Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a trend of feeder cattle. Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 - 15.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.81/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −88.70 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$350.81

6 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$0.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.99

vs MS average

−78.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	350.97	1,977	5thin
Medium and Large 2	515	350.00	1,803	1thin

One grade step is worth $0.97/cwt here — about $174 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 sale6 hd

350.81

—

MS average12 barns · 420 hd

378.80

−27.99

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−78.91

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−88.70

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	1,749	176.25	3,082	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	140.17	1,810	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	135.75	1,485	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	700–750	700	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	422.59/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	404.74/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	314.86/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	295.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	315.07/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	331.30/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	346.58/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	300.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	362.48/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	357.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	294.93/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,557	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	163.03/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,682	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	114.34/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,098	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	139.64/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,561	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,531	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	145.22/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,907	3
Bulls	—	—	1,285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	402.69/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	353.33/cwt	300.00–410.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	390.20/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,436	2
Bulls	—	—	2,007	198.23/cwt	195.00–200.00	3,978	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	770	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	361.30/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	377.72/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	428.69/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	407.25/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	346.84/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	340.74/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,983	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	366.32/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	362.48/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,243	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 Oct 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 254Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 36Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call a trend of feeder cattle. Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 - 15.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	343	360.00–365.00	362.48
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	434	340.00–345.00	342.48
3	450–500	458	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	515	315.00–325.00	320.00
2	550–600	563	310.00–320.00	315.07
2	600–650	603	290.00–300.00	295.02
1	700–750	700	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	340.00–350.00	346.58
3	450–500	485	300.00–325.00	314.86
4	500–550	526	290.00–310.00	300.00
1	600–650	645	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	420.00–435.00	428.69
2	350–400	363	420.00–425.00	422.59
3	400–450	422	400.00–415.00	404.74
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	535	362.50–370.00	366.32
3	550–600	582	320.00–357.50	340.74
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	665	340.00–354.00	346.84
1	800–850	810	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	400.00–405.00	402.69
2	300–350	330	300.00–410.00	353.33
2	350–400	368	380.00–400.00	390.20
1	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	483	300.00–380.00	331.30
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	350.00–365.00	357.50
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	528	290.00–300.00	294.93
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	400.00–415.00	407.25
2	400–450	433	370.00–385.00	377.72
2	450–500	473	360.00–362.50	361.30
2	500–550	520	360.00–365.00	362.48
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	600	307.50	307.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	155.00–170.00	163.03
1	—	1,285	150.00	150.00
3	—	2,007	195.00–200.00	198.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	112.00–117.00	114.34
11	—	1,118	134.00–148.00	139.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,313	141.00–149.00	145.22

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	—	1,195	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	184.00	184.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle