Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale steers sold $2 - $10 higher. Heifers sold $6 - $25 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $5 - $12 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.20/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −133.32 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$306.20

5 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.54

vs MS average

−42.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	306.20	1,684	5thin

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 sale5 hd

306.20

—

MS average9 barns · 129 hd

318.73

−12.54

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−42.04

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−133.32

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	1,313	163.75	2,149	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,517	155.32	2,356	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	142.88	1,479	12

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)	1,067	$1,878	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	963	$1,604	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	550–600	585	226.72/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,326	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	305.83/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,854	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	963	1,603.70/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,890	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	249.43/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	312.43/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,941	6
Bulls	—	—	1,540	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,803	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,536	158.39/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,433	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	115.58/cwt	109.00–121.00	980	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	155.52/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,852	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	143.55/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,425	6
Bulls	—	—	1,085	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	243.64/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	321.73/cwt	321.00–322.50	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	318.46/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	343.60/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	262.41/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	398.26/cwt	392.50–402.50	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	298.02/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,693	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,067	1,877.50/head	1,350.00–2,150.00	1,878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	271.11/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	308.93/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	348.13/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,492	151.22/cwt	141.00–160.00	2,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,203	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 Feb 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 36Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 12Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 26Year ago 10

Compared to last sale steers sold $2 - $10 higher. Heifers sold $6 - $25 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $5 - $12 higher.

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	285	332.50	332.50
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	418	310.00–315.00	312.43
3	450–500	467	305.00–307.50	305.83
1	500–550	515	285.00	285.00
4	550–600	585	221.00–232.00	226.72
3	600–650	625	240.00–246.00	243.64
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	700	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	835	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	433	295.00–300.00	297.49
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	513	245.00–254.00	249.43
1	850–900	895	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	392.50–402.50	398.26
1	300–350	310	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	370	342.50–355.00	348.13
2	450–500	480	321.00–322.50	321.73
2	500–550	523	310.00–327.50	318.46
3	550–600	568	290.00–303.00	298.02
3	600–650	622	305.00–315.00	308.93
1	650–700	655	283.00	283.00
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	686	283.00	283.00
5	750–800	756	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	445	327.50	327.50
1	450–500	490	284.00	284.00
1	500–550	535	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	415	337.50–350.00	343.60
2	500–550	525	267.00–275.00	271.11
2	550–600	575	260.00–265.00	262.41
1	600–650	630	290.00	290.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,675.00	2,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	963	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,603.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,067	1,350.00–2,150.00	1,877.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	182.00	182.00
1	—	1,085	145.50	145.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,536	153.00–162.00	158.39
3	—	1,492	141.00–160.00	151.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	109.00–121.00	115.58
4	—	1,191	150.00–159.00	155.52
6	—	993	135.00–149.00	143.55

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

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