Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher, 35.00 higher in spots. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 - 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.50/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −32.73 against this barn's trailing median of $384.23.

Average price

$351.50

13 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$25.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

vs MS average

−38.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	360.00	1,964	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	358.50	1,993	5thin
Medium and Large 2	552	334.26	1,843	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.75/cwt here — about $120 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

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 sale13 hd

351.50

—

MS average14 barns · 244 hd

353.13

−1.62

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−38.41

This barn, trailing median12 sales

384.23

−32.73

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	1,850	184.23	3,408	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,497	160.97	2,410	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,229	157.12	1,931	11

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)	1,075	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	328.88/cwt	323.00–335.00	2,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	446.30/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	435.05/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	423.32/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	502.47/cwt	460.00–560.00	1,613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	428.39/cwt	315.00–480.00	1,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	408.22/cwt	370.00–450.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	331.59/cwt	300.00–365.00	2,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	364.42/cwt	335.00–395.00	1,895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	420.30/cwt	375.00–455.00	1,774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	375.94/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	407.37/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	369.83/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	482.61/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	370.18/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	392.44/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	1,993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	409.98/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	136.15/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,368	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	159.74/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,348	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,037	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	159.72/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,076	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,740	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,993	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,802	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	188.95/cwt	185.00–193.00	3,514	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,836	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	409.97/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	282.44/cwt	265.00–300.00	2,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	498.67/cwt	435.00–575.00	1,815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	401.27/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	364.67/cwt	335.00–395.00	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	343.51/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,654	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 Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 364Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 61Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	595.00	595.00
4	400–450	423	440.00–450.00	446.30
2	450–500	480	430.00–440.00	435.05
1	500–550	510	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	550	382.50	382.50
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	663	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	720	323.00–335.00	328.88
1	750–800	775	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	900	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	364	435.00–575.00	498.67
1	400–450	445	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	488	405.00–420.00	409.97
1	650–700	685	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	700	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	773	265.00–300.00	282.44
1	800–850	800	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	305	590.00	590.00
2	350–400	358	550.00	550.00
1	400–450	415	475.00	475.00
3	450–500	467	420.00–425.00	423.32
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	605	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	370.00–450.00	408.22
2	250–300	273	480.00–485.00	482.61
6	300–350	321	460.00–560.00	502.47
3	350–400	378	315.00–480.00	428.39
5	400–450	422	375.00–455.00	420.30
2	450–500	468	350.00–400.00	375.94
2	500–550	520	335.00–395.00	364.42
2	600–650	623	300.00–365.00	331.59
1	700–750	745	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	405.00	405.00
1	250–300	285	395.00	395.00
6	300–350	335	400.00–407.50	401.27
6	350–400	378	400.00–415.00	407.37
3	400–450	412	405.00–415.00	409.98
3	450–500	478	360.00–375.00	369.83
2	500–550	523	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	568	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	630	324.00	324.00
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	810	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	325.00	325.00
2	250–300	285	360.00–380.00	370.18
4	300–350	319	335.00–395.00	364.67
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	410	390.00–395.00	392.44
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	528	342.00–345.00	343.51
2	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	745	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	556	358.50	358.50
3	600–650	625	326.00	326.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	133.00–140.00	136.15
2	—	1,205	168.00–170.00	169.01
7	—	1,300	152.00–164.00	159.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,470	150.00–169.00	159.74
1	—	1,740	172.00	172.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	196.00	196.00
2	—	1,860	185.00–193.00	188.95
1	—	1,740	163.00	163.00

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	—	1,075	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,125.00	1,125.00

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

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

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