Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $440.36/cwt on 26 head, up $1.70 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 18 comparable sales and sits +0.85 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$440.36

▲ 1.70 vs prior sale

26 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$22.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.23

vs MS average

−46.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	459.95	2,514	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	594	437.88	2,601	19thin
Medium and Large 2	570	437.45	2,493	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $21 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 sale26 hd

440.36

—

MS average13 barns · 305 hd

449.59

−9.23

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−46.99

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

+0.85

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	1,678	210.00	3,523	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,460	170.85	2,495	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	159.61	1,733	16

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$2,607	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$2,250	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	350–400	360	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	547.49/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	425.04/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	544.90/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,134	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	557.45/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,669	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	553.23/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	304	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	480.03/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	660.57/cwt	650.00–700.00	1,817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	618.84/cwt	530.00–680.00	1,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	495.05/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	437.88/cwt	436.00–440.50	2,601	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	389.82/cwt	375.00–394.00	2,659	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	358.59/cwt	356.00–367.00	2,826	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	762.16/cwt	760.00–770.00	1,692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	437.45/cwt	435.00–442.50	2,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	457.43/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	542.28/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	527.25/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	449.66/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,361	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	427.41/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,663	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	132.43/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,290	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	190.09/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,867	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	172.45/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,492	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	184.49/cwt	173.00–190.00	2,077	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	160.75/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,802	8
Bulls	—	—	1,645	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,537	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,506	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,796	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,607.46/head	2,225.00–2,775.00	2,607	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	222.59/cwt	220.00–225.00	2,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	462.50/cwt	375.00–515.00	1,910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	382.98/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	433.51/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,033	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	484.95/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	369.72/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	398.78/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	427.66/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	563.14/cwt	515.00–650.00	1,853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	444.59/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	406.53/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	367.50/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	524.96/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	499.79/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	456.70/cwt	425.00–480.00	2,178	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 Feb 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 399Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 35Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 27Year ago 26

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 - 20.00 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	620.00	620.00
3	250–300	287	545.00–560.00	553.23
4	300–350	306	545.00–555.00	547.49
1	350–400	360	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	435	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	475	420.00–435.00	427.66
2	500–550	528	397.50–400.00	398.78
1	950–1000	950	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	298	560.00	560.00
2	550–600	590	366.00	366.00
3	650–700	685	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	475.00–525.00	499.79
2	300–350	328	520.00–530.00	524.96
5	350–400	367	425.00–475.00	444.59
3	400–450	437	380.00–430.00	406.53
3	450–500	470	375.00–400.00	382.98
2	500–550	520	350.00–385.00	367.50
1	850–900	865	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	915	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	222	760.00–770.00	762.16
2	350–400	353	550.00–565.00	557.45
3	400–450	408	525.00	525.00
2	450–500	490	490.00–500.00	495.05
1	500–550	510	465.00	465.00
2	550–600	565	450.00–465.00	457.43
2	600–650	615	420.00–430.00	425.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	233	530.00–680.00	618.84
8	250–300	275	650.00–700.00	660.57
4	300–350	329	515.00–650.00	563.14
2	350–400	378	540.00–550.00	544.90
2	400–450	443	475.00–485.00	480.03
3	450–500	477	425.00–480.00	456.70
4	550–600	570	435.00–442.50	437.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	304	675.00	675.00
16	350–400	368	580.00	580.00
19	550–600	594	436.00–440.50	437.88
23	650–700	682	375.00–394.00	389.82
19	750–800	788	356.00–367.00	358.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	383	520.00–535.00	527.25
2	400–450	418	535.00–550.00	542.28
2	450–500	465	480.00–490.00	484.95
4	500–550	525	440.00–455.00	449.66
1	550–600	595	410.00	410.00
2	600–650	623	425.00–430.00	427.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	375.00–515.00	462.50
8	450–500	469	410.00–450.00	433.51
1	500–550	510	445.00	445.00
2	600–650	618	360.00–380.00	369.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	974	129.00–136.00	132.43
4	—	1,126	173.00–190.00	184.49
8	—	1,121	154.00–168.00	160.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	185.00–195.00	190.09
4	—	1,445	170.00–178.00	172.45
1	—	1,425	126.00	126.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,710	205.00	205.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,195	2,225.00–2,775.00	2,607.46
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	220.00–225.00	222.59

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

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

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