Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Heifers sold steady. Slaughter cattle sod steady to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.32/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −43.91 against this barn's trailing median of $384.23.

Average price

$340.32

29 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$37.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs MS average

−16.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	347.00	1,856	20
Medium and Large 1	539	329.91	1,777	7thin
Medium and Large 2	528	310.00	1,637	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $220 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $408.33, low $347.96, median $384.23 across 12 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 sale29 hd

340.32

—

MS average14 barns · 272 hd

337.84

+2.49

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−16.57

This barn, trailing median12 sales

384.23

−43.91

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	1,738	178.18	3,097	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,465	150.47	2,205	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,164	139.42	1,622	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)	1,150	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$3,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2	400–450	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,098	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	367.90/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	364.90/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	328.75/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	371.64/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,390	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	457.57/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	386.69/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	345.66/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	304.93/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,884	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	385.62/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	331.53/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	355.41/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	373.53/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,741	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	162.27/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,920	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	178.18/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,097	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,446	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,492	151.35/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,258	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	142.43/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,686	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,514	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	122.74/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	340.98/cwt	339.00–345.00	1,766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	429.83/cwt	365.00–475.00	1,388	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	341.87/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	330.16/cwt	328.00–332.50	1,562	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	760	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	444.65/cwt	400.00–485.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	351.44/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,132	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	347.00/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,856	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	336.04/cwt	275.00–360.00	1,398	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	392.56/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	352.92/cwt	300.00–377.50	1,514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	439.90/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	405.06/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	315.18/cwt	294.00–350.00	2,131	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	353.37/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	330.38/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,758	5

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 Nov 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 212Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 22Year ago 7

Compared to last week: Steers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Heifers sold steady. Slaughter cattle sod steady to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	305	510.00	510.00
2	350–400	383	435.00–445.00	439.90
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	510	360.00–370.00	364.90
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	400.00–485.00	444.65
13	300–350	323	365.00–475.00	429.83
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	535	345.00–350.00	347.00
5	800–850	813	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	293	385.00–400.00	392.56
3	300–350	325	385.00–387.50	386.69
6	350–400	374	365.00–375.00	371.64
5	400–450	423	362.50–375.00	367.90
8	450–500	465	340.00–352.50	345.66
5	500–550	532	325.00–337.50	330.38
2	550–600	555	325.00–332.50	328.75
3	600–650	618	300.00–315.00	304.93
1	650–700	660	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	740	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	815	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	360.00	360.00
5	300–350	322	340.00–360.00	351.44
4	350–400	388	320.00–355.00	341.87
11	400–450	416	275.00–360.00	336.04
3	450–500	473	328.00–332.50	330.16
2	500–550	528	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	705	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	360	455.00–460.00	457.57
4	400–450	421	380.00–390.00	385.62
9	450–500	466	370.00–385.00	373.53
5	500–550	517	350.00–365.00	355.41
2	550–600	563	330.00–333.00	331.53
4	600–650	611	330.00–335.00	332.46
1	650–700	685	377.50	377.50
1	750–800	750	301.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	365	375.00–440.00	405.06
7	400–450	429	300.00–377.50	352.92
6	450–500	474	330.00–365.00	353.37
4	500–550	518	339.00–345.00	340.98
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	635	317.50	317.50
6	650–700	676	294.00–350.00	315.18

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,225.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	222.50	222.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	160.00–165.00	162.27
7	—	1,184	137.00–150.00	142.43
4	—	1,118	116.00–130.00	122.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	165.00–166.00	165.49
5	—	1,492	140.00–155.00	151.35
1	—	1,305	116.00	116.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,738	175.00–185.00	178.18

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

Heifers · 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