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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, May 4

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

381 head

▲ 267 vs last sale 114▲ 381 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 46▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 2▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. 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 $126.41/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$126.41

120 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$18.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

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	564	131.08	740	51
Medium and Large 1	691	123.25	852	67
Medium and Large 2	643	113.00	726	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.08/cwt here — about $14 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 sale120 hd

126.41

—

MS average12 barns · 1,469 hd

126.50

−0.10

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	1,303	69.00	899	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	59.28	760	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	47.25	468	12

Every lot

57 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	315	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	152.87/cwt	150.00–156.00	433	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	476	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	142.77/cwt	140.00–146.00	608	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	131.45/cwt	129.00–134.00	611	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	138.47/cwt	133.00–146.00	739	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	133.69/cwt	127.50–136.00	762	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	127.94/cwt	124.00–131.00	796	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	120.13/cwt	115.00–121.00	783	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	852	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	827	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	847	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	835	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	290	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	136.30/cwt	132.00–141.00	386	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	134.23/cwt	130.00–139.00	436	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	125.53/cwt	122.00–130.00	468	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	121.86/cwt	117.00–128.00	512	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	113.22/cwt	108.00–118.00	481	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	116.49/cwt	112.00–120.00	545	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	110.35/cwt	104.00–115.00	516	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	112.57/cwt	108.00–117.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	108.17/cwt	100.00–117.00	562	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	107.24/cwt	105.00–111.00	602	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	106.00/cwt	104.00–108.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	703	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	662	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	147.56/cwt	146.00–149.00	484	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	141.02/cwt	134.00–149.00	534	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	139.22/cwt	135.00–141.00	585	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	125.93/cwt	123.00–129.00	541	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	136.20/cwt	126.00–149.00	616	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	652	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	116.15/cwt	106.00–122.00	661	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	104.65/cwt	95.00–114.00	665	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,190	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	928	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	538	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,281	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	590	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	148	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	49.27/cwt	42.00–54.00	506	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	59.28/cwt	55.00–63.00	760	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,106	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,489	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,557	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,918	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,838	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	831.82/cwt	800.00–860.00	10,980	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,849	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	11,689	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,320	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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 114Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 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	—	200	157.50	157.50
12	—	570	127.50–136.00	133.69
11	—	534	133.00–146.00	138.47
7	—	652	115.00–121.00	120.13
5	—	803	104.00	104.00
4	—	426	140.00–146.00	142.77
3	—	622	124.00–131.00	127.94
2	—	465	129.00–134.00	131.45
2	—	283	150.00–156.00	152.87
1	—	795	106.50	106.50
1	—	745	111.00	111.00
1	—	375	147.00	147.00
1	—	315	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	691	123.25	123.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	108.00	108.00
1	—	615	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	108.00–118.00	113.22
3	—	468	104.00–115.00	110.35
2	—	520	100.00–117.00	108.17
1	—	340	128.00	128.00
1	—	250	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	654	107.50	107.50
12	—	420	117.00–128.00	121.86
7	—	373	122.00–130.00	125.53
6	—	468	112.00–120.00	116.49
4	—	561	105.00–111.00	107.24
3	—	325	130.00–139.00	134.23
2	—	610	104.00–108.00	106.00
2	—	508	108.00–117.00	112.57
2	—	283	132.00–141.00	136.30
1	—	765	86.50	86.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	123.00–129.00	125.93
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
1	—	485	129.00	129.00
1	—	360	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	134.00–149.00	141.02
5	—	452	126.00–149.00	136.20
4	—	569	106.00–122.00	116.15
4	—	420	135.00–141.00	139.22
2	—	635	95.00–114.00	104.65
2	—	543	119.00–121.00	120.00
2	—	328	146.00–149.00	147.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	870.00	870.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	995	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,320	800.00–860.00	831.82

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	—	1,290	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	970.00	970.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,027	42.00–54.00	49.27
1	—	590	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,282	55.00–63.00	59.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,195	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,190	78.00	78.00

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.