Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2020-07-13

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 13
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
277 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 206▲ 277 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 32▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 8▲ 4 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 3.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $127.84/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$127.84
97 head · 677 lb average
Value per head Derived
$866
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$262
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$12.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.77
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504136.0968533
Medium and Large 2767123.5994864
One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about −$262 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 sale97 hd
127.84
—
MS average13 barns · 1,348 hd
133.62
−5.77
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—Average1,72285.721,4764thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17860.6271411
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06051.935504thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003801
Steers—Medium and Large 2275149.00/cwt149.00–149.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283160.00/cwt160.00–160.004532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318151.49/cwt148.00–157.004823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368146.08/cwt142.00–150.005382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418141.08/cwt136.00–145.005904
Steers—Medium and Large 2460126.00/cwt126.00–126.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493136.66/cwt134.00–138.006743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533131.63/cwt126.00–138.007025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562131.42/cwt128.00–133.507396
Steers—Medium and Large 2583113.60/cwt106.00–121.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610123.64/cwt122.00–125.007543
Steers—Medium and Large 2685121.00/cwt121.00–121.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718125.25/cwt125.00–125.508992
Steers—Medium and Large 2788123.50/cwt123.50–123.5097359
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832113.50/cwt113.00–114.009442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308132.05/cwt130.00–134.004072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365105.00/cwt105.00–105.003831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380126.00/cwt126.00–126.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428131.44/cwt126.00–135.005636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430123.22/cwt121.00–128.005304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475129.45/cwt124.50–135.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475122.00/cwt122.00–122.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515113.47/cwt110.00–117.005842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535127.45/cwt125.00–130.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583118.99/cwt117.00–121.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617113.28/cwt110.00–115.006993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655110.04/cwt105.00–115.007212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315147.00/cwt147.00–147.004631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371140.90/cwt137.00–145.005234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415136.51/cwt136.00–137.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2453132.74/cwt130.50–135.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485121.50/cwt121.50–121.505891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520118.00/cwt118.00–118.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535127.24/cwt126.50–128.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578111.27/cwt104.00–119.006432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2321
Bulls——1,78287.62/cwt85.00–90.001,5613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06051.93/cwt48.00–55.005504
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17860.62/cwt54.00–65.0071411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840730.00/cwt730.00–730.006,1321

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.