Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $3 - $15 higher. Heifers sold mixed $10 lower to $30 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold $4 - $7 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $338.36/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −101.15 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$338.36

21 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$24.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.57

vs MS average

−35.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	343.68	1,891	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	500	342.50	1,713	13thin
Medium and Large 2	549	319.60	1,755	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.08/cwt here — about $137 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

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 sale21 hd

338.36

—

MS average13 barns · 389 hd

333.79

+4.57

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−35.66

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−101.15

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	1,520	155.07	2,357	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,485	138.84	2,062	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	128.03	1,466	9thin

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)	952	$2,186	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	943	$2,174	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,841	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	300–350	305	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	404.89/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	318.30/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	334.91/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	290.74/cwt	289.00–292.50	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	230.93/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	306.76/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,713	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,306	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	372.34/cwt	300.00–405.50	1,582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	377.27/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,807	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	369.17/cwt	325.00–405.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	271.82/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	307.45/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	331.75/cwt	327.50–336.00	1,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	356.25/cwt	335.00–377.50	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	128.71/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,506	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,733	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,210	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	135.05/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,023	4
Bulls	—	—	1,230	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	281.48/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	378.78/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	262.49/cwt	235.00–276.00	1,643	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,079	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	155.13/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	429.72/cwt	427.50–432.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	271.28/cwt	253.00–291.00	1,549	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,841.16/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,841	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	943	2,174.40/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	952	2,185.90/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,186	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	317.50/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	311.51/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	304.68/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	319.45/cwt	314.00–325.00	1,805	2

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 272Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 48Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year ago 21

Compared to last week steers sold $3 - $15 higher. Heifers sold mixed $10 lower to $30 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold $4 - $7 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	305	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	390	427.50–432.00	429.72
1	400–450	405	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	465	400.00–410.00	404.89
1	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	567	330.00–337.50	334.91
2	600–650	635	310.00–325.00	317.50
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	710	295.00–300.00	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
23	450–500	479	370.00–385.00	377.27
13	500–550	500	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	335.00–377.50	356.25
3	350–400	380	325.00–405.00	369.17
6	400–450	425	300.00–405.50	372.34
2	450–500	483	372.50–385.00	378.78
2	500–550	525	327.50–336.00	331.75
2	550–600	573	305.00–310.00	307.45
1	600–650	625	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	475	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	525	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	570	315.00–320.00	318.30
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	565	260.00–287.50	271.82
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	355	335.00–340.00	337.46
3	400–450	438	297.50–312.50	306.76
3	450–500	480	297.50–317.50	304.68
2	500–550	528	310.00–313.00	311.51
2	550–600	565	314.00–325.00	319.45
2	600–650	628	289.00–292.50	290.74
1	650–700	675	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	733	227.00–235.00	230.93
1	800–850	835	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	337.50	337.50
6	450–500	455	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	584	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	488	280.00–283.00	281.48
8	550–600	571	253.00–291.00	271.28
5	600–650	626	235.00–276.00	262.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,170	124.00–132.00	128.71
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,238	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,498	130.00–141.00	135.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,790	172.00	172.00
2	—	1,530	152.00–158.00	155.13

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,841.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	943	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,174.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	952	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,185.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,200.00	2,200.00

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

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

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