Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $388.02/cwt on 19 head, down $64.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −51.49 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$388.02

▼ 64.32 vs prior sale

19 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

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

$18.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.85

vs MS average

−26.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	593	393.00	2,330	6thin
Medium and Large 1	530	392.50	2,081	8thin
Medium and Large 2	527	374.88	1,976	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.12/cwt here — about $355 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

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 sale19 hd

388.02

—

MS average13 barns · 359 hd

379.18

+8.85

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−26.22

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−51.49

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	1,695	210.38	3,566	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	168.00	2,360	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	165.82	1,816	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	472.40/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	366.13/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	390.00/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	437.50/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	409.89/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	435.09/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	388.36/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	446.73/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	445.08/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,883	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	385.58/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	417.46/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,941	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,360	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	155.06/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	173.00/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	210.38/cwt	201.00–223.00	3,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	358.25/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	360.01/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	394.99/cwt	387.50–410.00	2,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	2,492	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,330	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	364.98/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	421.89/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	380.10/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	374.88/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	324.82/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	364.86/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	423.70/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	337.47/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	394.88/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,710	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	347.21/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 125Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 21Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter 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	255	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	323	425.00–460.00	446.73
3	350–400	383	430.00–445.00	435.09
2	400–450	425	435.00–440.00	437.50
3	450–500	467	405.00	405.00
4	500–550	515	380.00–395.00	385.58
3	550–600	575	355.00–362.50	358.25
3	600–650	615	350.00–377.50	360.01
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	433	375.00–410.00	394.88
1	450–500	450	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	537	325.00–370.00	347.21
3	550–600	568	310.00–340.00	324.82
2	600–650	613	335.00–340.00	337.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	470.00–475.00	472.40
5	400–450	421	400.00–435.00	423.70
2	450–500	485	370.00–390.00	380.10
3	500–550	503	350.00–375.00	364.98
3	550–600	578	350.00–375.00	364.86
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	775	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	840	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	355	490.00	490.00
3	400–450	423	440.00–455.00	445.08
4	450–500	465	415.00–420.00	417.46
2	550–600	555	385.00–395.00	390.00
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	390	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	470	400.00–420.00	409.89
5	500–550	517	387.50–410.00	394.99
3	550–600	552	380.00–397.50	388.36
2	600–650	625	362.50–370.00	366.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	593	393.00	393.00
8	650–700	695	358.50	358.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	475.00	475.00
5	400–450	436	400.00–435.00	421.89
5	500–550	527	360.00–385.00	374.88

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	295.00	295.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	168.00	168.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	152.00–158.00	155.06
3	—	1,127	169.00–179.00	173.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,695	201.00–223.00	210.38

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle