Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cow and bulls 7.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.41/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$132.41

56 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$36.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.84

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	159.52	668	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	133.94	736	35
Medium and Large 2	536	122.89	659	17thin

One grade step is worth $36.63/cwt here — about $10 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 sale56 hd

132.41

—

MS average13 barns · 1,497 hd

138.25

−5.84

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	1,604	85.65	1,374	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	57.81	763	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,677	51.73	868	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	48.17	528	19

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	—	343	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	139.58/cwt	137.00–144.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	120.91/cwt	115.00–124.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	117.68/cwt	117.00–118.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	123.20/cwt	120.00–128.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	155.52/cwt	155.00–156.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	135.26/cwt	128.00–141.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.39/cwt	120.00–128.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	159.52/cwt	158.00–161.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	140.49/cwt	132.00–149.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	145.98/cwt	142.00–148.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	143.50/cwt	139.00–148.00	725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	659.64/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	152.04/cwt	145.00–158.00	415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	136.84/cwt	119.00–144.00	591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	135.77/cwt	130.00–143.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	115.40/cwt	102.00–129.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	150.59/cwt	145.00–156.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	305	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	51.73/cwt	49.00–54.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	114.70/cwt	110.00–119.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	621	1
Bulls	—	—	1,604	85.65/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	111.32/cwt	105.00–119.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	57.81/cwt	50.00–66.00	763	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	50.31/cwt	26.00–58.00	556	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.26/cwt	115.00–118.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	110.67/cwt	107.00–115.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	114.02/cwt	108.00–118.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	121.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	124.39/cwt	122.00–128.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	126.44/cwt	124.00–129.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 179Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cow and bulls 7.00-10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	343	119.00	119.00
1	—	295	121.00	121.00
1	—	215	128.00	128.00
4	—	573	115.00–118.00	116.26
3	—	540	107.00–115.00	110.67
3	—	483	108.00–118.00	114.02
2	—	608	105.00	105.00
1	—	415	127.00	127.00
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	120.00–128.00	123.20
2	—	665	120.00–122.00	121.01
4	—	630	105.00–119.00	111.32
1	—	845	97.00	97.00
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
9	—	522	120.00–125.00	121.76
5	—	432	122.00–128.00	124.39
2	—	563	124.00–129.00	126.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	137.00–144.00	139.58
2	—	320	155.00–156.00	155.52
6	—	573	128.00–141.00	135.26
5	—	625	120.00–128.00	122.39
4	—	780	118.00	118.00
3	—	433	132.00–149.00	140.49
3	—	377	142.00–148.00	145.98
2	—	865	110.00–113.00	111.49
2	—	505	139.00–148.00	143.50
2	—	273	145.00–158.00	152.04
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	115.00–124.00	120.91
4	—	523	120.00–130.00	124.90
3	—	622	117.00–118.00	117.68
2	—	480	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	129.00	129.00
1	—	380	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	158.00–161.00	159.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	119.00–144.00	136.84
3	—	463	130.00–143.00	135.77
2	—	670	102.00–129.00	115.40
2	—	320	145.00–156.00	150.59
1	—	560	121.00	121.00
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	110.00–119.00	114.70
2	—	565	119.00	119.00
1	—	485	128.00	128.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,097	600.00–700.00	659.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	30.00	30.00
17	—	1,106	26.00–58.00	50.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,677	49.00–54.00	51.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,319	50.00–66.00	57.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,604	83.00–89.00	85.65

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