Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale feeder calves sold $3 - $30 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $5 - $17 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.39/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −96.84 against this barn's trailing median of $384.23.

Average price

$287.39

18 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$39.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.00

vs MS average

−29.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	300.00	1,572	9thin
Medium and Large 1	533	281.74	1,500	6thin
Medium and Large 2	527	260.89	1,375	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.11/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale18 hd

287.39

—

MS average13 barns · 199 hd

297.39

−10.00

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−29.16

This barn, trailing median12 sales

384.23

−96.84

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	1,924	161.82	3,113	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	136.90	1,797	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,005	125.48	1,261	7thin

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)	1,355	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,296	$2,096	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	287.66/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	294.57/cwt	288.00–301.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	284.89/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	343.77/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	297.51/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	326.17/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	313.86/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	298.88/cwt	270.00–327.50	1,548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	381.46/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	273.66/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	340.03/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,462	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	995	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	136.90/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,797	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	135.65/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,483	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	114.37/cwt	112.50–116.00	989	2
Bulls	—	—	2,036	167.53/cwt	165.00–171.00	3,411	5
Bulls	—	—	1,643	147.56/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,424	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,296	2,095.99/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,096	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	301.38/cwt	282.50–312.20	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	273.60/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	283.77/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	275.81/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	260.89/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,969	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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 68Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 12

Compared to last sale feeder calves sold $3 - $30 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $5 - $17 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	387	282.50–312.20	301.38
4	400–450	434	272.50–300.00	283.77
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
3	500–550	527	250.00–267.50	260.89
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	368	322.50–330.00	326.17
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	490	288.00–301.00	294.57
3	500–550	507	270.00–287.50	275.81
3	550–600	558	283.00–290.00	287.66
1	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	650	272.00	272.00
1	700–750	715	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	524	300.00	300.00
6	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	365	397.50	397.50
2	400–450	410	372.50–390.00	381.46
2	500–550	503	340.00–347.50	343.77
2	550–600	560	307.50–320.00	313.86
4	600–650	603	292.50–300.00	297.51
1	700–750	700	272.50	272.50
1	750–800	750	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	302.50	302.50
6	500–550	518	270.00–327.50	298.88
2	550–600	573	280.00–290.00	284.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	472	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	562	326.00	326.00
5	600–650	619	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	337.50–342.50	340.03
2	450–500	468	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	555	270.00–276.00	273.66
2	600–650	620	267.00–280.00	273.60
1	800–850	845	206.00	206.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	545	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	107.00	107.00
4	—	1,093	130.00–142.00	135.65
2	—	865	112.50–116.00	114.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,313	133.00–139.00	136.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,036	165.00–171.00	167.53
2	—	1,643	140.00–154.00	147.56

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)	1	—	1,355	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,296	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,095.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,850.00	1,850.00

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