Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2020-04-20

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 20
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 116▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 7▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.52/cwt on 18 head.
Average price
$110.52
18 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$553
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−3.95
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501110.5255318thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale18 hd
110.52
—
MS average12 barns · 749 hd
114.47
−3.95
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,41576.671,0853thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26160.067579thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74855.009612thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02647.864918thin

Every lot

28 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465141.00/cwt139.00–143.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512140.00/cwt140.00–140.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568112.47/cwt110.00–115.006392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626119.96/cwt110.00–124.507514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730115.50/cwt115.50–115.508433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,07592.00/cwt92.00–92.009891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330116.00/cwt116.00–116.003831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395118.00/cwt118.00–118.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420126.00/cwt126.00–126.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480101.00/cwt95.00–105.004854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508114.49/cwt100.00–119.005826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574110.87/cwt95.00–116.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-260095.00/cwt95.00–95.005701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385118.00/cwt118.00–118.004541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445123.00/cwt121.00–125.005472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468113.54/cwt112.00–115.005312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533115.98/cwt115.00–118.006183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560117.47/cwt116.00–119.006582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21069.00/cwt69.00–69.008351
Bulls——1,51880.50/cwt80.00–81.001,2222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02647.86/cwt44.00–52.004918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26160.06/cwt50.00–64.007579
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74855.00/cwt55.00–55.009612
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-296587.14/cwt84.00–93.008413
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10065.00/cwt65.00–65.007151
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13558.00/cwt58.00–58.006581
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16055.00/cwt55.00–55.006381

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.