Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day compared to last sale but not enough data to call a trend . Quality was average demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.63/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −94.48 against this barn's trailing median of $382.11.

Average price

$287.63

4 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$39.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.22

vs MS average

−33.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	307.50	1,684	2thin
Medium and Large 2	543	267.75	1,453	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.75/cwt here — about $231 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 sale4 hd

287.63

—

MS average12 barns · 175 hd

292.84

−5.22

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−33.75

This barn, trailing median13 sales

382.11

−94.48

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,530	150.00	2,295	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,156	140.78	1,627	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,910	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,053	$1,639	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,470	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	400–450	425	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	414.90/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	403.97/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	223.03/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	283.91/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	281.47/cwt	258.00–300.00	1,368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	326.15/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	128.29/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,443	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	143.93/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,693	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,295	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	324.81/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	1,639.08/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,639	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	1,910.48/head	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,910	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	358.06/cwt	350.00–365.00	967	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	377.65/cwt	372.50–382.50	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	359.95/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	454.54/cwt	432.50–475.00	1,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,823	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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 199Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 33Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 7

Good day compared to last sale but not enough data to call a trend . Quality was average demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	270	432.50–475.00	454.54
1	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	350	412.50	412.50
1	400–450	425	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	450	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	573	357.50–362.50	359.95
1	600–650	610	337.50	337.50
1	650–700	670	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	390.00–417.50	403.97
1	450–500	485	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	350.00–365.00	358.06
2	300–350	330	372.50–382.50	377.65
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	465	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	550	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	745	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	338	300.00–350.00	324.81
2	350–400	385	322.50–330.00	326.15
2	400–450	423	280.00–287.50	283.91
5	450–500	486	258.00–300.00	281.47
1	500–550	505	273.00	273.00
1	550–600	580	262.50	262.50
2	700–750	728	220.00–226.00	223.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	363	410.00–420.00	414.90
2	400–450	408	397.50	397.50
1	500–550	520	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	590	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	670	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	725	244.00	244.00
1	800–850	840	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	390.00–400.00	395.00
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	127.00–131.00	128.29
1	—	1,085	153.00	153.00
8	—	1,176	138.00–148.00	143.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	150.00	150.00

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	—	1,130	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,370	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,053	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,639.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,575.00	2,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,910.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,675.00	1,675.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle