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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 20

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

316 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 303▲ 316 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 13▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.10/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$162.10

59 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$44.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.18

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	454	164.41	746	49
Medium and Large 1	555	158.00	877	1thin
Medium and Large 2	443	153.75	681	8thin
Medium and Large 3	630	120.00	756	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.41/cwt here — about −$10 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

162.10

—

MS average13 barns · 1,106 hd

156.92

+5.18

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	1,234	75.33	929	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	50.42	594	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	41.20	432	9thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	179.75/cwt	170.00–185.00	503	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	180.35/cwt	170.00–188.00	581	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	176.35/cwt	169.00–184.00	663	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	659	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	169.18/cwt	165.00–175.00	733	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	161.67/cwt	160.00–166.00	766	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	877	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	153.06/cwt	146.00–156.00	871	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	133.21/cwt	130.00–136.50	903	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	313	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	266	149.57/cwt	145.00–152.00	398	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	146.82/cwt	142.00–152.00	476	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	122.76/cwt	105.00–140.00	411	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	140.51/cwt	136.00–147.00	530	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	134.27/cwt	130.00–138.00	548	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	119.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	495	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	132.82/cwt	125.00–135.00	638	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	701	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	129.25/cwt	123.00–132.50	662	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	160.48/cwt	157.00–164.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	137.89/cwt	132.00–146.00	641	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	735	1
Bulls	—	—	1,258	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,032	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	338	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	41.60/cwt	25.00–48.00	444	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	50.42/cwt	45.00–56.00	594	11

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 Jan 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 303Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
1	—	540	155.00	155.00
1	—	705	131.00	131.00
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
2	—	678	130.00–136.50	133.21
4	—	433	165.00–175.00	169.18
8	—	376	169.00–184.00	176.35
8	—	474	160.00–166.00	161.67
9	—	322	170.00–188.00	180.35
10	—	569	146.00–156.00	153.06
4	—	280	170.00–185.00	179.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	165.00	165.00
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
2	—	425	150.00–160.00	155.00
3	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	340	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	163.00	163.00
1	—	440	159.00	159.00
1	—	525	139.00	139.00
2	—	373	157.00–164.00	160.48
3	—	465	132.00–146.00	137.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
2	—	335	105.00–140.00	122.76
2	—	413	118.00–122.00	119.96
1	—	290	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	139.00	139.00
3	—	512	123.00–132.50	129.25
4	—	266	145.00–152.00	149.57
6	—	480	125.00–135.00	132.82
8	—	324	142.00–152.00	146.82
9	—	377	136.00–147.00	140.51
3	—	408	130.00–138.00	134.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	490	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	62.00	62.00
2	—	1,258	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,178	45.00–56.00	50.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	38.00	38.00
8	—	1,067	25.00–48.00	41.60

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.