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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 27

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 61▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 33▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 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 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 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 $122.98/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$122.98

20 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$158

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

$45.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.01

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	416	130.65	543	12thin
Medium and Large 2	459	115.27	529	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	825	85.00	701	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.65/cwt here — about −$158 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 sale20 hd

122.98

—

MS average12 barns · 1,215 hd

113.97

+9.01

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	1,509	77.29	1,166	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	53.29	663	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,028	45.70	470	24

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	158.54/cwt	154.00–161.00	496	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	144.73/cwt	140.00–149.00	537	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	143.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	606	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	663	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	430	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	123.62/cwt	117.00–127.00	457	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	136.02/cwt	131.00–144.00	509	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	112.35/cwt	109.00–116.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	584	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.00	481	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	445	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	129.91/cwt	127.00–133.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	122.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	120.29/cwt	110.00–127.00	634	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	119.93/cwt	115.00–124.00	687	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	932	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	81.43/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,293	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	32.11/cwt	30.00–35.00	317	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	42.94/cwt	40.00–45.00	439	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	49.78/cwt	47.00–55.00	518	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	54.83/cwt	53.00–59.00	672	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	47.13/cwt	44.00–50.00	620	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,840	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	653	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 Apr 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 61Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
1	—	365	122.00	122.00
1	—	415	141.00	141.00
1	—	460	132.00	132.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
2	—	335	140.00–147.00	143.45
3	—	573	115.00–124.00	119.93
4	—	521	120.00–125.00	122.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	127.00–133.00	129.91
3	—	527	110.00–127.00	120.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
3	—	422	140.00–150.00	143.57
5	—	371	140.00–149.00	144.73
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
2	—	518	128.00	128.00
3	—	313	154.00–161.00	158.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	142.00	142.00
1	—	380	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	123.00–124.00	123.49
2	—	523	109.00–116.00	112.35
1	—	240	149.00	149.00
1	—	305	141.00	141.00
1	—	460	124.00	124.00
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
4	—	374	131.00–144.00	136.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	121.00	121.00
1	—	730	80.00	80.00
3	—	370	117.00–127.00	123.62
1	—	315	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	85.00	85.00

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	—	1,120	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	44.00–50.00	47.13
8	—	1,226	53.00–59.00	54.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	30.00–35.00	32.11
4	—	1,023	40.00–45.00	42.94
16	—	1,040	47.00–55.00	49.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	80.00–83.00	81.43
1	—	1,350	69.00	69.00

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.