Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 3.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.17/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −65.06 against this barn's trailing median of $384.23.

Average price

$319.17

14 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$12.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.22

vs MS average

−19.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	322.82	1,740	10thin
Medium and Large 2	562	310.05	1,741	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.78/cwt here — about −$1 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

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 sale14 hd

319.17

—

MS average14 barns · 567 hd

321.39

−2.22

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−19.57

This barn, trailing median12 sales

384.23

−65.06

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	—	High	1,628	200.38	3,263	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,384	168.11	2,326	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	148.94	1,620	18

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)	1,202	$2,114	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,985	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,101	$1,917	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,732	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,514	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	312.39/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	393.29/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	400.16/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	289.04/cwt	283.00–295.00	2,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	323.74/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,832	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,725	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	322.21/cwt	317.50–328.00	1,679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	397.42/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	303.23/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,032	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,731.99/head	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,732	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	755	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	373.73/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	387.46/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	1
Bulls	—	—	1,702	216.45/cwt	213.00–221.00	3,684	3
Bulls	—	—	1,584	190.73/cwt	183.00–200.00	3,021	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	153.66/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,712	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	129.85/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,253	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	168.13/cwt	164.00–178.00	2,048	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	174.23/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,434	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	3,742.29/head	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,742	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,137	1,985.39/head	1,675.00–2,350.00	1,985	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	2,113.73/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,114	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,101	1,916.77/head	1,450.00–2,250.00	1,917	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	161.99/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	442.46/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	185	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	905	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	310.06/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,206	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	346.94/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	362.71/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	338.75/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	452.44/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	366.18/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	359.52/cwt	342.00–375.00	1,690	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	344.96/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	299.25/cwt	299.25–299.25	2,406	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	283.57/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	395.51/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	329.99/cwt	326.00–334.00	1,534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	457.35/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	303.50/cwt	303.50–303.50	2,040	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,240	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 Jul 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 180Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 20Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 8Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Steers sold 3.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
4	400–450	433	350.00–387.50	366.18
7	450–500	470	342.00–375.00	359.52
5	500–550	528	310.00–360.00	344.96
2	550–600	590	300.00–325.00	312.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	305	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	383	395.00–400.00	397.42
1	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
3	450–500	473	385.00–390.00	387.46
2	500–550	518	372.50–375.00	373.73
1	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	615	307.50	307.50
1	650–700	695	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	765	283.00–295.00	289.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	250	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	310	395.00–405.00	400.16
1	350–400	350	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	420	337.00	337.00
4	450–500	465	326.00–334.00	329.99
6	500–550	521	317.50–328.00	322.21
4	550–600	566	320.00–330.00	323.74
1	600–650	605	317.50	317.50
3	650–700	670	300.00–310.00	303.23
1	700–750	725	286.00	286.00
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	875	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	320	350.00–390.00	362.71
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	582	300.00–315.00	310.06
4	650–700	671	280.00–289.00	283.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	672	303.50	303.50
16	750–800	774	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	450.00–465.00	457.35
2	300–350	303	445.00–460.00	452.44
1	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	412	390.00–397.50	393.29
1	450–500	470	387.50	387.50
1	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	550	370.00–375.00	372.50
1	650–700	690	307.50	307.50
1	700–750	710	311.00	311.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	285	440.00–445.00	442.46
1	300–350	330	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	378	390.00–400.00	395.51
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	470	330.00–365.00	346.94
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	590	320.00–357.50	338.75
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	700	311.00	311.00
14	800–850	804	299.25	299.25

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	—	1,725	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,256	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,742.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,731.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,137	1,675.00–2,350.00	1,985.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,202	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,113.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,101	1,450.00–2,250.00	1,916.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,702	213.00–221.00	216.45
5	—	1,584	183.00–200.00	190.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,114	149.00–160.00	153.66
6	—	965	122.00–139.00	129.85
4	—	1,218	164.00–178.00	168.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	164.00–180.00	174.23
3	—	1,370	156.00–169.00	161.99

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle