Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 12.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $378.01/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −61.50 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$378.01

15 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$24.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

vs MS average

−39.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	394.49	2,130	5thin
Medium and Large 2	548	369.77	2,028	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.73/cwt here — about $102 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 sale15 hd

378.01

—

MS average14 barns · 354 hd

375.95

+2.06

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−39.08

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−61.50

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	—	High	1,580	176.12	2,783	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,481	162.12	2,401	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	146.30	1,551	18

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)	870	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,878	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,378	5

Every lot, as filed

75 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	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	391.78/cwt	372.50–402.50	1,873	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	324.43/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	551.68/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	2,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	328.59/cwt	324.50–339.00	2,497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	376.59/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	391.17/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	362.27/cwt	352.50–369.00	1,666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	557.41/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	426.65/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	346.81/cwt	335.00–352.50	2,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	436.55/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	358.27/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	383.85/cwt	378.00–390.00	1,478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,034	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	870	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,072.43/head	1,525.00–2,325.00	2,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	390.03/cwt	387.50–392.50	2,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	325.15/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,694	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	316.23/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,961	3
Bulls	—	—	1,980	202.71/cwt	200.00–205.00	4,014	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	169.54/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,602	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	134.76/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,354	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	152.07/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,655	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	165.52/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,471	6
Bulls	—	—	1,225	156.10/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	397.47/cwt	392.50–407.50	2,099	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,865	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,878.45/head	1,425.00–2,275.00	1,878	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	170.10/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,791	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,466	158.04/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,317	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	324.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	337.00/cwt	317.50–350.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	321.71/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	362.79/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	336.76/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	361.95/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	322.19/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	417.89/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	319.01/cwt	317.00–321.00	2,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	390.75/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	298.57/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	464.54/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	374.98/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	487.94/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	407.46/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	347.42/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,185	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	357.42/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	467.24/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	391.64/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,274	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	448.10/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	398.15/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,096	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	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 Sep 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 270Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 62Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 24Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 12.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	555.00–560.00	557.41
3	300–350	303	545.00–560.00	551.68
2	350–400	368	460.00–475.00	467.24
3	400–450	413	425.00–430.00	426.65
4	450–500	458	400.00–415.00	407.46
3	500–550	528	392.50–407.50	397.47
2	550–600	558	387.50–392.50	390.03
1	600–650	615	385.00	385.00
3	650–700	673	350.00–365.00	358.27
1	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	775	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	805	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	492	426.00	426.00
16	600–650	608	374.00	374.00
4	650–700	660	348.50	348.50
7	750–800	760	324.50–339.00	328.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	460.00–520.00	487.94
7	300–350	324	425.00–500.00	464.54
5	350–400	380	400.00–435.00	417.89
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
6	500–550	528	370.00–380.00	374.98
4	550–600	579	330.00–375.00	361.95
4	600–650	629	330.00–360.00	347.42
2	650–700	673	320.00–330.00	324.91
2	750–800	765	317.00–321.00	319.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	420.00–480.00	448.10
3	350–400	388	390.00–415.00	398.15
6	400–450	433	380.00–405.00	390.75
10	450–500	478	372.50–402.50	391.78
5	500–550	514	335.00–380.00	357.42
2	550–600	570	305.00–340.00	322.19
5	600–650	609	310.00–335.00	324.43
3	650–700	668	275.00–325.00	298.57
1	700–750	745	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	385	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	418	430.00–445.00	436.55
1	450–500	450	420.00	420.00
4	500–550	524	387.50–395.00	391.17
2	550–600	573	350.00–360.00	354.98
3	600–650	620	335.00–352.50	346.81
1	650–700	670	349.00	349.00
1	850–900	855	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	385.00	385.00
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	320	385.00–397.50	391.64
4	350–400	385	378.00–390.00	383.85
3	400–450	425	370.00–385.00	376.59
4	450–500	460	352.50–369.00	362.27
12	500–550	521	320.00–335.00	325.15
4	550–600	570	320.00–324.00	321.71
3	600–650	620	310.00–323.00	316.23
2	650–700	673	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	328	350.00–375.00	362.79
2	350–400	365	365.00–370.00	367.50
3	400–450	423	317.50–350.00	337.00
3	450–500	490	320.00–347.50	336.76
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	665	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	581	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	634	335.00	335.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,233	1,425.00–2,275.00	1,878.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,215	1,525.00–2,325.00	2,072.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,865	3,600.00	3,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	168.00–172.00	170.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,980	200.00–205.00	202.71
2	—	1,535	169.00–170.00	169.54
2	—	1,225	150.00–162.00	156.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,005	130.00–138.00	134.76
12	—	1,088	146.00–159.00	152.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,493	164.00–168.00	165.52
5	—	1,466	152.00–165.00	158.04

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