Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaughter cows 3 to 4 lower bulls steady feeder steers 4 to 8 higher heifers steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.47/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$124.47

39 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$6.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.63

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	494	125.41	620	33
Medium and Large 2	474	119.32	565	6thin

One grade step is worth $6.08/cwt here — about $55 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 sale39 hd

124.47

—

MS average13 barns · 796 hd

121.84

+2.63

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	1,656	85.12	1,410	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	59.92	724	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	40.01	408	9thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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%	—	1,073	47.84/cwt	45.00–50.00	513	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	24.35/cwt	18.00–30.00	222	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	59.92/cwt	54.00–64.00	724	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	141.20/cwt	134.00–149.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	154.54/cwt	153.00–156.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	127.67/cwt	123.00–132.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	131.00/cwt	128.00–133.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	131.45/cwt	128.00–135.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.61/cwt	145.00–149.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	116.25/cwt	112.00–122.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Bulls	—	—	2,048	94.57/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	81.24/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	121.45/cwt	120.00–123.00	629	2
Bulls	—	—	1,235	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	914	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	142.84/cwt	138.00–153.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	132.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	138.25/cwt	137.00–140.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	129.14/cwt	122.00–137.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	130.91/cwt	125.00–132.00	567	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	116.11/cwt	112.00–122.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	129.11/cwt	125.00–133.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	117.32/cwt	116.00–118.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	107.97/cwt	106.00–110.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	106.94/cwt	102.00–110.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	138.97/cwt	137.00–141.00	528	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 Jul 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 277Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 0

compared to last week slaughter cows 3 to 4 lower bulls steady feeder steers 4 to 8 higher heifers steady

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,073	45.00–50.00	47.84
3	—	913	18.00–30.00	24.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,208	54.00–64.00	59.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,048	90.00–98.00	94.57
2	—	1,475	78.00–84.00	81.24
1	—	1,235	74.00	74.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	130.00–133.00	131.48
1	—	755	125.50	125.50
4	—	520	134.00–149.00	141.20
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
4	—	424	153.00–156.00	154.54
3	—	635	123.00–132.00	127.67
3	—	573	133.00–135.00	134.00
3	—	475	145.00–149.00	147.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	128.00	128.00
3	—	513	128.00–133.00	131.00
2	—	483	128.00–135.00	131.45
2	—	400	138.00–140.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	155.50	155.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	112.00–122.00	116.25
1	—	785	92.00	92.00
1	—	665	128.00	128.00
1	—	535	127.00	127.00
5	—	423	138.00–153.00	142.84
1	—	350	166.00	166.00
4	—	484	137.00–140.00	138.25
1	—	310	162.00	162.00
3	—	623	102.00–110.00	106.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	90.00	90.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
2	—	518	120.00–123.00	121.45
2	—	490	130.00–136.00	132.97
2	—	420	122.00–137.00	129.14
2	—	380	137.00–141.00	138.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	132.00–133.00	132.51
1	—	345	132.00	132.00
9	—	433	125.00–132.00	130.91
7	—	584	112.00–122.00	116.11
7	—	515	125.00–129.00	127.00
5	—	470	125.00–133.00	129.11
2	—	625	106.00–110.00	107.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
3	—	522	116.00–118.00	117.32
2	—	390	120.00–122.00	120.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

Replacement Cattle