Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $371.45/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −68.07 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$371.45

22 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$441

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

$23.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.14

vs MS average

−18.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	592	373.00	2,208	19thin
Medium and Large 1	525	367.40	1,929	2thin
Medium and Large 2	505	350.00	1,768	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.00/cwt here — about $441 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 sale22 hd

371.45

—

MS average13 barns · 299 hd

367.31

+4.14

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

−18.57

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−68.07

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	1,357	184.32	2,500	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,447	171.97	2,488	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,755	170.00	2,984	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	161.85	1,773	15

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)	1,270	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,327	$2,369	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	680	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$1,425	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	341.48/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,455	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	367.40/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	417.50/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	329.02/cwt	324.00–334.00	1,737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	271.52/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	398.34/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	303.76/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	437.54/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	344.93/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	372.46/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	314.96/cwt	312.00–318.00	2,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	340.58/cwt	336.00–347.50	1,611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	361.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	416.42/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	342.23/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	352.67/cwt	346.00–360.00	1,890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	312.30/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	948	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	417.50/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Bulls	—	—	1,123	174.98/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,965	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	193.65/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,079	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,046	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	176.63/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,183	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	159.52/cwt	153.00–167.00	1,700	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,984	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,327	2,368.56/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,369	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,087	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,477	177.96/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	322.92/cwt	315.00–331.00	1,569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	314.74/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	680	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	383.45/cwt	320.00–420.00	1,423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	363.88/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	342.88/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,324	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	348.33/cwt	300.00–395.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,393	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	274.99/cwt	270.00–278.00	2,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	299.56/cwt	270.00–320.00	2,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	337.10/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	353.37/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,502	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	342.56/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	315.97/cwt	313.00–320.00	2,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,208	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,715	8

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 Aug 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 184Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 32Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	592	373.00	373.00
16	700–750	735	330.00	330.00
8	900–950	908	299.00	299.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	470.00	470.00
4	300–350	325	430.00–440.00	437.54
3	350–400	371	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	400	415.00–420.00	417.50
1	450–500	465	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	525	365.00–370.00	367.40
2	600–650	600	350.00–360.00	355.00
3	650–700	667	313.00–320.00	315.97
1	850–900	875	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	320.00–420.00	383.45
1	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	390.00–400.00	395.00
1	250–300	260	415.00	415.00
3	300–350	302	395.00–400.00	398.34
5	350–400	378	360.00–370.00	361.96
9	400–450	426	335.00–348.00	341.48
6	450–500	473	336.00–347.50	340.58
3	500–550	528	324.00–334.00	329.02
2	550–600	570	305.00–320.00	312.30
2	600–650	605	302.50–305.00	303.76
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	730	270.00–273.00	271.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	375.00	375.00
2	250–300	285	300.00–395.00	348.33
3	300–350	330	350.00–375.00	363.88
5	350–400	386	325.00–352.50	342.88
7	450–500	486	315.00–331.00	322.92
4	500–550	528	310.00–318.00	314.74
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	810	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	415.00–420.00	417.50
5	400–450	413	410.00–425.00	416.42
3	450–500	473	365.00–377.50	372.46
4	500–550	536	346.00–360.00	352.67
3	550–600	570	340.00–350.00	344.93
2	600–650	623	335.00–350.00	342.23
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	715	312.00–318.00	314.96
1	750–800	780	299.00	299.00
2	800–850	808	280.00–285.00	282.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	360	365.00	365.00
10	400–450	425	300.00–400.00	353.37
6	450–500	478	300.00–360.00	342.56
3	500–550	527	331.00–345.00	337.10
2	550–600	580	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	673	270.00–320.00	299.56
1	700–750	745	299.00	299.00
3	750–800	788	270.00–278.00	274.99
1	800–850	835	270.00	270.00

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	—	960	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,327	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,368.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	680	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,525.00	2,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	173.00–177.00	174.98
2	—	1,590	192.00–195.00	193.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	126.00	126.00
4	—	1,236	172.00–180.00	176.63
10	—	1,066	153.00–167.00	159.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,477	176.00–182.00	177.96

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