Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were mixed, from 3 lower to 5 higher, heifers were steady to 7 lower; Slaughter cows and bulls were lower 2-5. Really nice load of black heifers listed as M&L 1-2.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.28/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$121.28

132 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$541

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

$22.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

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	642	122.75	788	75
Medium and Large 1	438	122.03	535	43
Medium and Large 2	454	112.97	513	12thin
Medium 2	248	100.00	248	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.75/cwt here — about $541 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 sale132 hd

121.28

—

MS average13 barns · 1,435 hd

122.74

−1.46

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	1,526	73.91	1,128	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	46.23	510	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	38.00	505	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	37.60	391	14

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	283	135.91/cwt	134.00–138.00	385	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	6,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	121.55/cwt	118.00–130.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	171.71/cwt	165.00–180.00	541	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	130.50/cwt	122.00–134.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	129.12/cwt	120.00–133.00	483	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	185	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	141.53/cwt	137.00–145.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	126.65/cwt	118.00–130.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	131.99/cwt	126.00–136.00	430	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	153.82/cwt	145.00–170.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	132.40/cwt	125.00–139.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	169.98/cwt	150.00–177.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	113.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	115.62/cwt	110.00–120.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	132.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	106.88/cwt	100.00–114.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	582	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	38.65/cwt	15.00–45.00	409	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	131.51/cwt	124.00–146.00	631	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,403	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	160	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	118.07/cwt	112.00–129.00	501	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	925	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	114.87/cwt	108.00–118.00	546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	166.67/cwt	164.00–169.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	127.27/cwt	120.00–135.00	407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	131.69/cwt	118.00–139.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	151.13/cwt	147.50–155.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	788	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	122.54/cwt	120.00–124.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	101.25/cwt	95.00–107.00	631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	858	90.30/cwt	81.00–95.00	775	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,374	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	73.51/cwt	67.00–82.00	1,068	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,069	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	46.23/cwt	44.00–50.00	510	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	505	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	193	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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 400Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 43Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 14Year ago 7

Compared to last week feeder steers were mixed, from 3 lower to 5 higher, heifers were steady to 7 lower; Slaughter cows and bulls were lower 2-5. Really nice load of black heifers listed as M&L 1-2.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	134.00–138.00	135.91
1	—	710	95.00	95.00
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
10	—	374	120.00–133.00	129.12
4	—	423	118.00–130.00	126.65
9	—	326	126.00–136.00	131.99
2	—	578	108.00	108.00
1	—	245	136.00	136.00
3	—	505	110.00–115.00	113.30
4	—	474	120.00–124.00	122.54
6	—	623	95.00–107.00	101.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	100.00–114.00	106.88
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
5	—	475	108.00–118.00	114.87
2	—	320	120.00–135.00	127.27
1	—	660	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	160	100.00	100.00
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	642	122.75	122.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	604	118.00–130.00	121.55
11	—	315	165.00–180.00	171.71
1	—	215	180.00	180.00
6	—	569	122.00–134.00	130.50
1	—	185	180.00	180.00
7	—	470	137.00–145.00	141.53
5	—	422	145.00–170.00	153.82
8	—	366	150.00–177.00	169.98
1	—	255	177.50	177.50
3	—	538	130.00–133.00	132.02
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
1	—	395	132.00	132.00
2	—	325	147.50–155.00	151.13
1	—	205	157.50	157.50
2	—	663	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	125.00–139.00	132.40
2	—	655	105.00–110.00	107.48
5	—	525	110.00–120.00	115.62
3	—	480	124.00–146.00	131.51
1	—	550	111.00	111.00
3	—	388	164.00–169.00	166.67
2	—	605	108.00–110.00	108.99
3	—	858	81.00–95.00	90.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	110.00	110.00
6	—	424	112.00–129.00	118.07
2	—	493	113.00–115.00	113.99
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
3	—	378	118.00–139.00	131.69
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	113.00	113.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	570.00	570.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	640.00	640.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,057	15.00–45.00	38.65
1	—	805	24.00	24.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,103	44.00–50.00	46.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	38.00	38.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,453	67.00–82.00	73.51
1	—	1,595	67.00	67.00

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

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