	1,001	34.00–64.00	49.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,795	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,253	73.00–78.00	75.45

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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