Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago steers sold $3 - $17 higher. Heifers sold $2 - $14 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.43/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −151.08 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$288.43

7 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$10.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.33

vs MS average

−53.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	291.40	1,611	5thin
Medium and Large 2	548	281.00	1,538	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.40/cwt here — about $73 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 sale7 hd

288.43

—

MS average7 barns · 165 hd

294.76

−6.33

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−53.65

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−151.08

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	1,509	137.32	2,072	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,492	120.91	1,803	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	114.41	1,299	17

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,679	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,462	$1,590	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,021	$1,584	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,017	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	275.01/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	301.27/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,440	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	253.77/cwt	248.00–257.00	1,426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	346.00/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	299.66/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,133	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	312.59/cwt	307.50–317.50	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	237.37/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	302.34/cwt	290.00–326.00	1,448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	318.94/cwt	260.00–342.50	1,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	280.07/cwt	260.00–291.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,769	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	1,583.63/head	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	261.80/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,259	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	145.54/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,547	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	114.04/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,256	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	99.23/cwt	92.00–104.00	961	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,348	126.74/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,708	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	127.36/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,993	2
Bulls	—	—	1,268	129.09/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	254.50/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	908	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	2,017.36/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	2,017	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	337.07/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	278.40/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	291.29/cwt	286.00–297.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	298.00/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	339.92/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	339.32/cwt	337.50–341.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	335.95/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	366.37/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	362.32/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,553	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	1,678.92/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,679	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,462	1,589.71/head	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	310.90/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	357.62/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,352	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	118.76/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	218.97/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	259.24/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,505	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 Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 276Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 25Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 5

Compared to three weeks ago steers sold $3 - $17 higher. Heifers sold $2 - $14 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	357.50–367.50	362.32
4	300–350	328	360.00–372.50	366.37
2	350–400	378	355.00–360.00	357.62
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	458	330.00–341.00	337.07
2	500–550	523	307.00–315.00	310.90
3	550–600	573	272.00–288.00	278.40
2	650–700	663	274.00–276.00	275.01
2	700–750	725	250.00–259.00	254.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	313	340.00–352.50	346.00
4	350–400	366	260.00–342.50	318.94
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	479	290.00–326.00	302.34
1	500–550	500	301.00	301.00
1	550–600	595	261.00	261.00
1	650–700	660	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	687	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
6	450–500	478	280.00–325.00	301.27
1	500–550	520	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	352.50	352.50
3	350–400	380	330.00–345.00	335.95
2	400–450	413	337.50–342.50	339.92
2	450–500	468	337.50–341.00	339.32
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	290	307.50–317.50	312.59
2	300–350	313	290.00	290.00
6	350–400	378	295.00–305.00	299.66
2	400–450	405	296.00–300.00	298.00
4	450–500	463	286.00–297.00	291.29
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
5	550–600	562	248.00–257.00	253.77
1	600–650	605	241.00	241.00
1	650–700	650	219.00	219.00
2	700–750	713	230.00–245.00	237.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	380	260.00–291.00	280.07
5	450–500	481	225.00–280.00	261.80
3	500–550	520	255.00–264.00	259.24
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	708	210.00–228.00	218.97

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,021	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,583.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,340	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,678.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,462	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,589.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,315	1,800.00–2,150.00	2,017.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	141.00–150.00	145.54
2	—	1,268	128.00–130.00	129.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,101	109.00–118.00	114.04
3	—	968	92.00–104.00	99.23
4	—	1,348	124.00–133.00	126.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	120.00–135.00	127.36
6	—	1,467	114.00–125.00	118.76

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle