Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $2 - $13 lower. Heifers sold mixed $16 lower to $13 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $4 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.36/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −124.75 against this barn's trailing median of $382.11.

Average price

$257.36

18 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs MS average

−39.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	268.00	1,453	9thin
Medium and Large 1	546	250.07	1,364	6thin
Medium and Large 2	568	240.00	1,364	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about $89 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

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

257.36

—

MS average13 barns · 289 hd

256.27

+1.08

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−39.64

This barn, trailing median13 sales

382.11

−124.75

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	1,579	149.41	2,360	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,584	130.23	2,062	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	120.80	1,250	14

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	818	$1,755	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	937	$1,566	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,638	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	350–400	365	295.62/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	275.60/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,144	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	249.95/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	217.88/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	1,379	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,453	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	250.25/cwt	250.25–250.25	1,764	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,638.03/head	925.00–2,200.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	242.50/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,807	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	215.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	314.31/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,166	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	252.42/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	275.11/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,307	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	264.85/cwt	240.00–280.00	977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	320.88/cwt	290.00–342.50	1,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	317.79/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,344	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	126.64/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,356	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,233	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,578	125.34/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,978	2
Bulls	—	—	1,346	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,817	4
Bulls	—	—	2,235	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,978	1
Bulls	—	—	1,619	153.55/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	242.50/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	256.19/cwt	249.00–269.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	111.20/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,062	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,380	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,111	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	818	1,754.74/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,755	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	254.47/cwt	248.00–261.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	260.95/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,099	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	282.52/cwt	278.00–287.00	1,647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	265.13/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	255.42/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	378.76/cwt	374.00–390.00	1,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	896	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	937	1,565.93/head	1,100.00–1,825.00	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	307.54/cwt	302.50–312.50	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	294.41/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	230.39/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	266.57/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,234	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	333.75/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	313.67/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	349.26/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	233.47/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	236.31/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	319.94/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	250.19/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	314.76/cwt	311.00–317.50	1,473	3

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 256Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 31Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 31

Compared to last week steers sold $2 - $13 lower. Heifers sold mixed $16 lower to $13 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $4 lower.

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	280	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	303	302.50–312.50	307.54
4	350–400	365	290.00–300.00	295.62
5	400–450	415	270.00–285.00	275.60
5	450–500	463	260.00–272.50	266.57
3	500–550	518	245.00–255.00	249.95
3	550–600	573	245.00–260.00	250.19
2	600–650	615	226.00–235.00	230.39
3	650–700	663	233.00–239.00	236.31
1	700–750	740	217.50	217.50
1	800–850	830	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	542	268.00	268.00
69	700–750	705	250.25	250.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	240.00–280.00	264.85
4	400–450	421	250.00–269.00	260.95
2	450–500	480	250.00–255.00	252.42
1	500–550	545	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	580	242.00–243.00	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	317.50–322.50	319.94
1	400–450	425	324.50	324.50
3	450–500	468	311.00–317.50	314.76
1	500–550	535	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	570	260.00–270.00	265.13
2	600–650	618	248.00–261.00	254.47
4	650–700	665	230.00–238.00	233.47
2	700–750	723	211.00–225.00	217.88
1	750–800	795	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	255.00–300.00	275.11
2	550–600	580	235.00–250.00	242.50
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	385.00	385.00
11	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
7	550–600	562	302.00	302.00
9	600–650	614	285.00	285.00
12	700–750	703	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	290.00–342.50	320.88
10	350–400	371	280.00–335.00	314.31
4	400–450	423	315.00–321.00	317.79
1	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	583	278.00–287.00	282.52
3	600–650	612	249.00–269.00	256.19
1	650–700	675	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	715	223.00	223.00
3	800–850	835	210.00–220.00	215.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	374.00–390.00	378.76
3	350–400	360	347.50–352.50	349.26
2	400–450	425	330.00–337.50	333.75
4	450–500	480	310.00–320.00	313.67
2	500–550	540	305.00–310.00	307.50
1	550–600	585	304.00	304.00
2	600–650	625	289.00–300.00	294.41
2	650–700	663	251.00–260.00	255.42
1	700–750	715	244.00	244.00
1	800–850	835	237.00	237.00

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	—	850	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	818	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,754.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	937	1,100.00–1,825.00	1,565.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	925.00–2,200.00	1,638.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,071	120.00–135.00	126.64
7	—	955	104.00–117.00	111.20
1	—	1,380	153.00	153.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,578	121.00–130.00	125.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,346	130.00–140.00	135.02
1	—	2,235	178.00	178.00
7	—	1,619	148.00–160.00	153.55

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