Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week it was a stronger market: Feeder steers were higher 5-12 feeder heifers were higher 5-14; Slaughter cows were steady to 3 higher, bulls were steady. Much better demand today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.95/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$129.95

129 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

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

$10.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

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	681	131.10	893	73
Medium and Large 1	493	130.35	643	45
Medium and Large 2	433	120.63	523	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.47/cwt here — about $370 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 sale129 hd

129.95

—

MS average12 barns · 843 hd

132.11

−2.16

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	—	Low	1,333	73.38	978	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	48.88	637	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,014	34.25	347	5thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1	—	665	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	100.72/cwt	95.00–106.00	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	127.01/cwt	125.00–128.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	130.20/cwt	126.00–133.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	129.85/cwt	125.00–137.00	477	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	129.27/cwt	125.00–133.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	133.68/cwt	127.00–137.00	567	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	125.45/cwt	120.00–131.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	148.65/cwt	148.00–149.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	146.62/cwt	141.00–151.00	472	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	114.12/cwt	110.00–118.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	112.01/cwt	111.00–114.00	465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.79/cwt	114.00–122.00	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	123.66/cwt	120.00–128.00	706	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,331	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	6,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	98.04/cwt	94.00–103.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	154.97/cwt	154.00–156.00	570	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	266	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	299	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	72.00/cwt	71.00–73.00	968	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	764	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	39.08/cwt	38.00–41.00	386	3
Bulls	—	—	1,295	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,004	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	47.86/cwt	47.00–49.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	95.08/cwt	90.00–103.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	106.00/cwt	100.00–112.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	121.98/cwt	118.00–126.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	131.12/cwt	127.50–135.00	286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	108.58/cwt	105.00–111.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	94.59/cwt	92.00–101.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	131.10/cwt	131.10–131.10	893	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	134.68/cwt	125.00–154.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	111.93/cwt	105.00–117.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	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 Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 356Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 33Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 32Year ago 4

Compared to last week it was a stronger market: Feeder steers were higher 5-12 feeder heifers were higher 5-14; Slaughter cows were steady to 3 higher, bulls were steady. Much better demand today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	99.00	99.00
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
1	—	305	142.00	142.00
1	—	550	97.00	97.00
3	—	605	94.00–103.00	98.04
2	—	368	154.00–156.00	154.97
6	—	419	125.00–154.00	134.68
5	—	523	105.00–117.00	111.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	90.00	90.00
2	—	583	89.00–90.00	89.50
1	—	725	83.00	83.00
1	—	640	93.00	93.00
1	—	405	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	99.00	99.00
9	—	367	125.00–137.00	129.85
3	—	320	125.00–133.00	129.27
2	—	263	120.00–131.00	125.45
1	—	505	113.00	113.00
2	—	458	110.00–112.00	110.98
1	—	700	91.00	91.00
5	—	415	111.00–114.00	112.01
1	—	560	101.00	101.00
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	95.00–106.00	100.72
1	—	605	91.00	91.00
4	—	528	90.00–103.00	95.08
2	—	445	100.00–112.00	106.00
1	—	295	112.00	112.00
1	—	335	107.00	107.00
5	—	582	92.00–101.00	94.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	125.00–128.00	127.01
5	—	480	126.00–133.00	130.20
7	—	424	127.00–137.00	133.68
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
1	—	265	144.00	144.00
3	—	380	148.00–149.00	148.65
7	—	322	141.00–151.00	146.62
2	—	670	110.00–118.00	114.12
1	—	715	108.00	108.00
5	—	623	114.00–122.00	117.79
7	—	571	120.00–128.00	123.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	118.00–126.00	121.98
1	—	305	139.00	139.00
2	—	218	127.50–135.00	131.12
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
1	—	670	95.00	95.00
3	—	563	105.00–111.00	108.58
1	—	270	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	681	131.10	131.10

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	695.00	695.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	24.00	24.00
1	—	995	30.00	30.00
3	—	988	38.00–41.00	39.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	54.00	54.00
5	—	1,281	47.00–49.00	47.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	71.00–73.00	72.00
1	—	1,295	77.50	77.50

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