Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 10.00 lower. 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 $307.29/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −74.82 against this barn's trailing median of $382.11.

Average price

$307.29

13 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$28.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.91

vs MS average

−32.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	320.00	1,712	4thin
Medium and Large 1	547	306.64	1,676	6thin
Medium and Large 2	522	291.65	1,522	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.35/cwt here — about $190 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

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 sale13 hd

307.29

—

MS average14 barns · 254 hd

323.20

−15.91

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−32.89

This barn, trailing median13 sales

382.11

−74.82

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	1,609	196.41	3,161	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,383	163.16	2,257	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	148.58	1,564	20

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)	1,100	$2,251	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,164	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,076	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	890	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,527	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2	450–500	488	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,984	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	423.67/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	381.37/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	458.35/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	364.86/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	303.33/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	356.62/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	450.06/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	362.48/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	325.42/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	314.25/cwt	314.00–315.00	1,901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	343.50/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,108	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,251.19/head	1,525.00–2,500.00	2,251	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	361.43/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	308.82/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	309.95/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,612	3
Bulls	—	—	1,205	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,193	1
Bulls	—	—	2,115	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	140.53/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,339	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	151.26/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,643	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	168.43/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,350	4
Bulls	—	—	1,584	196.62/cwt	192.00–200.00	3,114	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	387.37/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	2,076.42/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,076	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	2,163.66/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,164	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	152.63/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	310.24/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,750	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	313.65/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	282.29/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	328.79/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,266	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	2,527.20/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	295.12/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	306.53/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	309.04/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,910	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	320.67/cwt	302.50–344.00	1,376	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	335.19/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	291.65/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	391.82/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	348.31/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,248	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	337.37/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	306.64/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	337.59/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	401.92/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	413.34/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,150	3

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 187Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 35Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 41Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Steers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	385.00	385.00
8	500–550	539	368.00	368.00
3	600–650	640	336.00	336.00
7	650–700	663	339.00	339.00
3	700–750	737	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
3	250–300	278	445.00–455.00	450.06
3	300–350	313	455.00–460.00	458.35
4	350–400	368	420.00–435.00	423.67
3	400–450	403	407.50–420.00	413.34
3	450–500	477	357.50–370.00	361.43
3	500–550	520	360.00–370.00	364.86
1	550–600	560	362.50	362.50
1	650–700	690	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	315	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	365	390.00–417.50	401.92
4	400–450	414	385.00–397.50	391.82
2	450–500	478	335.00–340.00	337.59
3	500–550	518	345.00–350.00	348.31
2	550–600	560	330.00–345.00	337.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	375.00–385.00	381.37
3	350–400	365	355.00–360.00	356.62
3	400–450	408	360.00–365.00	362.48
6	450–500	463	320.00–330.00	325.42
3	500–550	520	305.00–315.00	309.95
3	550–600	573	300.00–305.00	303.33
4	600–650	605	314.00–315.00	314.25
1	800–850	820	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	335.00–340.00	337.52
5	350–400	385	320.00–345.00	328.79
4	400–450	429	302.50–344.00	320.67
5	450–500	485	297.50–315.00	306.64
3	500–550	522	277.50–300.00	291.65
2	600–650	618	265.00–300.00	282.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
15	600–650	618	300.00–315.00	309.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	380.00–395.00	387.37
5	450–500	478	340.00–352.50	343.50
1	500–550	505	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	610	300.00–317.50	308.82
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	803	260.00–265.00	262.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	320.00–360.00	335.19
2	450–500	485	292.50–320.00	306.53
3	500–550	543	310.00–320.00	313.65
8	550–600	564	290.00–325.00	310.24
2	600–650	620	290.00–300.00	295.12

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,525.00–2,500.00	2,251.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,173	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,076.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,163.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,527.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	182.00	182.00
1	—	2,115	210.00	210.00
4	—	1,584	192.00–200.00	196.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	953	137.00–146.00	140.53
15	—	1,086	148.00–160.00	151.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	160.00–176.00	168.43
2	—	1,360	149.00–156.00	152.63

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle