Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 30.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 25.00 higher, 35.00 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $386.59/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −52.92 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$386.59

24 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$21.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.54

vs MS average

−44.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	399.45	2,152	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	537	388.00	2,084	4thin
Medium and Large 2	552	377.54	2,084	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.91/cwt here — about $67 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 sale24 hd

386.59

—

MS average13 barns · 188 hd

390.13

−3.54

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−44.04

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−52.92

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	1,529	158.64	2,425	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,453	151.16	2,196	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,163	147.11	1,711	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,738	138.83	2,413	2thin

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)	830	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	780	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,407	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2	750–800	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	381.80/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	387.42/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	386.02/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	294.79/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	277.35/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	939	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,535	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	404.49/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	323.70/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	453.68/cwt	400.00–500.00	1,488	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	493.33/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	422.52/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	441.44/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	407.53/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	313.81/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	484.72/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	371.49/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,106	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	391.05/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	335.53/cwt	329.00–337.50	2,268	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,502	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,191	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	447.82/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	517.50/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	471.31/cwt	467.50–475.00	1,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	425.06/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	409.97/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,964	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	159.58/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,888	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	148.63/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,708	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	133.68/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,571	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	149.17/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,158	15
Bulls	—	—	2,030	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	4,019	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,738	138.83/cwt	136.00–142.00	2,413	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,241	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	160.37/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,292	5
Bulls	—	—	1,613	173.54/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,799	2
Bulls	—	—	1,305	135.59/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,769	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	830	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	780	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	1,407.03/head	1,225.00–1,525.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	312.56/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	398.76/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	299.30/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	372.12/cwt	305.00–402.50	1,812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	351.38/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	401.27/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	393.97/cwt	335.00–415.00	1,655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	346.88/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	366.62/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	371.49/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,401	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	409.91/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	369.26/cwt	350.00–390.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	296.00/cwt	292.00–300.00	2,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	363.75/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	274.93/cwt	263.00–287.50	2,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	332.54/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	327.34/cwt	323.00–330.00	2,020	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 Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 119Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 18Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 43

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 30.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 25.00 higher, 35.00 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	350.00–390.00	369.26
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
11	350–400	377	330.00–390.00	371.49
5	400–450	419	360.00–372.50	366.62
6	450–500	479	340.00–355.00	346.88
8	500–550	518	310.00–340.00	332.54
5	600–650	622	260.00–315.00	294.79
2	700–750	730	270.00–285.00	277.35
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	280	405.00–415.00	409.91
2	300–350	330	385.00–390.00	387.42
4	350–400	378	400.00–405.00	401.27
7	400–450	407	375.00–390.00	381.80
2	450–500	495	357.50–370.00	363.75
4	500–550	514	347.50–357.50	351.38
3	550–600	568	320.00–326.00	323.70
3	600–650	617	323.00–330.00	327.34
2	650–700	665	305.00–310.00	307.52
2	700–750	715	292.00–300.00	296.00
2	750–800	770	263.00–287.50	274.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	480.00–490.00	484.72
4	250–300	273	410.00–465.00	441.44
12	300–350	328	400.00–500.00	453.68
7	350–400	379	430.00–465.00	447.82
2	400–450	418	410.00	410.00
8	450–500	466	400.00–412.50	407.53
5	500–550	531	370.00–395.00	386.02
7	550–600	567	360.00–380.00	371.49
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	725	305.00–322.50	313.81
1	750–800	755	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	537	388.00	388.00
6	600–650	626	350.00	350.00
26	650–700	676	329.00–337.50	335.53
22	800–850	807	310.00	310.00
15	900–950	939	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	320	510.00–525.00	517.50
3	350–400	355	490.00–495.00	493.33
4	400–450	411	420.00–430.00	422.52
2	450–500	470	430.00	430.00
5	500–550	527	400.00–415.00	404.49
3	550–600	558	382.50–397.50	391.05
1	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	700	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	815	299.00	299.00
1	900–950	910	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	467.50–475.00	471.31
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	412	420.00–430.00	425.06
5	450–500	479	405.00–415.00	409.97
2	500–550	543	397.50–400.00	398.76
1	550–600	560	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	665	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	390	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	420	335.00–415.00	393.97
6	450–500	487	305.00–402.50	372.12
1	500–550	515	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	570	280.00–340.00	299.30
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	679	300.00–320.00	312.56
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,183	154.00–162.00	159.58
12	—	1,149	142.00–156.00	148.63
6	—	1,175	124.00–138.00	133.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,447	140.00–155.00	149.17
1	—	1,660	135.00	135.00
5	—	1,429	156.00–164.00	160.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	136.00–142.00	138.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,030	198.00	198.00
2	—	1,613	169.00–177.00	173.54
3	—	1,305	130.00–142.00	135.59

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	1,225.00–1,525.00	1,407.03

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