Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First sale back after holidays, Feeders looked a little weaker, Slaughter cattle looked a little higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.24/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$135.24

59 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$97

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

$63.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.53

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	138.87	695	46
Medium and Large 2	462	126.35	584	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	75.00	791	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.87/cwt here — about −$97 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 sale59 hd

135.24

—

MS average7 barns · 544 hd

137.77

−2.53

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	1,345	76.02	1,022	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	54.50	660	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	45.88	669	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	990	33.93	336	4thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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%	—	1,204	53.51/cwt	45.00–62.00	644	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	59.43/cwt	59.00–60.00	740	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	45.88/cwt	42.00–49.00	669	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	266	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	391	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	32.36/cwt	31.00–34.00	331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	170.83/cwt	169.00–172.50	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	98.53/cwt	95.00–102.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	155.74/cwt	151.00–160.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	970	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	405	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	76.02/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	128.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	126.68/cwt	125.00–128.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	692	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,045	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	109.30/cwt	105.00–112.00	463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	102.20/cwt	100.00–105.00	480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	122.32/cwt	108.00–139.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	119.66/cwt	118.00–123.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	96.62/cwt	95.00–100.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	185	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	126.23/cwt	123.00–129.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	132.21/cwt	126.00–139.00	440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	95.45/cwt	92.00–99.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	106.14/cwt	100.00–108.00	549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	132.15/cwt	128.00–138.00	560	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	121.55/cwt	110.00–127.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	132.17/cwt	125.00–138.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	126.28/cwt	121.00–131.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	135.10/cwt	124.00–141.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	116.72/cwt	115.00–118.00	482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	156.81/cwt	135.00–170.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	171.43/cwt	167.00–176.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	139.28/cwt	131.00–143.00	575	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	435	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	98.25/cwt	96.00–100.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	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 Jan 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 306Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 34Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 3

First sale back after holidays, Feeders looked a little weaker, Slaughter cattle looked a little higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,204	45.00–62.00	53.51
2	—	1,245	59.00–60.00	59.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	42.00–49.00	45.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	25.00	25.00
1	—	850	46.00	46.00
2	—	1,023	31.00–34.00	32.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	71.00–85.00	76.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	103.00	103.00
3	—	287	169.00–172.50	170.83
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
6	—	519	125.00–138.00	132.17
6	—	568	121.00–131.00	126.28
7	—	468	124.00–141.00	135.10
1	—	1,055	105.00	105.00
7	—	372	135.00–170.00	156.81
1	—	925	106.00	106.00
4	—	315	167.00–176.00	171.43
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,175	90.00	90.00
6	—	413	131.00–143.00	139.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	127.00–130.00	128.53
3	—	422	125.00–128.00	126.68
2	—	618	110.00–114.00	112.04
1	—	280	155.00	155.00
1	—	320	141.00	141.00
3	—	567	118.00–123.00	119.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	95.00–102.00	98.53
2	—	370	151.00–160.00	155.74
1	—	970	82.00	82.00
4	—	529	108.00–139.00	122.32
3	—	727	95.00–100.00	96.62
8	—	424	128.00–138.00	132.15
5	—	469	110.00–127.00	121.55
3	—	612	105.00	105.00
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	915	79.00	79.00
1	—	895	84.00	84.00
1	—	385	118.00	118.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
1	—	590	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	141.00	141.00
1	—	250	139.00	139.00
1	—	185	147.50	147.50
4	—	384	123.00–129.00	126.23
4	—	333	126.00–139.00	132.21
2	—	660	92.00–99.00	95.45
7	—	517	100.00–108.00	106.14
1	—	725	99.00	99.00
2	—	473	108.00–110.00	109.03
1	—	1,075	70.00	70.00
4	—	413	115.00–118.00	116.72
1	—	850	96.00	96.00
4	—	570	96.00–100.00	98.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	133.00	133.00
4	—	424	105.00–112.00	109.30
5	—	470	100.00–105.00	102.20
1	—	320	112.50	112.50
1	—	390	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	700.00	700.00

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

Replacement Cattle