Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.23/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −35.87 against this barn's trailing median of $382.11.

Average price

$346.23

5 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$156

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

$6.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.78

vs MS average

−13.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	347.54	1,856	4thin
Medium and Large 2	590	341.00	2,012	1thin

One grade step is worth $6.54/cwt here — about −$156 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 sale5 hd

346.23

—

MS average14 barns · 474 hd

340.46

+5.78

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−13.57

This barn, trailing median13 sales

382.11

−35.87

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	—	High	1,663	197.02	3,277	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,409	163.65	2,307	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	156.09	1,723	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	149.00	2,473	1thin

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)	1,313	$2,484	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,981	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	450–500	479	344.24/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	402.64/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	374.26/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	479.85/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	335.42/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	447.38/cwt	445.00–450.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	343.39/cwt	340.00–349.00	1,810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	454.90/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	354.90/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,094	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	169.74/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,432	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	155.54/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,143	3
Bulls	—	—	1,902	207.03/cwt	206.00–208.00	3,938	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	155.53/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,770	10
Bulls	—	—	1,250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	168.99/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,063	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,980.94/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	336.54/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,928	3
Bulls	—	—	1,360	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	698	133.11/cwt	127.00–139.00	929	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	366.15/cwt	363.00–369.00	2,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	398.77/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,866	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,313	2,484.00/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,484	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	386.51/cwt	383.00–392.50	1,963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	378.48/cwt	377.00–380.00	1,942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	393.07/cwt	377.50–410.00	1,643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	318.36/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,133	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	398.83/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	401.13/cwt	397.50–405.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,139	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 Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 280Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 22Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 14Year ago 4

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	445.00–450.00	447.38
2	250–300	265	400.00–405.00	402.64
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	410	385.00	385.00
4	450–500	479	340.00–352.00	344.24
3	500–550	527	340.00–349.00	343.39
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
6	600–650	618	330.00–340.00	335.42
3	650–700	670	312.50–325.00	318.36
1	700–750	705	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	815	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	590	341.00	341.00
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	315	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	390	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	513	377.00–380.00	378.48
4	600–650	623	363.00–369.00	366.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	325	475.00–485.00	479.85
2	450–500	480	397.50–405.00	401.13
3	500–550	508	383.00–392.50	386.51
1	550–600	575	372.00	372.00
3	600–650	627	370.00–382.50	374.26
1	850–900	895	276.00	276.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	363	450.00–460.00	454.90
2	400–450	418	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	468	397.50–400.00	398.77
2	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	354.90
3	550–600	573	330.00–340.00	336.54
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	670	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	750	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	380.00–440.00	398.83
2	400–450	418	377.50–410.00	393.07
1	450–500	465	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	167.00–174.00	169.74
3	—	1,378	152.00–158.00	155.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,138	151.00–160.00	155.53
4	—	1,221	168.00–171.00	168.99
2	—	698	127.00–139.00	133.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	149.00	149.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,902	206.00–208.00	207.03
1	—	1,250	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,360	184.00	184.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,313	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,484.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,980.94

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle