Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00 - 30.00 higher, 45.00 higher in spots. Feeder bulls sold 8.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 ower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $401.64/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −37.87 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$401.64

11 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$12.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.15

vs MS average

−64.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	406.07	2,286	7thin
Medium and Large 2	569	393.89	2,241	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.19/cwt here — about $45 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 sale11 hd

401.64

—

MS average7 barns · 90 hd

412.80

−11.15

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−64.69

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−37.87

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	1,816	187.37	3,403	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,730	162.00	2,803	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	159.19	2,224	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,132	148.24	1,678	23

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$3,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$2,782	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,346	$3,007	6

Every lot, as filed

82 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	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	418.83/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	383.45/cwt	350.00–402.50	1,814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	416.84/cwt	375.00–455.00	1,363	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	337.59/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	175	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	427.91/cwt	390.00–455.00	1,977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	548.82/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	514.59/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	386.85/cwt	367.50–397.50	2,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	293.59/cwt	284.00–303.00	2,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	345.12/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	368.33/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	523.39/cwt	450.00–550.00	1,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	305.87/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	318.66/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	411.00/cwt	407.50–415.00	2,347	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	465.08/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	574.89/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	555.04/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	393.76/cwt	392.50–395.00	2,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	393.83/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	428.84/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	472.04/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	472.52/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,145	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	143.75/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,574	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	154.80/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,808	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	156.39/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,343	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	164.47/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,104	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	134.56/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,504	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,890	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,710	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,929	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,972	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,017	1
Bulls	—	—	1,932	198.74/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,840	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	2,782.16/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,782	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,364	3,073.05/head	2,700.00–3,250.00	3,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	479.87/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	388.70/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	381.93/cwt	340.00–402.50	2,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	462.53/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	507.08/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	397.46/cwt	305.00–445.00	1,892	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	190	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	374.84/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	394.80/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	395.86/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,469	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,276	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 Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 149Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 31Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 2Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	580.00	580.00
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
6	300–350	312	460.00–470.00	462.53
1	350–400	370	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	428	390.00–400.00	394.80
1	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	342.00	342.00
2	600–650	623	335.00–340.00	337.59
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	735	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	935	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	550.00	550.00
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
4	250–300	279	400.00–455.00	418.83
6	300–350	327	375.00–455.00	416.84
7	350–400	371	375.00–425.00	395.86
4	400–450	418	360.00–385.00	374.84
8	450–500	473	350.00–402.50	383.45
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	620.00	620.00
1	200–250	205	470.00	470.00
4	250–300	273	450.00–550.00	523.39
4	300–350	329	540.00–555.00	548.82
3	350–400	367	505.00–530.00	514.59
1	400–450	425	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	462	390.00–455.00	427.91
1	500–550	515	415.00	415.00
3	550–600	587	367.50–397.50	386.85
2	600–650	618	335.00–355.00	345.12
2	750–800	778	284.00–303.00	293.59
1	800–850	840	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	670.00	670.00
1	200–250	225	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	280	570.00	570.00
2	300–350	338	570.00–580.00	574.89
2	350–400	353	550.00–560.00	555.04
5	400–450	422	460.00–470.00	465.08
1	450–500	455	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	543	392.50–395.00	393.76
5	550–600	571	407.50–415.00	411.00
2	600–650	633	360.00–377.00	368.33
1	650–700	690	372.50	372.50
2	700–750	715	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	768	310.00–327.50	318.66
2	800–850	823	300.00–312.00	305.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	490.00–515.00	507.08
2	350–400	393	460.00–500.00	479.87
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
10	450–500	476	305.00–445.00	397.46
3	500–550	537	340.00–402.50	381.93
1	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	350	540.00	540.00
5	400–450	425	465.00–480.00	472.04
4	450–500	454	470.00–475.00	472.52
2	500–550	518	422.50–435.00	428.84
2	550–600	573	390.00–397.50	393.83
2	600–650	610	382.50–395.00	388.70
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	632	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,095	140.00–146.00	143.75
11	—	1,168	149.00–159.00	154.80
2	—	1,118	134.00–135.00	134.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,498	149.00–159.00	156.39
8	—	1,279	161.00–167.00	164.47
1	—	1,330	145.00	145.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,760	154.00	154.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,748	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,605	188.00	188.00
3	—	1,932	196.00–200.00	198.74

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	2,875.00	2,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,364	2,700.00–3,250.00	3,073.05
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	3,250.00	3,250.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	925	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,782.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	2,450.00	2,450.00

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

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