Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 - 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $356.01/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −83.50 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$356.01

10 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$28.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.45

vs MS average

−53.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	375.85	2,094	3thin
Medium and Large 2	556	347.51	1,933	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.34/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale10 hd

356.01

—

MS average13 barns · 433 hd

380.47

−24.45

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−53.29

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−83.50

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	1,522	196.69	2,993	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	167.88	1,988	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	154.62	1,617	13

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)	1,155	$2,442	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,369	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,102	$2,211	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	938	$1,719	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,797	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	250–300	263	507.64/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	377.53/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	362.25/cwt	362.00–362.50	2,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	395.13/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	337.75/cwt	333.00–347.50	1,800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	522.56/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	339.85/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	466.81/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	326.75/cwt	322.00–333.00	1,846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	374.30/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	390.93/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	335.82/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	367.70/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	372.65/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	288.51/cwt	285.00–292.00	2,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	351.39/cwt	348.00–355.00	2,179	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,272	2,797.18/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	386.23/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,717	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,368.72/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	445.00/cwt	437.50–450.00	1,802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,344	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	198.49/cwt	190.00–202.00	3,162	3
Bulls	—	—	1,355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,439	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	164.20/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,002	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,966	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	148.35/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,527	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	160.00/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,696	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	938	1,719.36/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,719	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,102	2,211.34/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,211	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	2,442.05/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,442	4
Bulls	—	—	1,475	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	489.87/cwt	435.00–505.00	1,582	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	342.12/cwt	334.00–350.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	322.69/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	327.78/cwt	275.00–351.00	1,380	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	301.69/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,036	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	354.30/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	323.15/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	315.98/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	414.56/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	334.46/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,234	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	317.32/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	354.22/cwt	330.00–382.50	1,686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	405.84/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	335.04/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	353.07/cwt	347.50–362.50	2,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	317.54/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	406.90/cwt	360.00–485.00	1,501	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	340.10/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	462.86/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,122	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	330.64/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,170	2

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 89Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 31Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 7Year ago 34

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 - 15.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	520.00	520.00
4	250–300	263	500.00–515.00	507.64
2	300–350	313	515.00–530.00	522.56
1	350–400	350	515.00	515.00
1	400–450	400	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	478	390.00–400.00	395.13
1	500–550	515	372.50	372.50
2	550–600	578	370.00–385.00	377.53
2	600–650	615	362.00–362.50	362.25
3	650–700	672	325.00–335.00	330.64
1	700–750	710	339.00	339.00
1	750–800	750	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	470.00	470.00
2	250–300	258	450.00–475.00	462.86
11	300–350	323	435.00–505.00	489.87
7	350–400	369	360.00–485.00	406.90
1	400–450	430	336.00	336.00
3	500–550	518	325.00–355.00	340.10
4	550–600	585	347.50–362.50	353.07
2	650–700	665	315.00–320.00	317.54
3	750–800	780	320.00–326.00	322.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	487	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	643	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	560.00	560.00
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	328	370.00–377.50	374.30
2	350–400	380	360.00–375.00	367.70
4	400–450	416	362.50–385.00	372.65
4	450–500	463	335.00–348.00	339.85
4	500–550	533	333.00–347.50	337.75
4	550–600	565	322.00–333.00	326.75
1	600–650	635	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	650	323.00	323.00
2	700–750	723	285.00–292.00	288.51
1	750–800	790	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	334.00–350.00	342.12
5	350–400	369	300.00–355.00	334.46
8	400–450	421	275.00–351.00	327.78
3	500–550	528	315.00–329.00	323.15
3	550–600	562	315.00–318.00	315.98
3	650–700	675	300.00–305.00	301.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	569	345.00	345.00
7	650–700	659	322.00	322.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	505.00	505.00
3	350–400	368	460.00–475.00	466.81
3	400–450	405	437.50–450.00	445.00
5	450–500	469	387.50–397.50	390.93
2	500–550	523	385.00–387.50	386.23
1	550–600	560	372.00	372.00
2	600–650	620	348.00–355.00	351.39
3	650–700	655	330.00–342.50	335.82
1	700–750	730	327.00	327.00
1	750–800	765	322.00	322.00
1	900–950	905	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	385.00	385.00
6	350–400	381	395.00–445.00	414.56
5	400–450	427	385.00–415.00	405.84
7	450–500	476	330.00–382.50	354.22
4	500–550	529	342.50–360.00	354.30
3	550–600	580	330.00–345.00	335.04
2	600–650	620	310.00–325.00	317.32
1	650–700	685	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	705	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	780	287.50	287.50

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	3	—	1,272	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,797.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	2,275.00	2,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,368.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	938	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,719.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,102	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,211.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,155	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,442.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	190.00–202.00	198.49
1	—	1,355	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,475	208.00	208.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,219	162.00–167.00	164.20
4	—	1,140	170.00–175.00	172.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,029	144.00–153.00	148.35
7	—	1,060	155.00–166.00	160.00

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