Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.84/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$127.84

97 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$262

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

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.77

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	504	136.09	685	33
Medium and Large 2	767	123.59	948	64

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about −$262 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 sale97 hd

127.84

—

MS average13 barns · 1,348 hd

133.62

−5.77

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	1,722	85.72	1,476	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	60.62	714	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	51.93	550	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	51.93/cwt	48.00–55.00	550	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	60.62/cwt	54.00–65.00	714	11
Bulls	—	—	1,782	87.62/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,561	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	111.27/cwt	104.00–119.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	136.51/cwt	136.00–137.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	132.74/cwt	130.50–135.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	127.24/cwt	126.50–128.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	140.90/cwt	137.00–145.00	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	136.66/cwt	134.00–138.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	123.64/cwt	122.00–125.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	141.08/cwt	136.00–145.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	131.63/cwt	126.00–138.00	702	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	146.08/cwt	142.00–150.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	125.25/cwt	125.00–125.50	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	151.49/cwt	148.00–157.00	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	131.42/cwt	128.00–133.50	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	113.60/cwt	106.00–121.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	973	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	113.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	131.44/cwt	126.00–135.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	113.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	123.22/cwt	121.00–128.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	132.05/cwt	130.00–134.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	118.99/cwt	117.00–121.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	110.04/cwt	105.00–115.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	129.45/cwt	124.50–135.00	615	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 Jul 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 206Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	48.00–55.00	51.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,178	54.00–65.00	60.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,782	85.00–90.00	87.62
1	—	1,540	80.00	80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	104.00–119.00	111.27
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
1	—	485	121.50	121.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	147.00	147.00
2	—	415	136.00–137.00	136.51
2	—	453	130.50–135.00	132.74
2	—	535	126.50–128.00	127.24
4	—	371	137.00–145.00	140.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	134.00–138.00	136.66
3	—	610	122.00–125.00	123.64
4	—	418	136.00–145.00	141.08
5	—	533	126.00–138.00	131.63
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
2	—	283	160.00	160.00
2	—	368	142.00–150.00	146.08
2	—	718	125.00–125.50	125.25
2	—	832	113.00–114.00	113.50
3	—	318	148.00–157.00	151.49
6	—	562	128.00–133.50	131.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	149.00	149.00
1	—	460	126.00	126.00
1	—	685	121.00	121.00
2	—	583	106.00–121.00	113.60
59	—	788	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	110.00–115.00	113.28
6	—	428	126.00–135.00	131.44
1	—	380	126.00	126.00
2	—	308	130.00–134.00	132.05
2	—	535	125.00–130.00	127.45
2	—	583	117.00–121.00	118.99
2	—	655	105.00–115.00	110.04
3	—	475	124.50–135.00	129.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	105.00	105.00
1	—	475	122.00	122.00
2	—	515	110.00–117.00	113.47
4	—	430	121.00–128.00	123.22

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	730.00	730.00

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle