Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2020-03-09

Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 9

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

190 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 105▲ 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 20▲ 33 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 4.00-13.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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 $118.37/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$118.37

39 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$162

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

$2.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.23

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	343	120.50	413	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	486	118.25	575	37

One grade step is worth $2.25/cwt here — about −$162 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 sale39 hd

118.37

—

MS average13 barns · 1,051 hd

124.60

−6.23

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	1,310	77.00	1,009	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	52.50	545	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	51.54	580	10

Every lot

39 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	220	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	334	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	134.40/cwt	129.00–140.00	363	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	487	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	135.00/cwt	125.00–145.00	432	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	154.98/cwt	152.00–158.00	652	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	149.75/cwt	144.00–154.00	701	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	140.69/cwt	137.00–143.00	720	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	132.90/cwt	125.00–139.00	755	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	685	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	122.04/cwt	119.00–125.00	766	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	113.91/cwt	108.00–119.00	767	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	284	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	140.49/cwt	139.00–142.00	369	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	130.01/cwt	125.00–137.00	475	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	120.55/cwt	115.00–127.00	522	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	119.78/cwt	115.00–126.00	563	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	113.09/cwt	108.00–119.00	595	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	106.31/cwt	103.00–108.00	647	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	150.53/cwt	146.00–159.00	552	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	128.91/cwt	124.00–134.00	610	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	119.03/cwt	116.00–126.00	625	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	118.08/cwt	112.00–130.00	679	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,009	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	875	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	175	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	52.50/cwt	51.00–54.00	545	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	55.04/cwt	45.00–65.00	635	9

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 Mar 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 105Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-13.00 lower. 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	—	365	161.00	161.00
1	—	310	157.00	157.00
3	—	568	125.00–139.00	132.90
5	—	468	144.00–154.00	149.75
5	—	421	152.00–158.00	154.98
3	—	512	137.00–143.00	140.69
2	—	628	119.00–125.00	122.04
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
1	—	220	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
2	—	270	129.00–140.00	134.40
3	—	673	108.00–119.00	113.91
2	—	588	115.00–118.00	116.48
2	—	320	125.00–145.00	135.00
1	—	395	142.00	142.00
1	—	540	128.00	128.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	121.00	121.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	129.00	129.00
5	—	365	125.00–137.00	130.01
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
2	—	263	139.00–142.00	140.49
3	—	433	115.00–127.00	120.55
6	—	609	103.00–108.00	106.31
8	—	526	108.00–119.00	113.09
9	—	470	115.00–126.00	119.78
1	—	555	109.00	109.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	116.00–126.00	119.03
4	—	575	112.00–130.00	118.08
3	—	473	124.00–134.00	128.91
3	—	367	146.00–159.00	150.53
1	—	415	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	20.00	20.00
9	—	1,153	45.00–65.00	55.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	51.00–54.00	52.50

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.