Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $118.02/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$118.02

42 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$6.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.85

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	668	118.65	792	38
Medium and Large 2	515	112.04	577	4thin

One grade step is worth $6.61/cwt here — about $215 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 sale42 hd

118.02

—

MS average13 barns · 1,268 hd

131.86

−13.85

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	1,578	82.33	1,299	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	59.00	749	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	45.31	460	23

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	675	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	142.64/cwt	138.00–147.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	102.07/cwt	100.00–104.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.59/cwt	116.00–126.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	123.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	147.27/cwt	142.00–153.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	140.02/cwt	137.00–143.00	550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	12,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.97/cwt	133.00–139.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	120.69/cwt	118.00–122.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	125.05/cwt	122.00–128.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	143.71/cwt	140.00–150.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,428	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	108.03/cwt	107.00–109.00	610	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	46.98/cwt	40.00–55.00	486	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	34.21/cwt	32.00–36.00	306	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	59.00/cwt	50.00–64.00	749	8
Bulls	—	—	1,510	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	107.00/cwt	100.00–114.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	117.50/cwt	113.00–122.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	112.71/cwt	108.00–115.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	133.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	105.08/cwt	105.00–106.00	919	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	118.46/cwt	115.00–122.00	847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	102.22/cwt	100.00–105.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	748	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 Sep 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 178Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	91.00	91.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	107.00–109.00	108.03
1	—	385	129.00	129.00
4	—	430	113.00–122.00	117.50
3	—	543	105.00	105.00
3	—	473	108.00–115.00	112.71
3	—	318	130.00–138.00	133.01
4	—	679	100.00–105.00	102.22
1	—	870	86.00	86.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	114.00	114.00
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
2	—	320	138.00–147.00	142.64
5	—	623	116.00–126.00	120.59
4	—	520	120.00–126.00	123.01
2	—	493	123.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	428	142.00–153.00	147.27
2	—	393	137.00–143.00	140.02
13	—	875	105.00–106.00	105.08
6	—	715	115.00–122.00	118.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	100.00–104.00	102.07
1	—	480	111.00	111.00
1	—	440	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	144.00	144.00
1	—	610	106.00	106.00
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
1	—	450	118.00	118.00
1	—	370	115.00	115.00
2	—	590	100.00–114.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	133.00–139.00	135.97
3	—	508	118.00–122.00	120.69
3	—	463	122.00–128.00	125.05
3	—	372	140.00–150.00	143.71
1	—	340	153.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	830.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	990.00	990.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,525	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,510	82.00	82.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,034	40.00–55.00	46.98
3	—	895	32.00–36.00	34.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,270	50.00–64.00	59.00

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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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