Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 - 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $432.27/cwt on 11 head, up $4.04 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 18 comparable sales and sits −7.24 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$432.27

▲ 4.04 vs prior sale

11 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.68

vs MS average

−50.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	470.00	2,656	1thin
Medium and Large 2	543	432.50	2,346	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	567	427.50	2,425	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $231 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

432.27

—

MS average7 barns · 127 hd

469.95

−37.68

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−50.76

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−7.24

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	1,543	184.71	2,851	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,660	180.00	2,988	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	162.84	1,803	7thin

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)	1,020	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,383	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$2,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	450–500	470	404.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	612.65/cwt	610.00–615.00	1,991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	390.30/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	448.63/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	421.64/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,083	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	419.92/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	419.50/cwt	419.50–419.50	2,538	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,077	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	160.65/cwt	151.00–168.00	1,759	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,353	168.98/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,286	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	201.35/cwt	198.00–205.00	3,403	3
Bulls	—	—	1,587	183.79/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,917	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,748	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,383.23/head	2,225.00–2,625.00	2,383	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	507.69/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	422.45/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	455.10/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	435.00/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	458.98/cwt	450.00–467.50	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	356.74/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	424.92/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	430.24/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	390.00/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	377.49/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	377.53/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,371	2

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 Feb 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 130Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 12Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 18

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 - 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
2	200–250	240	450.00–460.00	455.10
2	250–300	283	450.00–467.50	458.98
1	300–350	320	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	360	430.00–440.00	435.00
3	400–450	427	415.00–425.00	421.64
3	450–500	470	400.00–410.00	404.95
1	500–550	500	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	573	375.00–380.00	377.49
2	600–650	628	375.00–380.00	377.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	425.00–435.00	430.24
4	300–350	320	405.00–445.00	424.92
2	350–400	355	380.00–400.00	390.00
6	400–450	423	370.00–405.00	390.30
3	450–500	483	345.00–375.00	356.74
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	775	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	610.00–615.00	612.65
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	470	440.00–455.00	448.63
1	500–550	535	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	550	425.00	425.00
2	600–650	610	415.00–425.00	419.92
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	450.00	450.00
6	550–600	588	420.00	420.00
23	600–650	605	419.50	419.50
23	700–750	725	350.00	350.00
6	800–850	800	315.00	315.00
2	850–900	870	302.50	302.50
2	1050–1100	1,083	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	680.00	680.00
1	300–350	320	640.00	640.00
1	350–400	380	570.00	570.00
1	400–450	435	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	450	485.00	485.00
1	550–600	565	470.00	470.00
1	600–650	600	455.00	455.00
1	650–700	670	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	730	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	385	500.00–515.00	507.69
1	400–450	410	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	470	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	530	420.00–425.00	422.45
2	550–600	570	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	790	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	390	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	430	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	510	395.00	395.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	176.00	176.00
6	—	1,095	151.00–168.00	160.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	180.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	160.00–175.00	168.98
3	—	1,690	198.00–205.00	201.35
3	—	1,587	180.00–189.00	183.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	215.00	215.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	185.00	185.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,185	2,225.00–2,625.00	2,383.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,125.00	2,125.00

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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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