Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $2 - $15 higher. Heifers sold steady. Slaughter cattle sold $4 - $10 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.23/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −123.87 against this barn's trailing median of $382.11.

Average price

$258.23

18 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$22.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs MS average

−45.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	271.60	1,459	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	593	257.00	1,524	4thin
Medium and Large 2	534	248.83	1,328	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.77/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $408.33, low $347.96, median $382.11 across 13 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 sale18 hd

258.23

—

MS average13 barns · 278 hd

260.23

−1.99

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−45.80

This barn, trailing median13 sales

382.11

−123.87

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%	High	1,520	124.95	1,899	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,157	123.59	1,430	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,121	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$1,120	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	600–650	625	243.55/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	311.71/cwt	308.00–317.50	1,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	309.83/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	296.26/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	293.27/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,267	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	341.28/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	276.45/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,703	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	2,120.85/head	1,650.00–2,550.00	2,121	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	1,120.09/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	256.36/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,320	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	284.16/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	236.27/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	316.01/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	261.51/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,136	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,193	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	138.48/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,572	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	119.50/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,402	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	124.95/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	297.58/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	257.52/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	277.51/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	362.63/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	341.23/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	297.01/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,657	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	268.50/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	347.00/cwt	340.00–353.00	1,343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	371.63/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	254.82/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	279.99/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	222.95/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	228.93/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,667	2

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 186Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 38Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 22Year ago 5

Compared to last week steers sold $2 - $15 higher. Heifers sold steady. Slaughter cattle sold $4 - $10 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	353	295.00–297.50	296.26
6	400–450	432	290.00–297.50	293.27
3	450–500	460	293.00	293.00
4	500–550	521	275.00–285.00	279.99
2	550–600	570	250.00–260.00	254.82
2	600–650	625	242.00–245.00	243.55
2	700–750	728	226.00–232.00	228.93
1	750–800	755	227.00	227.00
2	800–850	820	219.00–227.00	222.95
1	850–900	850	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	310.00–322.50	316.01
1	400–450	420	282.00	282.00
2	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
5	500–550	515	245.00–270.00	256.36
3	550–600	565	230.00–244.00	236.27
2	800–850	820	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	593	257.00	257.00
4	600–650	629	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	372.50	372.50
2	350–400	375	357.50–367.50	362.63
3	400–450	422	340.00–344.00	341.28
3	450–500	473	308.00–317.50	311.71
2	500–550	535	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	568	275.00–280.00	277.51
4	600–650	616	269.00–285.00	276.45
2	650–700	685	256.00–259.00	257.52
2	700–750	733	245.00–250.00	247.51
1	750–800	765	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	429	295.00–322.50	309.83
3	450–500	472	270.00–300.00	284.16
2	600–650	628	260.00–263.00	261.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	737	258.00	258.00
6	750–800	754	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	480	295.00–300.00	297.58
1	750–800	785	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	370.00–375.00	371.63
3	350–400	387	340.00–353.00	347.00
2	400–450	410	340.00–342.50	341.23
1	450–500	455	338.00	338.00
2	550–600	558	294.00–300.00	297.01
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	655	260.00–277.00	268.50
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	820	234.00	234.00
1	850–900	865	236.00	236.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,063	1,650.00–2,550.00	2,120.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,575.00	2,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,120.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	102.00	102.00
2	—	1,135	138.00–139.00	138.48
2	—	1,173	118.00–121.00	119.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	124.00–126.00	124.95

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle