Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As Compared to Last Market Feeder Calves 3-5 Higher, Slaughter Cows Steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.31/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$143.31

80 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$240

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

$47.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1	288	167.43	482	2thin
Large 3	285	161.00	459	1thin
Small and Medium 2	300	155.00	465	1thin
Medium and Large 2	360	151.40	545	8thin
Medium and Large 1	487	146.17	712	52
Small and Medium 3	545	128.00	698	1thin
Medium and Large 3	492	127.40	627	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	602	120.00	722	5thin

One grade step is worth $47.43/cwt here — about −$240 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 sale80 hd

143.31

—

MS average6 barns · 614 hd

145.59

−2.29

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	1,248	73.50	917	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	47.36	631	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	30.41	299	7thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	940	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	423	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	47.97/cwt	45.00–51.00	649	11
Bulls	—	—	1,185	73.96/cwt	70.00–77.00	876	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	893	33.83/cwt	30.00–38.00	302	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	31.73/cwt	30.00–36.00	340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	138.47/cwt	137.00–140.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Large 3	—	285	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	141.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	107.91/cwt	105.00–115.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	131.49/cwt	129.00–134.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	168.25/cwt	163.00–175.00	533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	116.60/cwt	115.00–118.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	163.16/cwt	150.00–169.00	687	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	138.73/cwt	106.00–147.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	100.92/cwt	94.00–108.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	154.67/cwt	154.00–155.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	109.50/cwt	100.00–119.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	107.37/cwt	105.00–111.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	148.90/cwt	142.00–154.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	180.05/cwt	175.00–185.00	420	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	288	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	482	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	112.48/cwt	112.00–113.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	171.42/cwt	164.00–177.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	133.23/cwt	128.00–136.00	432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.07/cwt	117.00–123.50	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	952	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	123.16/cwt	120.00–124.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	136.63/cwt	130.00–143.00	519	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	760	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	3,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	137.07/cwt	135.00–139.00	377	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	236	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,510	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	649	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,310	73.03/cwt	70.00–77.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	126.02/cwt	122.00–129.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	156.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	497	3

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 0Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 0Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 24

As Compared to Last Market Feeder Calves 3-5 Higher, Slaughter Cows Steady

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,510	43.00	43.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,353	45.00–51.00	47.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	30.00–38.00	33.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	30.00–36.00	31.73
2	—	943	25.00	25.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	70.00–77.00	73.96
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	70.00–77.00	73.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	95.00	95.00
1	—	305	129.00	129.00
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
1	—	415	133.00	133.00
3	—	395	140.00–145.00	141.67
2	—	493	129.00–134.00	131.49
1	—	535	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	113.00	113.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
7	—	317	163.00–175.00	168.25
5	—	670	115.00–118.00	116.60
9	—	421	150.00–169.00	163.16
8	—	513	106.00–147.00	138.73
2	—	575	100.00–119.00	109.50
4	—	463	142.00–154.00	148.90
2	—	233	175.00–185.00	180.05
6	—	363	164.00–177.00	171.42
5	—	623	117.00–123.50	120.07
2	—	828	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	610	109.00	109.00
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	136.00	136.00
1	—	460	141.00	141.00
3	—	355	154.00–155.00	154.67
3	—	317	155.00–160.00	156.74
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	165.00–170.00	167.43
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	128.00	128.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
2	—	485	137.00–140.00	138.47
1	—	525	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	105.00–115.00	107.91
1	—	855	88.00	88.00
2	—	658	94.00–108.00	100.92
5	—	556	105.00–111.00	107.37
2	—	618	106.00–107.00	106.50
4	—	324	128.00–136.00	133.23
5	—	456	120.00–124.00	123.16
8	—	380	130.00–143.00	136.63
2	—	275	135.00–139.00	137.07
5	—	427	122.00–129.00	126.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	110.00–112.00	111.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	112.00–113.00	112.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	760	395.00	395.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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