Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $20 higher and $30 in spots. Heifers sold $5 - $17 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.43/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −99.80 against this barn's trailing median of $384.23.

Average price

$284.43

10 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$19.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.27

vs MS average

−37.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	294.33	1,563	5thin
Medium and Large 2	534	274.52	1,465	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.81/cwt here — about $98 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

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $408.33, low $347.96, median $384.23 across 12 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 sale10 hd

284.43

—

MS average11 barns · 260 hd

295.69

−11.27

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−37.31

This barn, trailing median12 sales

384.23

−99.80

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	1,792	168.72	3,023	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,556	149.90	2,332	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	135.82	1,451	16

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)	1,030	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,460	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	953	$1,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	372.28/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	310.22/cwt	305.00–318.00	1,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	328.30/cwt	295.00–360.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	367.41/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	390.53/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	361.59/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	383.08/cwt	380.00–386.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	414.39/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	298.69/cwt	289.00–312.50	1,413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	338.17/cwt	317.50–357.50	1,775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	353.92/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,695	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	121.54/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,186	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	157.89/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,876	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	156.87/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,295	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,648	142.93/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,355	2
Bulls	—	—	1,918	180.46/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,461	5
Bulls	—	—	1,160	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	424.45/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,367	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	301.09/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,292	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	280.65/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	306.96/cwt	292.50–322.20	1,166	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	138.85/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,518	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	953	1,350.26/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	396.63/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	346.18/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	389.31/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	270.50/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	322.55/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	385.00/cwt	382.50–387.50	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	327.51/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,349	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	385.35/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	274.51/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	330.48/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,226	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	249.49/cwt	245.00–254.00	2,033	6

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 99Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 31Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 18

Compared to last week steers sold $5 - $20 higher and $30 in spots. Heifers sold $5 - $17 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	390.00	390.00
4	650–700	685	275.50	275.50
2	700–750	740	253.00	253.00
2	750–800	785	257.00	257.00
6	800–850	815	245.00–254.00	249.49
2	900–950	943	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	370	390.00–402.50	396.63
2	400–450	420	382.50–387.50	385.00
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	565	342.50–350.00	346.18
1	700–750	720	285.00	285.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	400.00–445.00	414.39
8	300–350	322	400.00–455.00	424.45
2	350–400	380	380.00–386.00	383.08
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	427.50	427.50
1	300–350	345	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	373	380.00–397.50	389.31
5	400–450	432	387.50–395.00	390.53
5	450–500	471	380.00–395.00	385.35
2	500–550	515	365.00–380.00	372.28
1	550–600	580	308.00	308.00
2	600–650	608	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	695	276.00	276.00
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	387	295.00–360.00	328.30
3	400–450	433	360.00–375.00	367.41
4	450–500	479	335.00–365.00	353.92
6	500–550	525	317.50–357.50	338.17
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	315	355.00–370.00	361.59
5	350–400	371	325.00–340.00	330.48
5	400–450	412	322.50–335.00	327.51
3	450–500	470	315.00–332.50	322.55
3	500–550	515	305.00–318.00	310.22
2	550–600	555	269.00–272.00	270.50
2	600–650	608	274.00–275.00	274.51
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	325.00–330.00	327.52
2	350–400	380	292.50–322.20	306.96
6	400–450	429	275.00–320.00	301.09
6	450–500	473	289.00–312.50	298.69
4	500–550	526	265.00–287.50	280.65
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	610	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	454	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	635	254.00	254.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	976	117.00–128.00	121.54
2	—	1,188	156.00–160.00	157.89
9	—	1,093	132.00–148.00	138.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	154.00–160.00	156.87
2	—	1,648	141.00–145.00	142.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,918	175.00–185.00	180.46
1	—	1,160	110.00	110.00

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	—	1,460	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,350.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,950.00	1,950.00

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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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

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