Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-12.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.44/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$136.44

65 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$14.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

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	493	138.72	683	55
Medium and Large 2	497	123.87	616	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.85/cwt here — about $68 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 sale65 hd

136.44

—

MS average13 barns · 1,076 hd

134.82

+1.62

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	1,577	74.74	1,178	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	53.69	692	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	37.29	424	16

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.62/cwt	115.00–123.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	117.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	121.30/cwt	112.00–131.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.54/cwt	148.00–153.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	105.20/cwt	100.00–111.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	118.92/cwt	115.00–122.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	100.94/cwt	95.00–108.00	528	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	37.29/cwt	30.00–48.00	424	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	53.69/cwt	48.00–59.00	692	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	149.10/cwt	145.00–155.00	480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,463	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,024	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	79.48/cwt	73.00–86.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	140.71/cwt	137.00–156.00	515	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	133.75/cwt	127.00–138.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.92/cwt	108.00–117.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	120.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	153.21/cwt	148.00–155.00	588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	103.54/cwt	99.00–112.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.45/cwt	108.00–115.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	106.60/cwt	100.00–112.00	542	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	137.55/cwt	131.00–140.00	702	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	102.30/cwt	95.00–107.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	137.89/cwt	127.00–140.50	772	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	118.22/cwt	110.00–121.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	120.63/cwt	115.00–125.00	491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	146.85/cwt	144.00–151.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	119.29/cwt	115.00–122.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	127.75/cwt	125.00–132.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,044	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	114.14/cwt	112.00–120.00	606	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	135.63/cwt	131.00–138.00	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	131.46/cwt	130.00–133.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	132.33/cwt	125.00–139.00	556	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 Sep 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 229Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 55Year ago 59

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-12.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
1	—	195	145.00	145.00
3	—	572	100.00–111.00	105.20
1	—	670	90.00	90.00
3	—	617	99.00–112.00	103.54
8	—	508	100.00–112.00	106.60
1	—	265	133.00	133.00
6	—	482	110.00–121.00	118.22
5	—	407	115.00–125.00	120.63
3	—	378	125.00–132.00	127.75
8	—	832	125.50	125.50
2	—	308	130.00–133.00	131.46
1	—	780	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	95.00–108.00	100.94
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
1	—	240	127.00	127.00
3	—	482	95.00–107.00	102.30
1	—	590	95.00	95.00
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	137.00	137.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	530	127.00	127.00
4	—	569	115.00–122.00	118.92
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
1	—	475	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	117.00	117.00
5	—	623	115.00–123.00	120.62
2	—	280	148.00–153.00	150.54
8	—	322	145.00–155.00	149.10
7	—	384	148.00–155.00	153.21
10	—	510	131.00–140.00	137.55
10	—	560	127.00–140.50	137.89
5	—	470	144.00–151.00	146.85
3	—	672	115.00–122.00	119.29
2	—	760	115.00–117.00	116.01
2	—	420	125.00–139.00	132.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	115.00–120.00	117.68
2	—	363	112.00–131.00	121.30
1	—	510	112.00	112.00
1	—	625	80.00	80.00
3	—	570	108.00–117.00	112.92
3	—	487	118.00–125.00	120.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	366	137.00–156.00	140.71
3	—	460	127.00–138.00	133.75
1	—	685	107.00	107.00
1	—	565	143.00	143.00
2	—	720	108.00–115.00	111.45
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
7	—	531	112.00–120.00	114.14
6	—	426	131.00–138.00	135.63
1	—	885	96.00	96.00
1	—	800	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,137	30.00–48.00	37.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,289	48.00–59.00	53.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,690	73.00–86.00	79.48

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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