Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 20.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.41/cwt on 11 head, down $12.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −15.10 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$424.41

▼ 12.96 vs prior sale

11 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$73.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.15

vs MS average

−35.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	462.50	2,498	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	558	450.00	2,511	4thin
Medium and Large 2	552	388.70	2,146	5thin

One grade step is worth $73.80/cwt here — about $351 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $463.12, low $388.02, median $439.51 across 18 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 sale11 hd

424.41

—

MS average13 barns · 324 hd

433.56

−9.15

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−35.96

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−15.10

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	—	High	1,586	209.08	3,316	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	175.33	2,390	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,182	163.66	1,934	9thin

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	700–750	740	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	356.24/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	402.70/cwt	360.00–445.00	2,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	451.40/cwt	405.00–475.00	1,896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	377.13/cwt	300.00–415.00	2,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	286.95/cwt	280.00–294.00	2,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	502.02/cwt	440.00–550.00	1,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	467.42/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	407.70/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	497.50/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	353.71/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	379.08/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	384.94/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,591	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	224.50/cwt	222.00–228.00	3,873	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	207.21/cwt	200.00–214.00	3,280	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	128.96/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,416	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	182.93/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,127	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	169.83/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,077	5
Bulls	—	—	1,315	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	396.30/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,616	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	495.82/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,068	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	468.35/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,421	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	175.33/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	411.47/cwt	375.00–450.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	385.89/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	344.39/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	322.62/cwt	317.50–333.00	2,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	321.25/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	463.68/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,193	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	432.48/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,756	1

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 218Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 59Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 56

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 20.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	375.00–450.00	411.47
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
6	450–500	477	325.00–357.50	344.39
2	500–550	513	355.00–357.50	356.24
1	550–600	555	367.50	367.50
2	600–650	635	320.00–322.50	321.25
4	650–700	679	317.50–333.00	322.62
1	700–750	740	307.50	307.50
2	750–800	760	280.00–294.00	286.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	775	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	322	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	413	430.00–435.00	432.48
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	520	375.00–385.00	379.08
1	550–600	565	382.50	382.50
2	600–650	610	335.00–340.00	337.52
2	650–700	658	350.00–357.50	353.71
1	700–750	725	332.50	332.50
1	800–850	805	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	420	405.00–475.00	451.40
5	450–500	473	445.00–475.00	463.68
2	500–550	543	360.00–445.00	402.70
2	550–600	593	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	495.00–500.00	497.50
6	400–450	417	490.00–500.00	495.82
1	450–500	450	495.00	495.00
3	500–550	517	465.00–475.00	468.35
2	550–600	570	400.00–415.00	407.70
1	600–650	630	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	673	380.00–390.00	384.94
1	700–750	735	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	315	515.00	515.00
2	400–450	405	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	475	465.00–470.00	467.42
1	500–550	515	475.00	475.00
1	550–600	565	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	640	412.50	412.50
2	650–700	660	390.00–402.50	396.30
1	700–750	705	377.50	377.50
1	750–800	760	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	865	317.50	317.50
1	900–950	915	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	990	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	440.00–550.00	502.02
1	500–550	505	435.00	435.00
4	550–600	564	300.00–415.00	377.13
3	600–650	622	382.50–390.00	385.89
1	650–700	695	377.50	377.50
2	700–750	718	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	795	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	353	520.00	520.00
4	450–500	450	460.00	460.00
4	550–600	558	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	222.00–228.00	224.50
2	—	1,583	200.00–214.00	207.21
1	—	1,315	182.00	182.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	128.00–130.00	128.96
2	—	1,163	181.00–185.00	182.93
5	—	1,223	160.00–177.00	169.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,363	175.00–176.00	175.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	3,300.00	3,300.00

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

Steers · 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

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