Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.92/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$138.92

41 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$18.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

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	499	141.64	707	34
Medium and Large 1	601	128.00	769	4thin
Medium and Large 2	513	122.67	630	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.98/cwt here — about $77 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 sale41 hd

138.92

—

MS average13 barns · 1,521 hd

140.60

−1.67

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	52.83	624	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	49.05	554	13

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	156.53/cwt	153.00–160.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	152.72/cwt	146.00–159.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	132.07/cwt	127.00–137.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	119.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	116.97/cwt	114.00–122.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	147.73/cwt	144.00–151.00	635	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	703.54/cwt	620.00–790.00	7,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	155.32/cwt	153.00–158.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	154.03/cwt	153.00–155.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	124.60/cwt	118.00–128.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	113.58/cwt	110.00–117.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	149.37/cwt	146.00–152.00	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.50/cwt	123.00–152.00	751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	117.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	116.33/cwt	115.00–119.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	118.03/cwt	115.00–121.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	114.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	117.40/cwt	114.00–121.00	666	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	50.14/cwt	44.00–54.00	567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	142.76/cwt	142.50–143.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	132.03/cwt	127.00–137.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	138.38/cwt	131.00–143.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	140.49/cwt	134.00–144.00	591	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	52.83/cwt	48.00–57.00	624	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 251Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 86Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00-8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
1	—	695	106.00	106.00
2	—	323	153.00–160.00	156.53
2	—	368	146.00–159.00	152.72
2	—	518	127.00–137.00	132.07
2	—	568	115.00–125.00	119.85
2	—	628	110.00–112.00	111.03
2	—	710	110.00–111.00	110.51
5	—	474	131.00–143.00	138.38
7	—	421	134.00–144.00	140.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	114.00–122.00	116.97
5	—	430	144.00–151.00	147.73
1	—	735	130.00	130.00
2	—	275	153.00–158.00	155.32
2	—	345	145.00–155.00	150.00
2	—	380	153.00–155.00	154.03
3	—	628	118.00–128.00	124.60
5	—	477	146.00–152.00	149.37
10	—	523	123.00–152.00	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	601	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
1	—	500	118.00	118.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	110.00–117.00	113.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	121.00–122.00	121.51
3	—	418	115.00–118.00	117.00
3	—	510	115.00–119.00	116.33
4	—	480	115.00–121.00	118.03
4	—	625	110.00–118.00	114.02
5	—	567	114.00–121.00	117.40
1	—	240	132.00	132.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
2	—	263	142.50–143.00	142.76
2	—	320	137.00–138.00	137.49
2	—	373	127.00–137.00	132.03

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)	2	—	1,018	620.00–790.00	703.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,131	44.00–54.00	50.14
1	—	1,120	36.00	36.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,181	48.00–57.00	52.83

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