Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a trend. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $386.35/cwt on 15 head, down $13.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 12 comparable sales and sits +2.12 against this barn's trailing median of $384.23.

Average price

$386.35

▼ 13.87 vs prior sale

15 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.76

vs MS average

−30.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	425.00	2,219	3thin
Medium and Large 2	530	385.14	2,041	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	584	375.00	2,190	10thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $408.33, low $347.96, median $384.23 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

386.35

—

MS average13 barns · 268 hd

395.11

−8.76

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−30.76

This barn, trailing median12 sales

384.23

+2.12

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	167.00	2,213	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	165.94	1,814	6thin

Every lot, as filed

43 lots · USDA AMS · Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	391.17/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	487.46/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	495.09/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	417.53/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	560.23/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	442.66/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	413.46/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,190	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	475.00/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	405.10/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	385.14/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	547.40/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	432.70/cwt	425.00–438.00	2,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,569	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,213	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	165.94/cwt	153.00–176.00	1,814	6

How this sale compares

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 250Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 36Year ago 35

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a trend. Quality was average and demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	545.00–550.00	547.40
2	500–550	530	440.00–450.00	445.00
1	550–600	580	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	600	445.00	445.00
1	650–700	650	420.00	420.00
1	700–750	725	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	840	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	425.00–438.00	432.70
3	550–600	578	400.00–415.00	405.10
3	600–650	627	375.00–415.00	391.17
1	650–700	685	375.00	375.00
1	800–850	830	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	574	445.00	445.00
3	600–650	603	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	555.00–565.00	560.23
1	450–500	470	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	545	462.00	462.00
2	550–600	558	410.00–425.00	417.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	625.00	625.00
3	350–400	388	490.00–500.00	495.09
1	400–450	425	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	458	480.00–495.00	487.46
1	500–550	545	510.00	510.00
1	550–600	560	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	640	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	683	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	495.00	495.00
1	350–400	355	455.00	455.00
4	400–450	426	390.00–430.00	413.46
2	500–550	530	370.00–400.00	385.14
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	540.00	540.00
1	250–300	260	555.00	555.00
1	350–400	375	485.00	485.00
3	400–450	430	470.00–485.00	475.00
2	450–500	465	435.00–450.00	442.66
3	500–550	522	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	605	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	760	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	584	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	167.00	167.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,093	153.00–176.00	165.94

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.

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