Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.60/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$124.60

42 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$7.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.04

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	415	126.67	525	31
Medium and Large 2	439	118.77	522	11thin

One grade step is worth $7.90/cwt here — about $4 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

124.60

—

MS average13 barns · 1,037 hd

118.56

+6.04

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	1,338	84.00	1,124	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	55.86	641	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	45.00	716	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,089	43.76	476	18

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	143.97/cwt	142.00–146.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	126.47/cwt	125.00–128.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	143.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	115.25/cwt	110.00–121.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.64/cwt	137.00–146.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	145.52/cwt	142.00–149.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	152.97/cwt	147.00–158.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	150.02/cwt	144.00–156.00	480	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	542	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	129.38/cwt	120.00–135.00	423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	121.19/cwt	117.00–127.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	148.57/cwt	147.00–150.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	119.90/cwt	110.00–127.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	136.56/cwt	135.00–142.00	380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	124.45/cwt	121.00–128.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	133.88/cwt	127.00–139.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	122.46/cwt	119.00–129.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	134.61/cwt	131.00–138.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	55.86/cwt	50.00–59.00	641	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	716	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	279	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	44.69/cwt	30.00–52.00	489	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	102.97/cwt	101.00–105.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	132.18/cwt	130.00–137.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	137.37/cwt	131.00–141.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	132.55/cwt	125.00–138.00	501	3
Bulls	—	—	1,075	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	860	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,408	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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 251Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 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	—	615	110.00	110.00
2	—	340	142.00–146.00	143.97
2	—	485	125.00–128.00	126.47
2	—	565	118.00–119.00	118.49
3	—	380	140.00–148.00	143.04
4	—	519	110.00–121.00	115.25
5	—	424	131.00–141.00	137.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
2	—	513	115.00–118.00	116.52
3	—	378	125.00–138.00	132.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	137.00–146.00	141.64
2	—	508	142.00–149.00	145.52
4	—	419	147.00–158.00	152.97
5	—	320	144.00–156.00	150.02
2	—	373	147.00–150.00	148.57
1	—	275	149.00	149.00
1	—	550	128.00	128.00
1	—	620	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	129.00	129.00
3	—	327	120.00–135.00	129.38
4	—	526	117.00–127.00	121.19
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
2	—	278	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	488	121.00–128.00	124.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	110.00–127.00	119.90
2	—	385	122.00–125.00	123.52
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
2	—	520	110.00–115.00	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	135.00–142.00	136.56
5	—	511	110.00–118.00	113.98
6	—	369	127.00–139.00	133.88
6	—	474	119.00–129.00	122.46
2	—	330	131.00–138.00	134.61
2	—	568	101.00–105.00	102.97
5	—	412	130.00–137.00	132.18

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,148	50.00–59.00	55.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	28.00	28.00
17	—	1,094	30.00–52.00	44.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,600	88.00	88.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle