Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.14/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$115.14

41 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$12.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

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	424	120.29	510	24
Medium and Large 2	473	107.87	510	17thin

One grade step is worth $12.42/cwt here — about −$0 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

115.14

—

MS average13 barns · 1,234 hd

118.01

−2.87

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	1,677	72.83	1,221	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	45.90	599	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	37.40	373	5thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	137.54/cwt	134.00–141.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	140.86/cwt	133.00–149.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	129.75/cwt	120.00–140.00	609	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	114.53/cwt	109.00–120.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.22/cwt	126.00–130.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	107.06/cwt	104.00–113.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	106.25/cwt	102.00–113.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	128.75/cwt	123.00–136.00	478	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	132.25/cwt	128.00–139.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	135.05/cwt	132.00–138.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	122.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	121.25/cwt	115.00–128.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.33/cwt	113.00–118.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	114.54/cwt	104.00–119.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	109.85/cwt	105.00–118.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	117.95/cwt	114.00–122.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	105.52/cwt	102.00–109.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	117.67/cwt	117.00–118.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	109.85/cwt	100.00–120.00	564	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,034	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	45.90/cwt	42.00–50.00	599	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	37.40/cwt	33.00–43.00	373	5
Bulls	—	—	1,708	77.25/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	97.89/cwt	90.00–102.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	108.53/cwt	99.00–115.00	517	4

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 Oct 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 372Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 44Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	693	129.00	129.00
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	148.00	148.00
4	—	570	126.00–130.00	128.22
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
1	—	375	157.00	157.00
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
4	—	526	128.00–139.00	132.25
6	—	619	115.00–128.00	121.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	120.00–125.00	122.25
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
2	—	513	100.00–120.00	109.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	134.00–141.00	137.54
4	—	366	133.00–149.00	140.86
4	—	469	120.00–140.00	129.75
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
2	—	523	109.00–120.00	114.53
2	—	575	118.00–119.00	118.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
3	—	523	113.00–118.00	115.33
4	—	476	104.00–119.00	114.54
3	—	407	117.00–118.00	117.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	104.00–113.00	107.06
4	—	523	102.00–113.00	106.25
3	—	572	100.00–104.00	102.03
6	—	371	123.00–136.00	128.75
4	—	331	132.00–138.00	135.05
1	—	420	134.00	134.00
1	—	235	149.00	149.00
1	—	265	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	105.00–118.00	109.85
2	—	390	114.00–122.00	117.95
2	—	523	102.00–109.00	105.52
3	—	570	90.00–102.00	97.89
4	—	476	99.00–115.00	108.53

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,708	74.00–80.00	77.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,305	42.00–50.00	45.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	996	33.00–43.00	37.40

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

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