Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.76/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$136.76

38 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$11.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.98

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	540	138.27	747	33
Medium and Large 2	536	126.80	680	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.47/cwt here — about $68 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 sale38 hd

136.76

—

MS average13 barns · 1,308 hd

140.75

−3.98

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	1,362	91.92	1,251	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,347	66.31	893	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	58.00	1,003	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	54.66	596	29

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	114.34/cwt	110.00–118.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	174.72/cwt	171.00–178.00	568	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.24/cwt	153.00–165.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	140.98/cwt	139.00–145.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	119.06/cwt	115.00–124.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	150.32/cwt	142.00–156.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	127.04/cwt	122.00–135.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	130.95/cwt	122.00–134.00	821	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.36/cwt	128.00–135.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	122.44/cwt	121.00–124.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	114.46/cwt	112.00–117.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	136.00/cwt	134.00–139.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	117.66/cwt	114.00–120.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	118.74/cwt	118.00–121.00	672	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	55.01/cwt	43.00–62.00	598	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	130.63/cwt	124.00–137.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	123.73/cwt	121.00–126.00	663	4
Bulls	—	—	1,254	87.49/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,097	5
Bulls	—	—	1,469	96.34/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,415	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	66.31/cwt	61.00–74.00	893	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	420	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	596	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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 323Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	156.00	156.00
1	—	360	161.00	161.00
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
2	—	485	125.00–130.00	127.47
2	—	565	119.00–121.00	119.99
3	—	623	110.00–118.00	114.34
4	—	428	124.00–137.00	130.63
4	—	536	121.00–126.00	123.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	171.00–178.00	174.72
2	—	375	153.00–165.00	159.24
3	—	530	139.00–145.00	140.98
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
1	—	495	148.00	148.00
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
3	—	667	115.00–124.00	119.06
4	—	424	142.00–156.00	150.32
4	—	561	122.00–135.00	127.04
11	—	627	122.00–134.00	130.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	123.00	123.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
3	—	535	130.00–131.00	130.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	128.00–135.00	131.36
2	—	520	121.00–124.00	122.44
2	—	670	112.00–117.00	114.46
3	—	353	134.00–139.00	136.00
3	—	612	114.00–120.00	117.66
4	—	566	118.00–121.00	118.74
1	—	455	129.00	129.00
1	—	730	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
1	—	615	90.00	90.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,010.00	1,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	45.00	45.00
28	—	1,087	43.00–62.00	55.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,347	61.00–74.00	66.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,254	82.00–95.00	87.49
5	—	1,469	94.00–100.00	96.34

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle