Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.44/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −49.79 against this barn's trailing median of $384.23.

Average price

$334.44

21 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$17.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.08

vs MS average

−16.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	344.66	1,879	9thin
Medium and Large 2	556	326.77	1,816	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about $63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale21 hd

334.44

—

MS average14 barns · 393 hd

336.52

−2.08

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−16.37

This barn, trailing median12 sales

384.23

−49.79

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	1,583	189.47	2,999	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,485	162.04	2,406	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,122	153.39	1,721	8thin

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)	1,320	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$2,093	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	832	$2,828	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	820	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	459.91/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	485.04/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	375.29/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	343.02/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	469.59/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	416.14/cwt	412.50–420.00	1,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	359.69/cwt	352.00–367.50	1,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	349.12/cwt	343.00–359.00	1,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	349.49/cwt	349.00–350.00	2,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	372.35/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	383.72/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	383.93/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,854	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	910	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	820	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	340.51/cwt	340.00–341.00	2,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	424.97/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,918	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,584	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	160.45/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,371	5
Bulls	—	—	1,538	181.32/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,789	2
Bulls	—	—	1,135	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,748	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	141.50/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,412	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	165.29/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,060	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	832	2,827.86/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,828	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,762	206.73/cwt	206.00–208.00	3,643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	354.33/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	354.98/cwt	275.00–410.00	1,541	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	414.72/cwt	372.50–450.00	1,547	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	349.00/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	359.77/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,320	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	863	2,092.61/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	390.13/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	348.04/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	346.72/cwt	275.00–385.00	1,640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	391.86/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	311.49/cwt	310.00–313.00	2,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	362.78/cwt	357.00–374.00	1,767	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	373.18/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,982	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	328.00/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	335.89/cwt	317.50–350.00	1,431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	319.73/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	444.96/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	339.80/cwt	337.00–342.50	2,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	371.28/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	352.63/cwt	332.00–362.50	2,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	331.79/cwt	324.00–336.00	1,908	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,561	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	346.72/cwt	343.00–350.00	1,956	4

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 239Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 28Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 3

Compared to last week : Steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
11	500–550	531	350.00–382.50	373.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	460.00–475.00	469.59
2	300–350	343	480.00–490.00	485.04
3	350–400	363	455.00–465.00	459.91
2	400–450	418	412.50–420.00	416.14
1	450–500	460	415.00	415.00
6	500–550	519	370.00–382.00	375.29
4	550–600	566	365.00–375.00	371.28
2	600–650	623	349.00–350.00	349.49
2	700–750	718	337.00–342.50	339.80
1	750–800	750	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	390.00	390.00
8	300–350	333	400.00–470.00	444.96
8	350–400	373	372.50–450.00	414.72
4	400–450	428	387.50–400.00	391.86
4	450–500	473	275.00–385.00	346.72
5	500–550	531	340.00–365.00	348.04
6	550–600	573	332.00–362.50	352.63
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	368	382.50–385.00	383.72
4	400–450	424	352.00–367.50	359.69
3	450–500	468	343.00–359.00	349.12
5	500–550	530	340.00–348.00	343.02
4	550–600	564	343.00–350.00	346.72
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	650	323.00	323.00
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	820	269.00	269.00
1	850–900	865	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	385.00–400.00	390.13
3	350–400	367	340.00–370.00	359.77
6	400–450	426	317.50–350.00	335.89
7	450–500	483	300.00–335.00	328.00
5	500–550	529	290.00–335.00	319.73
7	550–600	575	324.00–336.00	331.79
1	700–750	745	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	487	357.00–374.00	362.78
60	850–900	868	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	403	420.00–430.00	424.97
5	450–500	483	380.00–390.00	383.93
3	500–550	512	370.00–375.00	372.35
1	550–600	560	342.50	342.50
2	600–650	623	340.00–341.00	340.51
1	900–950	920	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	275.00–410.00	354.98
8	450–500	459	330.00–375.00	354.33
2	500–550	520	340.00–357.50	349.00
2	600–650	643	310.00–313.00	311.49

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	—	910	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	832	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,827.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,092.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	170.00	170.00
5	—	1,478	152.00–168.00	160.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	998	135.00–148.00	141.50
4	—	1,246	160.00–169.00	165.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	178.00–185.00	181.32
1	—	1,135	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,762	206.00–208.00	206.73

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