Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.39/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$122.39

32 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$7.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

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	501	123.86	621	26
Medium and Large 2	452	116.00	524	6thin

One grade step is worth $7.86/cwt here — about $96 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 sale32 hd

122.39

—

MS average12 barns · 1,194 hd

122.53

−0.14

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	1,700	84.93	1,444	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	56.20	654	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,066	45.00	480	16

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	126.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	119.92/cwt	117.00–125.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	136.55/cwt	125.00–141.00	575	8
Bulls	—	—	1,170	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	959	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	7,437	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,088	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	700.08/cwt	650.00–720.00	5,986	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	498	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.90/cwt	123.00–135.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	507	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	149.10/cwt	146.00–152.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	131.10/cwt	130.50–133.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	132.40/cwt	128.00–136.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	153.14/cwt	150.00–156.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	131.86/cwt	127.00–138.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	123.11/cwt	118.00–126.00	643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	123.03/cwt	122.00–124.00	572	2
Bulls	—	—	1,965	86.39/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,698	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	56.20/cwt	50.00–64.00	654	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	25.36/cwt	18.00–34.00	240	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	51.54/cwt	43.00–57.00	570	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	735	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 Aug 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 180Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
2	—	558	122.00	122.00
3	—	480	125.00–131.00	126.98
3	—	517	117.00–125.00	119.92
8	—	421	125.00–141.00	136.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	123.00–135.00	130.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	159.00	159.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	755	127.00	127.00
2	—	358	140.00–143.00	141.51
2	—	470	146.00–152.00	149.10
2	—	573	132.00–134.00	132.98
2	—	815	115.00	115.00
4	—	623	130.50–133.00	131.10
8	—	521	128.00–136.00	132.40
2	—	425	150.00–156.00	153.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	127.00–138.00	131.86
4	—	568	120.00–125.00	121.98
9	—	522	118.00–126.00	123.11
1	—	365	139.00	139.00
1	—	435	123.00	123.00
1	—	720	114.00	114.00
1	—	760	113.00	113.00
2	—	465	122.00–124.00	123.03
1	—	270	128.00	128.00
2	—	628	116.00–118.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	119.00	119.00
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
2	—	473	110.00	110.00
2	—	355	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,965	86.00–87.00	86.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,164	50.00–64.00	56.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	945	18.00–34.00	25.36
12	—	1,106	43.00–57.00	51.54

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	855	650.00–720.00	700.08
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	66.00	66.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	67.00	67.00

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

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle