Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.16/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$131.16

41 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$5.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.13

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	518	133.10	689	27
Medium and Large 2	445	127.42	567	14thin

One grade step is worth $5.68/cwt here — about $123 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

131.16

—

MS average11 barns · 958 hd

135.30

−4.13

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	1,509	82.98	1,252	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	55.44	631	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	44.41	425	27

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
Bulls	—	—	1,080	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,373	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	90.46/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.47/cwt	150.00–151.00	414	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,115	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	873.55/cwt	800.00–900.00	11,286	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	151.57/cwt	149.00–154.00	399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	134.98/cwt	125.00–139.00	385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	129.79/cwt	125.00–134.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	127.79/cwt	124.00–131.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	115.95/cwt	115.00–118.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	128.56/cwt	120.00–137.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	116.11/cwt	110.00–122.00	603	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	115.63/cwt	112.00–122.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.49/cwt	119.00–132.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	148.24/cwt	144.00–152.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	117.98/cwt	117.00–119.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	45.12/cwt	32.00–57.00	434	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	222	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	55.44/cwt	50.00–63.00	631	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	122.81/cwt	120.00–127.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	110.66/cwt	105.00–115.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	119.73/cwt	115.00–124.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	130.47/cwt	125.00–135.00	294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	125.43/cwt	122.00–129.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 206Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 35Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 20

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,695	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,630	90.00–91.00	90.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	961	32.00–57.00	45.12
1	—	855	26.00	26.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,139	50.00–63.00	55.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
2	—	275	150.00–151.00	150.47
7	—	519	110.00–122.00	116.11
5	—	557	112.00–122.00	115.63
5	—	470	119.00–132.00	127.49
4	—	364	144.00–152.00	148.24
2	—	668	108.00–110.00	108.99
2	—	405	135.00–139.00	136.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	115.00–118.00	115.95
2	—	353	120.00–137.00	128.56
1	—	630	112.00	112.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	127.00	127.00
1	—	300	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	149.00–154.00	151.57
2	—	313	144.00–145.00	144.49
5	—	536	125.00–134.00	129.79
5	—	575	124.00–131.00	127.79
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
1	—	385	166.00	166.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	142.00	142.00
5	—	619	120.00–127.00	122.81
4	—	671	122.00–129.00	125.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
2	—	375	138.00	138.00
2	—	665	115.00–118.00	116.50
4	—	285	125.00–139.00	134.98
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	126.00	126.00
1	—	545	122.00	122.00
1	—	560	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	117.00–119.00	117.98
2	—	410	115.00–118.00	116.48
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	275	127.00	127.00
3	—	575	105.00–115.00	110.66
3	—	388	115.00–124.00	119.73
3	—	225	125.00–135.00	130.47

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,292	800.00–900.00	873.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	800.00	800.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle