Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 - 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.38/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −27.85 against this barn's trailing median of $384.23.

Average price

$356.38

9 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$14.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.50

vs MS average

−57.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	363.00	1,949	5thin
Medium and Large 2	552	348.10	1,920	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.90/cwt here — about $29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale9 hd

356.38

—

MS average14 barns · 286 hd

368.88

−12.50

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−57.10

This barn, trailing median12 sales

384.23

−27.85

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	1,562	172.13	2,688	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	157.00	1,888	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	144.58	1,391	9thin

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)	725	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,190	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,850	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,262	$3,422	4thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	900–950	910	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	467.62/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	371.64/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	434.90/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,424	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	392.34/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	525.03/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	340.68/cwt	332.00–350.00	2,623	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	414.87/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	440.13/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	532.84/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	448.00/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	349.83/cwt	341.00–360.00	2,550	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	597.35/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	604.67/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	336.35/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	544.97/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	472.34/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,714	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,634	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	150.03/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,467	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,174	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	162.05/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,880	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	151.94/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,892	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	177.76/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,858	2
Bulls	—	—	1,240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,612	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	815	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	725	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	820	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,850	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	3,219.54/head	2,975.00–3,500.00	3,220	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,580	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	372.50/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	420.47/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	407.45/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	447.55/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,144	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,469	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	397.53/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,519	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	365.09/cwt	326.00–377.50	1,756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	355.80/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	374.66/cwt	345.00–405.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	430.18/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	350.04/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	364.75/cwt	364.75–364.75	2,323	85

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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 213Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 59Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 - 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	660.00	660.00
2	250–300	268	600.00–610.00	604.67
2	300–350	325	595.00–600.00	597.35
1	350–400	365	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	403	520.00–530.00	525.03
2	450–500	458	460.00–475.00	467.62
1	500–550	510	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	580	435.00–445.00	440.13
1	600–650	615	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	700	350.00	350.00
1	900–950	910	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	555.00	555.00
6	450–500	455	475.00	475.00
7	550–600	569	426.00	426.00
25	700–750	729	341.00–360.00	349.83
12	750–800	770	332.00–350.00	340.68
8	800–850	819	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	570.00	570.00
3	300–350	317	500.00–580.00	532.84
1	350–400	380	510.00	510.00
5	400–450	432	410.00–475.00	448.00
1	450–500	495	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	525	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	565	400.00–430.00	414.87
1	600–650	620	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	330	425.00–435.00	430.18
2	350–400	363	430.00–440.00	434.90
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	465	385.00–400.00	392.34
3	500–550	508	370.00–375.00	371.64
2	550–600	580	345.00–355.00	350.04
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	840	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	345.00–400.00	372.50
8	350–400	382	360.00–425.00	397.53
3	400–450	435	345.00–405.00	374.66
9	450–500	481	326.00–377.50	365.09
3	500–550	537	345.00–362.50	355.80
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	600–650	637	364.75	364.75
70	700–750	746	331.00	331.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	540.00–550.00	544.97
1	400–450	440	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	470	465.00–480.00	472.34
1	500–550	510	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	573	405.00–410.00	407.45
2	650–700	665	330.00–343.00	336.35
1	800–850	810	335.00	335.00
1	850–900	870	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	425	400.00–440.00	420.47
7	450–500	479	435.00–460.00	447.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	130.00	130.00
7	—	978	146.00–154.00	150.03
1	—	970	121.00	121.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	161.00–163.00	162.05
2	—	1,245	150.00–154.00	151.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	203.00	203.00
2	—	1,608	173.00–183.00	177.76
1	—	1,240	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	2,125.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,850	3,650.00	3,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	2,975.00–3,500.00	3,219.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	3,750.00	3,750.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle