Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 30.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 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 $381.09/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −58.42 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$381.09

28 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$21.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.79

vs MS average

−77.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	385.68	2,191	22
Medium and Large 1	542	364.27	1,973	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.41/cwt here — about $218 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale28 hd

381.09

—

MS average12 barns · 363 hd

389.88

−8.79

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−77.05

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−58.42

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	—	Low	1,396	173.79	2,425	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,426	156.22	2,228	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	153.52	1,719	14

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)	1,005	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,608	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,475	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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	137.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	337.46/cwt	327.50–347.50	2,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	527.68/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	417.55/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	385.68/cwt	383.00–395.00	2,191	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	388.69/cwt	385.00–390.50	1,877	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	382.50/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	422.46/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	397.21/cwt	340.00–425.00	1,517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	311.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	350.09/cwt	347.00–357.00	2,363	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,354	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	603.13/cwt	530.00–640.00	1,665	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	325.14/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	392.82/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,681	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	357.85/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,675	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	557.97/cwt	480.00–620.00	1,819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	372.45/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	345.05/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,642	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,482	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	169.93/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,469	4
Bulls	—	—	1,249	162.00/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,023	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	175.29/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,118	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	151.15/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,672	11
Bulls	—	—	1,579	188.52/cwt	181.00–193.00	2,977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	377.29/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	266	401.50/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	297.55/cwt	282.00–312.50	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	329.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	339.98/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	358.39/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	395.85/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	345.81/cwt	283.00–362.20	1,784	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	382.67/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,009	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	353.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	418.97/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,608.17/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,608	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	653.31/cwt	650.00–660.00	1,744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	333.47/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	373.66/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	487.98/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	435.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	391.70/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,802	3

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 Oct 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 331Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 35Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 30.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher . Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	135.00–140.00	137.94
4	—	1,453	166.00–174.00	169.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	136.00	136.00
2	—	1,208	171.00–180.00	175.29
11	—	1,106	144.00–158.00	151.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,249	150.00–168.00	162.00
4	—	1,579	181.00–193.00	188.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	435.00	435.00
5	300–350	325	415.00–430.00	418.97
2	350–400	358	415.00–420.00	417.55
2	400–450	400	375.00–390.00	382.50
3	450–500	460	385.00–395.00	391.70
2	500–550	523	367.50–380.00	373.66
2	550–600	580	332.00–335.00	333.47
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	653	327.50–347.50	337.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	483	385.00–390.50	388.69
3	600–650	615	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	380.00–415.00	401.50
5	350–400	373	350.00–400.00	377.29
7	400–450	414	300.00–365.00	339.98
9	450–500	476	325.00–370.00	345.05
7	500–550	516	283.00–362.20	345.81
2	600–650	633	282.00–312.50	297.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	520.00–535.00	527.68
2	350–400	388	430.00–440.00	435.03
2	400–450	423	415.00–430.00	422.46
3	450–500	473	392.50–400.00	395.85
5	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	353.98
3	550–600	573	355.00–360.00	358.39
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	755	312.00	312.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	340.00–425.00	397.21
8	400–450	428	360.00–410.00	392.82
7	450–500	468	345.00–370.00	357.85
2	500–550	540	310.00–340.00	325.14
3	550–600	570	320.00–340.00	329.76
3	600–650	620	310.00–315.00	311.64
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	650.00–660.00	653.31
1	300–350	300	670.00	670.00
3	350–400	380	455.00–510.00	487.98
1	400–450	425	407.50	407.50
2	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	525	380.00–385.00	382.67
2	550–600	575	325.00–330.00	327.46
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	660	369.00	369.00
1	700–750	745	341.00	341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	412.00	412.00
22	550–600	568	383.00–395.00	385.68
8	600–650	638	369.00	369.00
10	650–700	675	347.00–357.00	350.09
4	700–750	707	343.00	343.00
6	800–850	845	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	530.00	530.00
8	250–300	276	530.00–640.00	603.13
4	300–350	326	480.00–620.00	557.97
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	465	370.00–375.00	372.45
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	670	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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,608.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,575.00	1,575.00

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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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

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