Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.46/cwt on 5 head, down $25.89 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits −23.77 against this barn's trailing median of $384.23.

Average price

$360.46

▼ 25.89 vs prior sale

5 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$0.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.71

vs MS average

−57.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	360.58	2,010	4thin
Medium and Large 2	565	360.00	2,034	1thin

One grade step is worth $0.58/cwt here — about −$24 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale5 hd

360.46

—

MS average14 barns · 301 hd

400.17

−39.71

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−57.80

This barn, trailing median12 sales

384.23

−23.77

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,930	202.20	3,902	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,688	172.39	2,910	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,382	167.77	2,319	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	160.64	1,766	29

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,443	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,298	$2,353	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	564.04/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	343.74/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	489.84/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	435.10/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	358.27/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,654	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	165.68/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,286	6
Bulls	—	—	1,910	213.30/cwt	205.00–220.00	4,074	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	131.44/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,186	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	174.93/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,104	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	144.37/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,867	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	175.18/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,463	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,220	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	159.99/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,747	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	172.39/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	593.67/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	460.89/cwt	435.00–495.00	1,461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,189	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,442.82/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,443	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	2,353.03/head	1,800.00–2,875.00	2,353	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	374.58/cwt	320.00–425.00	1,955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	465.06/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	494.59/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	373.11/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	367.58/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,733	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	396.46/cwt	372.00–440.00	1,883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	504.57/cwt	485.00–530.00	1,877	3

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 101Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 11Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	535.00	535.00
1	300–350	315	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	430	430.00–440.00	435.10
1	450–500	460	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	520	367.50	367.50
3	550–600	570	350.00–365.00	358.27
2	600–650	638	340.00–347.50	343.74
1	650–700	660	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	273	490.00–500.00	494.59
3	300–350	317	435.00–495.00	460.89
2	350–400	370	340.00–410.00	373.11
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
118	850–900	869	314.50	314.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	655.00	655.00
1	250–300	270	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	330	570.00	570.00
1	450–500	475	485.00	485.00
1	500–550	525	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	575	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	630	440.00	440.00
1	750–800	770	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	580.00–610.00	593.67
2	250–300	273	550.00–580.00	564.04
2	550–600	578	350.00–385.00	367.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	580.00	580.00
1	400–450	400	555.00	555.00
2	450–500	470	485.00–495.00	489.84
1	500–550	540	460.00	460.00
1	600–650	630	407.50	407.50
1	650–700	695	417.50	417.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	485.00–530.00	504.57
3	400–450	420	455.00–480.00	465.06
3	450–500	475	372.00–440.00	396.46
3	500–550	522	320.00–425.00	374.58
1	600–650	630	347.50	347.50
2	650–700	668	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	805	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,380	163.00–169.00	165.68
2	—	1,293	140.00–149.00	144.37
8	—	1,406	170.00–180.00	175.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	902	124.00–135.00	131.44
7	—	1,203	169.00–180.00	174.93
19	—	1,092	150.00–167.00	159.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,688	164.00–176.00	172.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	205.00–220.00	213.30
1	—	1,970	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,230	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,442.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,298	1,800.00–2,875.00	2,353.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,350.00	2,350.00

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.

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Macon Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle