Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $380.12/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −59.39 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$380.12

17 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$14.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

vs MS average

−24.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	386.92	2,124	9thin
Medium and Large 2	549	372.48	2,045	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.44/cwt here — about $79 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale17 hd

380.12

—

MS average13 barns · 451 hd

382.63

−2.51

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−24.52

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−59.39

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	1,795	183.50	3,294	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,695	163.00	2,763	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,437	157.47	2,262	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	152.76	1,671	28

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)	1,019	$2,638	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,241	$2,422	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,987	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,825	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,110	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$3,399	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$2,438	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	319.35/cwt	311.00–327.50	2,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	492.38/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	397.03/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	428.86/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	358.77/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	404.93/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	418.60/cwt	412.50–425.00	1,737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	372.50/cwt	367.50–377.50	2,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	381.30/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	332.56/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	378.55/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,601	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,958	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	755	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,606	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	2,637.92/head	1,875.00–3,625.00	2,638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	325.12/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,999	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	138.15/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,303	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	164.59/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,794	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,763	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	164.37/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,308	11
Bulls	—	—	2,050	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	4,039	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,618	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,241	2,421.85/head	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,422	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,987.24/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,987	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	3,398.70/head	3,075.00–3,700.00	3,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	152.73/cwt	143.00–157.00	2,228	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	151.32/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,734	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	306.01/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	442.16/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	358.23/cwt	338.00–370.00	2,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	342.31/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,492	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	958	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	372.82/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	351.71/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	401.31/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	337.34/cwt	320.00–357.50	2,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	350.39/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	413.35/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	366.80/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	332.30/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,558	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	391.37/cwt	360.00–407.50	1,726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	313.10/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	364.53/cwt	361.00–367.50	2,515	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	357.78/cwt	350.00–365.50	2,597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	404.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,903	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	378.15/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	379.90/cwt	360.00–397.50	1,778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	381.03/cwt	377.50–387.50	2,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	394.28/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	315.67/cwt	300.00–337.00	2,112	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	392.55/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,426	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 Sep 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 228Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 51Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 62Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Steers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	505.00	505.00
2	300–350	310	485.00–500.00	492.38
4	350–400	374	425.00–435.00	428.86
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
9	450–500	470	400.00–410.00	404.95
4	500–550	520	390.00–400.00	394.28
5	550–600	572	377.50–387.50	381.03
2	600–650	618	390.00–395.00	392.55
2	650–700	650	367.50–377.50	372.50
2	700–750	703	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	775	347.50	347.50
2	800–850	825	311.00–327.50	319.35
1	850–900	880	295.00	295.00
2	900–950	923	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	425.00–465.00	442.16
3	350–400	390	405.00–420.00	413.35
9	400–450	427	360.00–415.00	397.03
5	450–500	468	360.00–397.50	379.90
4	500–550	528	372.50–385.00	378.15
4	550–600	570	350.00–375.00	366.80
4	600–650	635	338.00–370.00	358.23
3	650–700	678	320.00–357.50	337.34
1	700–750	740	318.00	318.00
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	690	361.00–367.50	364.53
4	700–750	726	350.00–365.50	357.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	375.00–387.50	381.30
1	350–400	350	395.00	395.00
4	400–450	423	375.00–390.00	378.55
2	450–500	463	355.00–362.50	358.77
5	500–550	518	330.00–337.50	332.56
1	550–600	580	337.50	337.50
2	600–650	615	320.00–330.00	325.12
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	810	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	590	322.50	322.50
8	650–700	669	300.00–337.00	315.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	340.00–360.00	350.39
7	400–450	436	330.00–352.50	342.31
9	450–500	469	310.00–340.00	332.30
3	500–550	527	300.00–320.00	313.10
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
4	600–650	614	290.00–315.00	306.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	422.50	422.50
2	400–450	415	412.50–425.00	418.60
3	450–500	478	400.00–410.00	404.93
1	500–550	515	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	400.00–402.50	401.31
5	400–450	441	360.00–407.50	391.37
4	450–500	461	340.00–395.00	372.82
3	500–550	520	350.00–355.00	351.71

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,395	3,075.00–3,700.00	3,398.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,019	1,875.00–3,625.00	2,637.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,241	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,421.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,987.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	958	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	943	132.00–144.00	138.15
8	—	1,090	161.00–170.00	164.59
15	—	1,146	145.00–159.00	151.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	163.00	163.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,404	160.00–171.00	164.37
16	—	1,459	143.00–157.00	152.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	197.00	197.00
1	—	1,540	170.00	170.00

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