Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed steady to $12 lower, up to $15 higher in spots. Heifers sold mixed $12 lower to $20 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $353.64/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −85.87 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$353.64

13 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$9.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.64

vs MS average

−24.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	357.12	1,960	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	350.00	1,960	5thin
Medium and Large 2	540	347.50	1,877	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.62/cwt here — about $84 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale13 hd

353.64

—

MS average13 barns · 403 hd

347.00

+6.64

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−24.41

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−85.87

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	1,689	174.13	2,941	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,507	151.77	2,287	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,137	142.14	1,616	14

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,197	$2,338	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	927	$2,068	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	760	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	765	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	655	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1	550–600	568	316.66/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	339.99/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	379.95/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	339.15/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	433.29/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	365.69/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,353	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	318.69/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	391.26/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	195.46/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	446.75/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	376.32/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	388.02/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	405.24/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	340.64/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	765	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	905	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,564	156.21/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,443	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	146.22/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,098	4
Bulls	—	—	1,752	173.84/cwt	172.00–177.00	3,046	6
Bulls	—	—	1,773	187.67/cwt	186.00–190.00	3,327	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	148.72/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,782	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	133.36/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,407	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	655	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	927	2,068.08/head	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,068	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,197	2,337.98/head	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,338	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	760	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,373	154.71/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	441.55/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,439	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	378.39/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	385.04/cwt	335.00–420.00	1,471	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	281.95/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	306.86/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	366.89/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	393.14/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	333.73/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,295	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	362.27/cwt	350.00–375.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	301.84/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,242	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,219	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	331.08/cwt	275.00–365.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	418.63/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	438.22/cwt	400.00–460.00	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	294.13/cwt	287.50–301.00	2,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	405.07/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	5

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 191Year ago 497

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 35Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 18Year ago 7

Compared to last week steers sold mixed steady to $12 lower, up to $15 higher in spots. Heifers sold mixed $12 lower to $20 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	427.50	427.50
2	300–350	315	400.00–410.00	405.24
7	350–400	370	360.00–370.00	365.69
3	400–450	417	335.00–345.00	339.15
1	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
4	500–550	515	315.00–320.00	318.69
3	550–600	568	310.00–320.00	316.66
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	830	190.00	190.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	412.50	412.50
4	300–350	334	325.00–395.00	366.89
6	350–400	388	285.00–350.00	333.73
5	400–450	433	250.00–325.00	301.84
3	450–500	480	300.00–315.00	306.86
1	550–600	560	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	262	440.00–450.00	446.75
1	300–350	320	465.00	465.00
4	350–400	374	415.00–425.00	418.63
2	400–450	438	410.00	410.00
5	450–500	477	385.00–400.00	388.02
3	500–550	510	375.00–385.00	379.95
4	550–600	578	335.00–345.00	339.99
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	670	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	728	287.50–301.00	294.13
1	750–800	765	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	810	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	400.00–460.00	438.22
2	250–300	275	350.00–375.00	362.27
7	300–350	326	435.00–445.00	441.55
2	350–400	375	400.00–410.00	405.07
4	400–450	419	390.00–397.50	393.14
1	450–500	475	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	540	347.50	347.50
1	600–650	630	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
15	800–850	847	262.00	262.00
5	900–950	942	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	315	435.00	435.00
3	350–400	360	430.00–435.00	433.29
4	400–450	425	385.00–395.00	391.26
4	450–500	475	370.00–385.00	376.32
4	500–550	524	335.00–347.50	340.64
1	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	730	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
2	900–950	928	191.00–200.00	195.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
6	350–400	382	335.00–420.00	385.04
3	400–450	435	375.00–380.00	378.39
3	450–500	472	275.00–365.00	331.08
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	640	245.00–300.00	281.95

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	927	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,068.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,197	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,337.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	2,700.00	2,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,564	150.00–162.00	156.21
4	—	1,435	143.00–148.00	146.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,198	146.00–153.00	148.72
6	—	1,055	129.00–137.00	133.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,752	172.00–177.00	173.84
3	—	1,773	186.00–190.00	187.67
2	—	1,373	149.00–160.00	154.71

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle