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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 5

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

372 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 355▲ 34 vs year ago 338 · +10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 43▼ 56 vs year ago 100 · −56.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 9 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-8.00 lower.

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 $126.15/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$126.15

52 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$19.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.30

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	141.33	716	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	601	126.13	759	39
Medium and Large 2	516	121.70	628	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.64/cwt here — about $88 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 sale52 hd

126.15

—

MS average13 barns · 1,427 hd

131.45

−5.30

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	1,531	75.22	1,151	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	49.43	694	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	49.36	599	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	39.86	411	14

Every lot

65 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	436	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	138.96/cwt	132.00–148.00	522	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	147.21/cwt	142.00–153.00	623	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	124.86/cwt	122.00–128.00	531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	147.00/cwt	145.00–149.00	676	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	129.41/cwt	125.00–133.00	629	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	126.66/cwt	124.00–129.00	656	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	134.03/cwt	130.00–144.00	705	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	120.64/cwt	115.00–126.00	694	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	758	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	746	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	115.97/cwt	112.00–120.00	777	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	112.74/cwt	108.00–117.00	879	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	114.26/cwt	114.00–114.50	937	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	128.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	426	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	126.70/cwt	118.00–130.00	465	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	420	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	110.31/cwt	105.00–118.00	458	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	107.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	503	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	108.99/cwt	105.00–114.00	567	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	107.99/cwt	105.00–118.00	616	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	103.01/cwt	99.00–107.00	750	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	102.36/cwt	97.00–108.00	793	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	135.08/cwt	132.00–138.00	382	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	394	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	135.08/cwt	130.00–143.00	444	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	122.53/cwt	118.00–127.00	447	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	134.03/cwt	132.00–136.00	509	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	119.66/cwt	114.00–126.00	500	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	131.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	558	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	112.24/cwt	105.00–119.00	531	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	121.33/cwt	115.00–126.00	591	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	121.69/cwt	117.00–128.00	633	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	113.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	70.91/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,025	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	78.45/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,251	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	37.72/cwt	34.00–42.00	368	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	24.30/cwt	18.00–30.00	241	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	45.83/cwt	44.00–51.00	495	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	52.23/cwt	50.00–55.00	582	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	56.51/cwt	56.00–57.00	700	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	42.69/cwt	42.00–44.00	539	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	614	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	50.79/cwt	48.00–55.00	714	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	710	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,621	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,004	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	11,495	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	10,218	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,080	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,732	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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 355Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 43Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	105.00–119.00	112.24
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
4	—	365	118.00–127.00	122.53
3	—	418	114.00–126.00	119.66
1	—	310	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	132.00–136.00	134.03
8	—	423	125.00–135.00	131.88
2	—	283	132.00–138.00	135.08
4	—	520	117.00–128.00	121.69
4	—	329	130.00–143.00	135.08
3	—	487	115.00–126.00	121.33
1	—	685	111.00	111.00
2	—	615	110.00–117.00	113.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	92.00	92.00
2	—	370	112.00–115.00	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	135.00	135.00
2	—	728	99.00–107.00	103.01
2	—	775	97.00–108.00	102.36
2	—	333	125.00–131.00	128.02
1	—	640	104.00	104.00
9	—	367	118.00–130.00	126.70
5	—	467	105.00–110.00	107.62
7	—	570	105.00–118.00	107.99
3	—	415	105.00–118.00	110.31
1	—	655	106.00	106.00
9	—	520	105.00–114.00	108.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	130.00–144.00	134.03
2	—	820	114.00–114.50	114.26
2	—	640	115.00–118.00	116.50
4	—	376	132.00–148.00	138.96
2	—	583	129.00–131.00	130.00
4	—	780	108.00–117.00	112.74
6	—	855	115.00	115.00
5	—	486	125.00–133.00	129.41
1	—	325	134.00	134.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
2	—	423	142.00–153.00	147.21
2	—	670	112.00–120.00	115.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
2	—	575	115.00–126.00	120.64
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
2	—	425	122.00–128.00	124.86
3	—	518	124.00–129.00	126.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
2	—	460	145.00–149.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	56.00–57.00	56.51
2	—	1,115	50.00–55.00	52.23
3	—	1,262	42.00–44.00	42.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	48.00–55.00	50.79
1	—	1,395	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	44.00–51.00	45.83
2	—	990	18.00–30.00	24.30
5	—	976	34.00–42.00	37.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,595	75.00–80.00	78.45
3	—	1,445	68.00–73.00	70.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	780.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	970.00	970.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	510.00	510.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	560.00	560.00

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.