Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed $8 lower to $15 higher. Heifers sold $4 - $15 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.86/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −129.66 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$309.86

42 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$38.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.38

vs MS average

−32.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	331.75	1,836	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	314.19	1,740	28
Medium and Large 2	553	292.87	1,619	11thin

One grade step is worth $38.87/cwt here — about $216 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 sale42 hd

309.86

—

MS average12 barns · 384 hd

315.23

−5.38

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−32.52

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−129.66

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	—	Low	1,864	156.87	2,923	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,652	134.21	2,217	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	131.86	1,508	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)	1,125	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$1,542	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$1,961	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	870	$1,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	230.12/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	865	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	167.00/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	352.47/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	260.72/cwt	253.00–267.00	1,291	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	217.53/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	259.51/cwt	235.00–276.00	1,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	324.21/cwt	321.00–327.00	1,722	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	300.82/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,757	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	259.52/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	267.21/cwt	260.00–275.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	282.31/cwt	240.00–335.00	1,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	306.21/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	334.73/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	231.02/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	236.62/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	315.40/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	282.65/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	349.14/cwt	315.00–367.50	1,135	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	135.57/cwt	134.00–137.00	2,210	2
Bulls	—	—	2,225	174.36/cwt	168.00–180.00	3,880	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	130.65/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,574	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	145.71/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,622	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	113.20/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,226	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,652	134.21/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	284.52/cwt	262.50–302.50	1,195	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	285.25/cwt	220.00–310.00	1,626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	333.46/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,421	7
Bulls	—	—	1,658	153.58/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	359.40/cwt	355.50–365.00	1,031	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	350.03/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,446	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	328.87/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	392.60/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	294.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	236.99/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,339	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	983	1,541.86/head	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	354.20/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	343.95/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	313.49/cwt	307.50–317.00	1,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	260.15/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,345	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	227.34/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,414	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	267.63/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,251	2,008.51/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,009	5

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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 435Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 51Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 31Year ago 9

Compared to last week steers sold mixed $8 lower to $15 higher. Heifers sold $4 - $15 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	379	347.50–355.00	352.47
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	495	259.00	259.00
2	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	565	260.00–275.00	267.63
1	600–650	640	264.00	264.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	728	225.00–235.00	230.12
1	750–800	765	201.00	201.00
1	850–900	895	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	240.00–335.00	282.31
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	535	229.00	229.00
2	600–650	643	227.00–235.00	231.02
2	650–700	688	210.00–225.00	217.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
5	300–350	331	290.00–300.00	294.02
1	350–400	395	312.50	312.50
4	400–450	423	307.50–317.00	313.49
1	450–500	460	312.00	312.00
3	500–550	517	253.00–266.00	260.15
4	550–600	565	234.00–240.00	236.99
6	600–650	622	222.00–235.00	227.34
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	810	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	495	253.00–267.00	260.72
4	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	260.00–275.00	267.21
1	300–350	335	282.50	282.50
2	350–400	383	275.00–290.00	282.65
6	400–450	420	262.50–302.50	284.52
5	450–500	472	235.00–276.00	259.51
3	500–550	520	215.00–250.00	236.62
2	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	810	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	345.00	345.00
16	500–550	531	321.00–327.00	324.21
12	550–600	584	298.00–305.00	300.82
5	600–650	633	283.00	283.00
6	650–700	660	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	265	335.00	335.00
4	300–350	325	315.00–367.50	349.14
2	350–400	375	325.00–345.00	334.73
7	400–450	426	315.00–340.00	333.46
6	450–500	473	300.00–325.00	315.40
4	500–550	523	295.00–312.50	306.21
7	550–600	570	220.00–310.00	285.25
5	600–650	620	250.00–270.00	259.52
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	287	355.50–365.00	359.40
2	300–350	313	390.00–395.00	392.60
4	350–400	376	350.00–367.50	354.20
6	400–450	413	345.00–357.50	350.03
3	450–500	468	335.00–350.00	343.95
2	500–550	535	322.50–335.00	328.87
1	550–600	590	337.50	337.50
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	685	230.00–235.00	232.48
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,251	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,008.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,012	155.00–185.00	167.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	983	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,541.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	134.00–137.00	135.57
3	—	2,225	168.00–180.00	174.36
3	—	1,658	149.00–157.00	153.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,205	122.00–137.00	130.65
6	—	1,113	142.00–150.00	145.71
4	—	1,083	107.00–119.00	113.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	131.00–140.00	134.21

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