Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 10.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.03/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$124.03

76 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$2.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.12

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	487	125.40	611	26
Medium and Large 1	582	123.50	718	41
Medium and Large 3	364	122.46	445	9thin

One grade step is worth $2.94/cwt here — about $166 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 sale76 hd

124.03

—

MS average13 barns · 1,050 hd

129.15

−5.12

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	46.75	562	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	35.77	389	5thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 3	—	780	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	835	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	105.76/cwt	105.00–108.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	105.34/cwt	105.00–106.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	105.80/cwt	103.00–109.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	122.04/cwt	118.00–129.00	639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	120.60/cwt	117.00–126.00	744	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	126.33/cwt	125.00–128.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	139.22/cwt	136.00–143.00	455	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	103.94/cwt	100.00–106.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	122.73/cwt	120.00–129.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	134.01/cwt	132.00–137.50	370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	112.40/cwt	108.00–118.00	471	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	105.52/cwt	101.00–110.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.50/cwt	113.00–118.50	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.55/cwt	122.00–125.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	128.54/cwt	127.50–130.00	357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	111.40/cwt	105.00–119.00	587	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	8,928	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	107.32/cwt	106.00–109.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	128.27/cwt	125.00–130.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	125.15/cwt	122.50–128.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	143.28/cwt	140.00–147.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	131.58/cwt	130.00–132.50	280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	127.62/cwt	124.00–131.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	128.44/cwt	124.00–135.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	117.15/cwt	115.00–119.00	776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	106.53/cwt	104.00–109.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	113.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	143.48/cwt	143.00–144.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	615	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	46.57/cwt	40.00–50.00	560	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	35.77/cwt	32.00–39.00	389	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	111.77/cwt	105.00–118.00	473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	123.93/cwt	115.00–132.00	392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	107.94/cwt	105.00–112.00	419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	136.23/cwt	135.00–137.50	375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	107.30/cwt	105.00–109.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	103.66/cwt	101.00–105.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	105.98/cwt	102.00–112.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	111.97/cwt	109.00–115.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	118.21/cwt	115.00–122.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	99.67/cwt	99.00–100.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	126.17/cwt	122.00–132.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	120.32/cwt	118.00–122.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	127.45/cwt	126.00–129.00	535	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 Oct 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 201Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 25Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 7

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 10.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	88.00	88.00
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
1	—	835	80.00	80.00
4	—	540	105.00–108.00	105.76
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
6	—	423	105.00–118.00	111.77
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	100.00–106.00	103.94
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
6	—	527	105.00–119.00	111.40
3	—	327	125.00–130.00	128.27
3	—	570	105.00–109.00	107.30
4	—	473	115.00–122.00	118.21
6	—	415	122.00–132.00	126.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	111.00–116.00	113.52
2	—	330	143.00–144.00	143.48
1	—	375	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	95.00	95.00
2	—	275	115.00	115.00
4	—	388	105.00–112.00	107.94
3	—	467	101.00–105.00	103.66
4	—	433	102.00–112.00	105.98
1	—	525	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	99.00	99.00
3	—	582	105.00–106.00	105.34
4	—	529	103.00–109.00	105.80
7	—	419	108.00–118.00	112.40
3	—	278	127.50–130.00	128.54
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
1	—	310	119.00	119.00
1	—	855	97.00	97.00
1	—	780	98.00	98.00
1	—	675	98.00	98.00
3	—	617	99.00–100.00	99.67
3	—	388	118.00–122.00	120.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	125.00–128.00	126.33
4	—	276	132.00–137.50	134.01
2	—	633	101.00–110.00	105.52
1	—	585	111.00	111.00
3	—	670	106.00–109.00	107.32
2	—	333	122.50–128.00	125.15
3	—	213	130.00–132.50	131.58
2	—	373	124.00–131.00	127.62
2	—	765	104.00–109.00	106.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	137.00	137.00
7	—	524	118.00–129.00	122.04
6	—	327	136.00–143.00	139.22
1	—	365	143.00	143.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
2	—	475	122.00–125.00	123.55
1	—	590	118.00	118.00
3	—	622	109.00–115.00	111.97
2	—	420	126.00–129.00	127.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	617	117.00–126.00	120.60
8	—	571	120.00–129.00	122.73
3	—	705	113.00–118.50	115.50
4	—	363	140.00–147.00	143.28
5	—	519	124.00–135.00	128.44
1	—	465	132.00	132.00
7	—	662	115.00–119.00	117.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	115.00–132.00	123.93
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
2	—	275	135.00–137.50	136.23
1	—	655	104.00	104.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	51.00	51.00
24	—	1,202	40.00–50.00	46.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,088	32.00–39.00	35.77

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle