Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last wee feeder steers were 6-12 higher, feeder heifers were 6-10 higher; Slaughter cows and bulls were higher 3-6.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.92/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$139.92

69 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$35.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.60

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	144.53	675	53
Medium and Large 1-2	588	128.07	753	7thin
Medium and Large 2	497	123.64	615	8thin
Medium 1	560	109.00	610	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.53/cwt here — about $65 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 sale69 hd

139.92

—

MS average13 barns · 887 hd

143.53

−3.60

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	1,898	79.43	1,508	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	55.78	686	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	43.36	476	14

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	371	137.98/cwt	132.00–144.00	512	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	107.74/cwt	104.00–115.00	455	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	130.69/cwt	126.00–139.00	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	125.16/cwt	122.00–132.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	139.25/cwt	138.00–141.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	106.92/cwt	100.00–113.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	121.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	104.92/cwt	100.00–110.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	158.43/cwt	153.00–168.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	137.37/cwt	134.00–141.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	161.23/cwt	150.00–166.00	432	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	721.44/cwt	690.00–750.00	7,128	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	13,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	127.56/cwt	120.00–140.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	122.97/cwt	122.00–124.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	125.28/cwt	120.00–131.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	134.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	163.04/cwt	150.00–170.00	540	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	149.41/cwt	146.00–153.00	568	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,169	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,913	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	786.57/cwt	600.00–950.00	8,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	426	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	111.03/cwt	105.00–117.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	110.43/cwt	102.00–126.00	523	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	31.66/cwt	30.00–34.00	387	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	62.92/cwt	62.00–64.00	730	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	45.31/cwt	32.00–50.00	488	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	535	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	79.43/cwt	72.00–87.00	1,508	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	55.19/cwt	45.00–60.00	682	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	87.89/cwt	85.00–91.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	119.10/cwt	110.00–125.00	381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.06/cwt	140.00–144.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	128.07/cwt	127.00–128.50	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	125.57/cwt	110.00–142.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	121.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	150.76/cwt	148.00–155.00	635	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	107.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	92.50/cwt	85.00–100.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	117.59/cwt	107.00–123.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	143.87/cwt	141.00–150.00	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	119.00/cwt	101.00–137.00	762	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 Nov 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 292Year ago 584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 22Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 30

Compared to last wee feeder steers were 6-12 higher, feeder heifers were 6-10 higher; Slaughter cows and bulls were higher 3-6.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	132.00–144.00	137.98
4	—	336	138.00–141.00	139.25
4	—	584	100.00–113.00	106.92
1	—	955	84.00	84.00
2	—	260	134.00–141.00	137.37
1	—	675	106.00	106.00
4	—	431	120.00–140.00	127.56
2	—	505	105.00–115.00	110.00
3	—	468	107.00–123.00	117.59
2	—	640	101.00–137.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	104.00–115.00	107.74
9	—	474	102.00–126.00	110.43
1	—	200	142.50	142.50
2	—	580	95.00	95.00
2	—	623	85.00–91.00	87.89
4	—	320	110.00–125.00	119.10
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
2	—	263	135.00–138.00	136.49
2	—	370	110.00–142.00	125.57
3	—	522	105.00–110.00	107.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	126.00–139.00	130.69
3	—	625	100.00–110.00	104.92
1	—	305	161.00	161.00
1	—	595	109.00	109.00
2	—	380	146.00–153.00	149.41
1	—	275	155.00	155.00
2	—	418	140.00–144.00	142.06
5	—	525	118.00–125.00	121.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	119.00–125.00	121.97
1	—	600	93.00	93.00
1	—	380	123.00	123.00
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
2	—	745	85.00–100.00	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	122.00–132.00	125.16
1	—	790	107.00	107.00
1	—	930	100.00	100.00
5	—	380	153.00–168.00	158.43
2	—	728	115.00–120.00	117.51
4	—	268	150.00–166.00	161.23
2	—	670	122.00–124.00	122.97
4	—	571	120.00–131.00	125.28
2	—	538	130.00–140.00	134.98
10	—	331	150.00–170.00	163.04
9	—	421	148.00–155.00	150.76
8	—	464	141.00–150.00	143.87
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	105.00–117.00	111.03
1	—	330	147.00	147.00
2	—	463	130.00–133.00	131.52
1	—	405	132.00	132.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	588	127.00–128.50	128.07

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)	2	—	988	690.00–750.00	721.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,046	600.00–950.00	786.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,540	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	30.00–34.00	31.66
12	—	1,078	32.00–50.00	45.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	62.00–64.00	62.92
24	—	1,235	45.00–60.00	55.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,898	72.00–87.00	79.43

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