Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago feeder calves sold mixed $7 lower to $25 higher. Slaughter cows sold $2 - $5 higher. Slaughter bulls sold $3 - $6 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $296.34/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −130.10 against this barn's trailing median of $426.43.

Average price

$296.34

12 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$13.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.54

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	298.59	1,639	10thin
Medium and Large 2	535	285.05	1,525	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.54/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $451.18, low $372.59, median $426.43 across 8 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 sale12 hd

296.34

—

MS average7 barns · 50 hd

309.88

−13.54

This barn, trailing median8 sales

426.43

−130.10

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	1,421	165.32	2,348	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,433	147.00	2,106	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,179	144.68	1,705	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	144.00	2,405	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)	922	$1,364	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,050	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
Bulls	—	—	1,588	151.43/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,405	2
Bulls	—	—	1,253	179.21/cwt	172.00–184.00	2,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	306.23/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	416.25/cwt	412.20–420.00	1,324	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	922	1,364.06/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	323.53/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	354.13/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	307.41/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,319	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	310.18/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	344.83/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	845	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,359	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,862	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	142.20/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,706	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	105.29/cwt	101.00–110.00	940	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	158.77/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,962	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	327.38/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	336.02/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	378.78/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	285.05/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	394.77/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,330	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	735	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	350.93/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	292.26/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	328.15/cwt	324.00–332.50	1,831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	296.12/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	302.30/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	416.69/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	214.04/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,556	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 Mar 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 157Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 41Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 25Year ago 2

Compared to sale two weeks ago feeder calves sold mixed $7 lower to $25 higher. Slaughter cows sold $2 - $5 higher. Slaughter bulls sold $3 - $6 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	150.00–153.00	151.43
2	—	1,253	172.00–184.00	179.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,400	133.00	133.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,200	135.00–148.00	142.20
2	—	893	101.00–110.00	105.29
7	—	1,236	153.00–161.00	158.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	144.00	144.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	345.00–360.00	350.93
1	400–450	435	382.50	382.50
1	450–500	470	342.50	342.50
4	500–550	529	300.00–307.50	302.30
6	550–600	562	290.00–300.00	296.12
2	600–650	620	285.00–300.00	292.26
1	700–750	700	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	340.00	340.00
4	400–450	435	330.00–360.00	344.83
3	450–500	473	300.00–320.00	310.18
2	500–550	535	280.00–290.00	285.05
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	303	350.00–360.00	354.13
5	350–400	371	320.00–332.50	323.53
1	400–450	420	343.00	343.00
2	450–500	453	302.50–310.00	306.23
2	500–550	513	307.50	307.50
1	550–600	585	266.00	266.00
2	800–850	808	210.00–218.00	214.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	320.00–335.00	327.38
7	400–450	429	290.00–320.00	307.41
1	450–500	480	264.00	264.00
1	500–550	515	273.00	273.00
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
3	250–300	262	410.00–420.00	416.69
2	300–350	318	412.20–420.00	416.25
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	420	377.50–380.00	378.78
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	558	324.00–332.50	328.15
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	395.00–400.00	397.50
3	300–350	337	390.00–397.50	394.77
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	477	327.50–340.00	336.02

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	922	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,364.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,120	164.00	164.00

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

Bulls · 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

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