Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.16/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$120.16

42 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$1.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

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	524	120.52	632	27
Medium and Large 2	464	119.52	554	15thin

One grade step is worth $1.00/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 sale42 hd

120.16

—

MS average7 barns · 650 hd

121.89

−1.73

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	1,384	83.05	1,150	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	60.74	770	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	45.36	451	16

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	484	143.03/cwt	137.00–148.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	143.48/cwt	141.00–145.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	168.82/cwt	162.50–175.00	376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	114.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	125.52/cwt	122.00–128.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	140.67/cwt	140.00–141.00	518	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	22,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	131.96/cwt	128.00–138.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	142.99/cwt	136.00–147.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	137.78/cwt	130.00–143.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	130.78/cwt	127.00–136.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	104.00/cwt	99.00–109.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	126.97/cwt	124.00–129.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	128.69/cwt	126.00–131.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	100.71/cwt	95.00–106.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	121.37/cwt	113.00–127.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	117.27/cwt	112.00–125.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	121.97/cwt	117.00–127.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	136.32/cwt	130.00–143.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	128.05/cwt	125.00–133.00	535	3
Bulls	—	—	1,245	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.99/cwt	119.00–123.00	633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	531	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	60.74/cwt	60.00–62.00	770	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	824	33.09/cwt	29.00–38.00	273	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	50.94/cwt	41.00–58.00	546	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	118.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	667	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	92.27/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,530	2
Bulls	—	—	1,418	87.27/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,237	3
Bulls	—	—	875	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	525	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 Jul 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 440Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last report: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	137.00–148.00	143.03
4	—	438	141.00–145.00	143.48
2	—	223	162.50–175.00	168.82
4	—	614	122.00–128.00	125.52
4	—	569	128.00–138.00	131.96
3	—	518	136.00–147.00	142.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	137.00–138.00	137.51
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
2	—	635	110.00–118.00	114.03
1	—	590	124.00	124.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
3	—	368	140.00–141.00	140.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	118.00	118.00
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
2	—	590	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	635	99.00–109.00	104.00
5	—	359	124.00–129.00	126.97
4	—	486	117.00–127.00	121.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	126.00–131.00	128.69
4	—	663	95.00–106.00	100.71
7	—	523	113.00–127.00	121.37
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
6	—	574	112.00–125.00	117.27
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
2	—	365	130.00–143.00	136.32
3	—	418	125.00–133.00	128.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	130.00–143.00	137.78
3	—	568	119.00–121.00	120.00
3	—	432	127.00–136.00	130.78
2	—	608	117.00–119.00	118.00
2	—	385	143.00–144.00	143.51
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
7	—	523	119.00–123.00	120.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	122.00	122.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
2	—	485	115.00–122.00	118.43
2	—	565	117.00–119.00	118.02

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	88.00	88.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,658	90.00–94.00	92.27
3	—	1,418	86.00–89.00	87.27
1	—	875	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	60.00–62.00	60.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	824	29.00–38.00	33.09
11	—	1,072	41.00–58.00	50.94

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