Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $7 - $20 higher. Heifers sold steady to $15 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $3 - $15 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $320.00/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −119.51 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$320.00

8 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.97

vs MS average

−20.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	320.00	1,731	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale8 hd

320.00

—

MS average12 barns · 294 hd

308.03

+11.97

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−20.94

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−119.51

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	1,598	159.02	2,541	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,179	132.23	1,559	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,555	120.00	1,866	1thin

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)	1,433	$2,129	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,480	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	262.45/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,260	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	357.41/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	350.20/cwt	325.00–377.50	1,149	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	140.61/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,561	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,866	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	134.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,628	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	115.25/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,320	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	159.02/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	390.09/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	278.73/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,455	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,433	2,128.80/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	390.25/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	398.21/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	387.90/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	351.67/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	362.59/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	341.24/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,563	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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 131Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 6

Compared to last week steers sold $7 - $20 higher. Heifers sold steady to $15 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $3 - $15 higher.

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,480	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,433	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,128.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,400.00	2,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	357.50	357.50
1	250–300	280	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	330	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	350	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	430	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	480	260.00–265.00	262.45
1	650–700	660	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	435	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	328	325.00–377.50	350.20
4	350–400	370	325.00–380.00	351.67
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	415.00	415.00
2	250–300	290	385.00–395.00	390.09
3	300–350	322	395.00–400.00	398.21
4	350–400	361	385.00–395.00	390.25
2	400–450	410	350.00–365.00	357.41
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	505	329.00	329.00
6	550–600	553	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	350.00–375.00	362.59
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	380.00–395.00	387.90
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	413	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	458	340.00–342.50	341.24
3	500–550	522	275.00–286.00	278.73
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	785	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	134.00–145.00	140.61
7	—	1,209	130.00–140.00	134.68
2	—	1,145	112.00–118.00	115.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	155.00–163.00	159.02

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle