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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 3

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

392 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 403▲ 392 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 11▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 0▲ 16 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 3.00-5.00. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-7.00 higher.

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 $141.35/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$141.35

53 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$73

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

$25.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.84

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	155.75	607	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	495	141.28	700	44
Medium and Large 2	521	130.42	679	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.33/cwt here — about −$73 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 sale53 hd

141.35

—

MS average12 barns · 801 hd

152.18

−10.84

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	—	Low	1,581	85.17	1,346	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	54.78	728	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	40.55	378	24

Every lot

54 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	346	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	158.51/cwt	150.00–168.00	436	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	156.99/cwt	155.00–158.00	499	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	535	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	153.80/cwt	146.00–159.00	572	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	154.64/cwt	139.00–161.00	653	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	157.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	721	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	665	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	124.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	692	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	138.69/cwt	133.00–142.00	784	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	120.76/cwt	118.00–129.00	738	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	781	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	829	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	989	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	455	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	135.82/cwt	132.00–142.00	508	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	516	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	136.52/cwt	132.00–140.00	572	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	131.74/cwt	129.00–136.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	118.63/cwt	113.00–124.00	632	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	120.37/cwt	113.00–123.00	685	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	157.75/cwt	155.00–160.00	521	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	156.67/cwt	150.00–161.00	589	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	154.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	646	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	134.98/cwt	133.00–138.00	633	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	710	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	85.71/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,376	8
Bulls	—	—	1,745	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,588	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	770	46.57/cwt	45.00–48.00	359	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	793	31.06/cwt	30.00–32.00	246	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	823	36.75/cwt	35.00–40.00	302	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	30.43/cwt	26.00–34.00	293	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	48.63/cwt	46.00–50.00	497	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	41.11/cwt	40.00–42.00	426	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	62.31/cwt	60.00–64.00	809	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	53.92/cwt	52.00–57.00	712	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	47.61/cwt	46.00–50.00	663	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,455	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	889.96/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,190	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	895	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,976	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,102	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,600	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 Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 403Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	120.00–126.00	124.03
1	—	485	136.00	136.00
1	—	445	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	341	157.00	157.00
1	—	535	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	139.00–161.00	154.64
6	—	459	150.00–160.00	157.18
5	—	611	118.00–129.00	120.76
5	—	372	146.00–159.00	153.80
4	—	709	116.00–118.00	116.99
4	—	526	125.00–128.00	126.49
3	—	662	118.00	118.00
3	—	565	133.00–142.00	138.69
3	—	318	155.00–158.00	156.99
2	—	275	150.00–168.00	158.51
1	—	845	117.00	117.00
1	—	205	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	121.00	121.00
2	—	520	135.00–138.00	136.49
3	—	330	155.00–160.00	157.75
4	—	419	150.00–158.00	154.24
4	—	469	133.00–138.00	134.98
7	—	376	150.00–161.00	156.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
1	—	380	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	569	113.00–123.00	120.37
9	—	419	132.00–140.00	136.52
6	—	374	132.00–142.00	135.82
5	—	316	144.00	144.00
3	—	477	129.00–136.00	131.74
2	—	608	110.00–115.00	112.49
2	—	533	113.00–124.00	118.63
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	825.00–950.00	889.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,745	91.00	91.00
8	—	1,605	83.00–88.00	85.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,321	52.00–57.00	53.92
3	—	1,393	46.00–50.00	47.61
4	—	1,298	60.00–64.00	62.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	40.00–42.00	41.11
4	—	963	26.00–34.00	30.43
8	—	1,022	46.00–50.00	48.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	45.00–48.00	46.57
2	—	793	30.00–32.00	31.06
5	—	823	35.00–40.00	36.75

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.