Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $8 - $20 higher, $35 higher in spots. Heifers sold $2 - $12 higher, $25 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.07/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −79.04 against this barn's trailing median of $382.11.

Average price

$303.07

9 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$23.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.84

vs MS average

−36.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	313.57	1,642	5thin
Medium and Large 2	566	289.94	1,642	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.63/cwt here — about $1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale9 hd

303.07

—

MS average12 barns · 160 hd

308.91

−5.84

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−36.81

This barn, trailing median13 sales

382.11

−79.04

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	1,453	170.26	2,474	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,863	155.50	2,896	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,661	149.47	2,483	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	134.88	1,465	11

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)	1,188	$2,736	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$3,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,069	$2,703	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,575	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,054	$2,379	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,650	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	921	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	368.32/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	357.99/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	361.22/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	315.09/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	327.49/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	367.39/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	895	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,050	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,870	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,698	153.14/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,600	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,588	142.14/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,257	4
Bulls	—	—	1,510	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,537	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	125.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,188	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	138.40/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,575	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,104	2,743.50/head	1,825.00–3,100.00	2,744	5
Bulls	—	—	1,658	186.04/cwt	182.00–189.00	3,085	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,864	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	155.61/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	393.69/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	330.08/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,241	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	2,378.94/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,379	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	2,735.79/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,736	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	293.42/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	310.80/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	322.16/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,379	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	365.67/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,748	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	195.21/cwt	155.00–269.00	1,005	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,174	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,749	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	286.59/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	377.41/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	327.47/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	412.49/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	337.17/cwt	320.00–346.00	1,929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	412.54/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,816	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 May 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 92Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 34Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 6Year ago 3

Compared to last week steers sold $8 - $20 higher, $35 higher in spots. Heifers sold $2 - $12 higher, $25 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10 higher.

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	—	1,010	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	3,775.00	3,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,104	1,825.00–3,100.00	2,743.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,054	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,378.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,735.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,300.00	2,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	390	407.50	407.50
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	460	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	528	360.00–375.00	367.39
1	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	428	382.50–400.00	393.69
3	450–500	478	360.00–375.00	365.67
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	155.00–269.00	195.21
6	650–700	696	237.00	237.00
6	750–800	793	229.00	229.00
3	800–850	800	160.00	160.00
7	900–950	921	188.00	188.00
8	1150–1200	1,174	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	385	360.00–362.50	361.22
4	400–450	419	352.50–365.00	357.99
4	450–500	488	320.00–335.00	327.49
4	500–550	516	308.00–320.00	315.09
1	550–600	555	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	780	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	395.00	395.00
4	350–400	376	300.00–345.00	330.08
9	400–450	428	295.00–345.00	322.16
3	450–500	478	300.00–317.50	310.80
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	575	277.50–295.00	286.59
3	600–650	618	285.00–310.00	293.42
1	650–700	660	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	750	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	425	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	468	410.00–415.00	412.54
1	500–550	505	402.50	402.50
3	550–600	562	360.00–377.50	368.32
3	600–650	627	325.00–332.50	327.47
1	750–800	780	269.00	269.00
1	800–850	815	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	410.00–417.50	412.49
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	469	350.00–390.00	377.41
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	572	320.00–346.00	337.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	930	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,675	171.00	171.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,698	148.00–160.00	153.14
4	—	1,588	137.00–146.00	142.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	120.00–130.00	125.50
8	—	1,138	132.00–145.00	138.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	168.00	168.00
2	—	1,658	182.00–189.00	186.04
2	—	1,220	152.00–159.00	155.61

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle