Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders calves sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $375.43/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 5 of 12 comparable sales and sits −8.80 against this barn's trailing median of $384.23.

Average price

$375.43

10 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$19.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

vs MS average

−35.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	383.21	2,113	6thin
Medium and Large 2	535	363.76	1,946	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.44/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale10 hd

375.43

—

MS average14 barns · 274 hd

372.72

+2.70

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−35.44

This barn, trailing median12 sales

384.23

−8.80

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	1,694	187.69	3,179	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,445	162.68	2,351	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	150.00	2,700	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	138.00	1,428	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,925	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,425	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	150–200	190	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	371.58/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	638.30/cwt	635.00–640.00	2,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	423.39/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	429.71/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	542.50/cwt	460.00–625.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	422.67/cwt	420.00–428.00	2,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	579.68/cwt	510.00–605.00	1,884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	562.60/cwt	490.00–625.00	1,581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	543.44/cwt	520.00–575.00	2,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	484.42/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	454.95/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,320	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,849	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	1
Bulls	—	—	1,694	187.69/cwt	180.00–193.00	3,179	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	167.02/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,347	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	467.78/cwt	430.00–505.00	2,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	454.51/cwt	400.00–500.00	1,909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	422.75/cwt	418.00–430.00	2,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	388.48/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	404.49/cwt	404.00–405.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	417.94/cwt	412.50–425.00	1,931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	403.03/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	363.76/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	442.63/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	394.83/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,104	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 Jan 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 346Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 26Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 11Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeders calves sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	575.00	575.00
1	200–250	230	575.00	575.00
1	250–300	250	475.00	475.00
4	300–350	316	425.00–455.00	442.63
3	350–400	363	415.00–430.00	423.39
1	400–450	410	425.00	425.00
5	450–500	462	412.50–425.00	417.94
3	500–550	533	390.00–405.00	394.83
3	550–600	570	365.00–375.00	371.58
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	710	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	795	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	400.00–405.00	403.03
1	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	418	404.00–405.00	404.49
3	450–500	467	360.00–410.00	388.48
4	500–550	535	350.00–375.00	363.76
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	670.00	670.00
1	250–300	290	640.00	640.00
3	300–350	323	635.00–640.00	638.30
2	350–400	355	595.00	595.00
1	400–450	425	510.00	510.00
1	450–500	465	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	500	475.00	475.00
1	550–600	550	455.00	455.00
1	600–650	640	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	685	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	725	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	460.00–625.00	542.50
4	250–300	281	490.00–625.00	562.60
7	300–350	325	510.00–605.00	579.68
5	350–400	379	520.00–575.00	543.44
3	400–450	418	465.00–500.00	484.42
1	450–500	480	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	513	410.00–450.00	429.71
3	550–600	585	420.00–428.00	422.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	375	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	420	400.00–500.00	454.51
4	450–500	465	430.00–505.00	467.78
1	550–600	565	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	740	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	665.00	665.00
1	400–450	400	580.00	580.00
1	450–500	475	525.00	525.00
3	500–550	517	450.00–460.00	454.95
3	550–600	572	418.00–430.00	422.75
1	600–650	645	395.00	395.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,405	165.00–169.00	167.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	156.00	156.00
1	—	885	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,694	180.00–193.00	187.69

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	1	—	1,010	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,425	3,650.00	3,650.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle