Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2019-12-02

Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 2

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

432 head

▲ 432 vs last sale 0▲ 432 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 0▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 0▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold 4-10 lower; slaughter cows and bulls sold 4-8 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.13/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$109.13

108 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$35.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.93

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	325	128.00	416	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	582	109.96	640	26
Medium and Large 2	468	109.22	512	78
Medium and Large 2-3	580	95.00	551	1thin
Medium and Large 3	515	92.50	476	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.50/cwt here — about −$60 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 sale108 hd

109.13

—

MS average7 barns · 806 hd

115.06

−5.93

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	1,573	70.10	1,102	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,695	49.00	831	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	47.16	595	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	32.48	333	16

Every lot

65 lots · USDA AMS · Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	288	131.52/cwt	129.00–134.00	379	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	130.48/cwt	115.00–143.00	431	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	139.68/cwt	128.00–149.00	529	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	140.56/cwt	138.00–145.00	596	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	131.25/cwt	114.00–144.00	557	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	123.90/cwt	105.00–142.00	586	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	140.51/cwt	138.00–143.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	138.93/cwt	136.00–142.00	713	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	122.83/cwt	109.00–134.00	646	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	122.63/cwt	110.00–135.00	694	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	121.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	756	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	113.95/cwt	111.00–117.00	778	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	366	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	122.23/cwt	104.00–136.00	397	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	116.53/cwt	103.00–135.00	433	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	109.53/cwt	100.00–118.00	460	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	401	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	107.61/cwt	103.00–114.00	500	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	102.19/cwt	80.00–110.00	536	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	611	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	102.22/cwt	93.00–109.00	590	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	589	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	614	99.02/cwt	89.00–105.00	608	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	104.49/cwt	103.00–106.00	701	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	843	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	131.56/cwt	128.00–135.00	355	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	126.41/cwt	121.00–132.00	405	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	376	124.03/cwt	112.00–132.00	466	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	128.29/cwt	100.00–143.00	488	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	462	117.18/cwt	95.00–139.00	541	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	103.48/cwt	102.00–105.00	492	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	104.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	541	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	564	104.10/cwt	97.00–108.00	587	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	616	103.74/cwt	102.00–106.00	639	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	85.11/cwt	80.00–90.00	579	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	730	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	800	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	652	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	64.56/cwt	63.00–66.00	765	2
Bulls	—	—	1,696	70.53/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,196	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,367	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	740	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	259	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	21.66/cwt	20.00–27.00	198	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	39.66/cwt	34.00–43.00	428	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	30.09/cwt	28.00–32.00	336	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	475	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	47.73/cwt	44.00–50.00	602	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	831	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	4,005	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,590	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,056	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	4,475	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,143	1

This sale against other markets

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 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 432Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: feeder cattle sold 4-10 lower; slaughter cows and bulls sold 4-8 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	95.00–139.00	117.18
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
1	—	680	96.00	96.00
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
1	—	800	77.00	77.00
2	—	270	128.00–135.00	131.56
2	—	320	121.00–132.00	126.41
7	—	380	100.00–143.00	128.29
5	—	516	100.00–110.00	104.80
4	—	616	102.00–106.00	103.74
10	—	564	97.00–108.00	104.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	80.00–90.00	85.11
2	—	475	102.00–105.00	103.48
1	—	815	80.00	80.00
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
1	—	410	137.00	137.00
1	—	730	87.00	87.00
4	—	376	112.00–132.00	124.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	136.00–142.00	138.93
1	—	385	138.00	138.00
2	—	488	138.00–143.00	140.51
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
4	—	424	138.00–145.00	140.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	129.00–134.00	131.52
2	—	683	111.00–117.00	113.95
6	—	379	128.00–149.00	139.68
9	—	526	109.00–134.00	122.83
11	—	330	115.00–143.00	130.48
3	—	620	120.00–125.00	121.97
11	—	473	105.00–142.00	123.90
6	—	424	114.00–144.00	131.25
8	—	566	110.00–135.00	122.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	465	103.00–114.00	107.61
15	—	420	100.00–118.00	109.53
4	—	671	103.00–106.00	104.49
9	—	372	103.00–135.00	116.53
10	—	525	80.00–110.00	102.19
10	—	577	93.00–109.00	102.22
1	—	295	124.00	124.00
1	—	805	96.00	96.00
5	—	614	89.00–105.00	99.02
12	—	325	104.00–136.00	122.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	90.00	90.00
1	—	585	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	531	115.00	115.00
4	—	485	118.00	118.00
4	—	826	102.00	102.00
7	—	577	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	916	20.00–27.00	21.66
4	—	1,116	28.00–32.00	30.09
7	—	1,079	34.00–43.00	39.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	38.00	38.00
16	—	1,262	44.00–50.00	47.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,696	68.00–74.00	70.53
2	—	1,185	63.00–66.00	64.56
1	—	1,730	79.00	79.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	445.00	445.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	570.00	570.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	945	650.00	650.00

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.