Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 5.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00-6.00 lower. Quality was plain to average. Demand was weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.59/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$107.59

134 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$10.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.78

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	476	110.13	524	51
Medium and Large 1	462	108.88	503	58
Medium and Large 2	457	99.43	455	25

One grade step is worth $10.70/cwt here — about $70 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 sale134 hd

107.59

—

MS average13 barns · 1,004 hd

108.37

−0.78

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	1,351	71.29	963	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	46.24	603	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	35.30	394	8thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	—	561	93.25/cwt	90.00–95.00	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	131.39/cwt	125.00–137.50	289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	105.82/cwt	104.00–110.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	105.19/cwt	102.00–107.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	111.73/cwt	102.00–119.50	486	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	106.56/cwt	102.00–111.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	113.99/cwt	107.00–118.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	128.90/cwt	122.00–135.00	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	107.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	102.31/cwt	97.00–108.00	627	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	119.86/cwt	115.00–128.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	122.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	106.72/cwt	104.00–124.00	448	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	119.75/cwt	115.00–123.00	625	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	98.97/cwt	98.00–100.00	567	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	122.18/cwt	117.00–126.00	447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	9,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	123.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	456	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,514	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	831.39/cwt	700.00–875.00	8,888	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	8,058	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	858	933.59/cwt	920.00–950.00	8,010	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,016	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	673.22/cwt	600.00–720.00	8,025	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	43.42/cwt	40.00–48.00	560	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	35.30/cwt	32.00–40.00	394	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	95.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	506	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	50.93/cwt	50.00–53.00	677	3
Bulls	—	—	840	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	95.87/cwt	92.00–100.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	105.12/cwt	102.00–108.00	389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	91.67/cwt	90.00–95.00	472	3
Bulls	—	—	980	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	539	1
Bulls	—	—	1,527	76.80/cwt	67.00–86.00	1,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	113.12/cwt	105.00–122.00	430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	97.29/cwt	90.00–102.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	103.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	104.85/cwt	104.00–105.00	517	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	106.56/cwt	105.00–108.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	99.39/cwt	96.00–104.00	476	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	111.51/cwt	109.00–113.50	550	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	641	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	102.93/cwt	95.00–109.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	124.96/cwt	122.00–128.00	506	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 271Year ago 399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 44Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 2Year ago 12

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 5.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00-6.00 lower. Quality was plain to average. Demand was weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	90.00–95.00	93.25
3	—	532	90.00–100.00	95.02
2	—	370	102.00–108.00	105.12
3	—	415	90.00–102.00	97.29
3	—	315	100.00–110.00	103.49
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
8	—	479	96.00–104.00	99.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	127.00	127.00
6	—	525	104.00–110.00	105.82
5	—	579	102.00–107.00	105.19
4	—	475	102.00–111.00	106.56
3	—	613	97.00–108.00	102.31
5	—	330	120.00–130.00	122.44
25	—	420	104.00–124.00	106.72
5	—	366	117.00–126.00	122.18
1	—	745	94.00	94.00
3	—	670	95.00–109.00	102.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	435	102.00–119.50	111.73
16	—	493	109.00–113.50	111.51
4	—	534	100.00	100.00
6	—	564	106.50	106.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	125.00–137.50	131.39
2	—	625	92.00–100.00	95.87
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
3	—	515	90.00–95.00	91.67
1	—	385	112.00	112.00
2	—	475	105.00–108.00	106.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
3	—	467	105.00–110.00	107.96
2	—	573	98.00–100.00	98.97
3	—	368	120.00–130.00	123.97
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	493	104.00–105.00	104.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	135.00	135.00
6	—	559	107.00–118.00	113.99
4	—	364	122.00–135.00	128.90
8	—	479	115.00–128.00	119.86
11	—	522	115.00–123.00	119.75
1	—	795	105.00	105.00
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
2	—	405	122.00–128.00	124.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	119.00	119.00
5	—	415	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
3	—	380	105.00–122.00	113.12
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	493	130.00	130.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	450.00	450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	680.00	680.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,069	700.00–875.00	831.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	640.00	640.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	600.00–720.00	673.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	990.00	990.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	858	920.00–950.00	933.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,290	40.00–48.00	43.42
3	—	1,330	50.00–53.00	50.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,116	32.00–40.00	35.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	60.00	60.00
1	—	980	55.00	55.00
5	—	1,527	67.00–86.00	76.80

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