Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $463.12/cwt on 13 head, up $22.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 18 comparable sales and sits +23.61 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$463.12

▲ 22.76 vs prior sale

13 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$87.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.49

vs MS average

−23.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	500.00	2,645	7thin
Medium and Large 1	585	460.00	2,691	1thin
Medium and Large 2	567	412.12	2,336	5thin

One grade step is worth $87.88/cwt here — about $309 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 sale13 hd

463.12

—

MS average13 barns · 207 hd

453.63

+9.49

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−23.90

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

+23.61

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	1,562	187.09	2,922	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,429	165.03	2,358	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,095	149.33	1,635	14

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)	1,180	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$1,786	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	557.25/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	481.48/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	409.83/cwt	360.00–450.00	1,553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	472.52/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	517.50/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	372.45/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	537.68/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	497.46/cwt	450.00–525.00	1,652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	403.90/cwt	335.00–435.00	2,347	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	568.88/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	542.87/cwt	500.00–565.00	1,726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	502.58/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	553.57/cwt	500.00–575.00	1,556	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	592.67/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	485.00/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	491.69/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,326	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,965	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	177.05/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,443	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,465	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,779	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	154.50/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,752	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	138.73/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,429	5
Bulls	—	—	1,170	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,919	1
Bulls	—	—	2,140	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,387	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	188.82/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,832	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,786.29/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,786	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	401.90/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	447.51/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,367	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	469.38/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	424.98/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	408.28/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	431.50/cwt	390.00–470.00	2,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	517.68/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	531.40/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	410.83/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	348.32/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	369.18/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	328.26/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,160	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	487.59/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	389.68/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	361.58/cwt	340.00–382.50	1,898	4

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 260Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 32Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 9

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	500.00–535.00	517.68
2	250–300	270	450.00–520.00	487.59
3	300–350	332	450.00–525.00	497.46
4	350–400	379	360.00–450.00	409.83
6	400–450	422	385.00–435.00	410.83
6	450–500	474	350.00–415.00	389.68
4	500–550	525	340.00–382.50	361.58
1	550–600	590	315.00	315.00
3	600–650	627	320.00–335.00	328.26
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	600.00	600.00
2	200–250	223	550.00–565.00	557.25
4	250–300	286	525.00–535.00	531.40
2	300–350	308	530.00–545.00	537.68
2	350–400	363	470.00–475.00	472.52
1	400–450	400	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	463	420.00–430.00	424.98
3	500–550	508	405.00–415.00	408.28
3	550–600	575	365.00–375.00	369.18
3	600–650	625	345.00–350.00	348.32
1	650–700	685	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	550.00–590.00	568.88
13	250–300	281	500.00–575.00	553.57
6	300–350	318	500.00–565.00	542.87
2	350–400	390	520.00	520.00
5	400–450	431	460.00–500.00	481.48
1	450–500	465	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	510	445.00	445.00
4	550–600	581	335.00–435.00	403.90
1	600–650	635	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	850	262.50	262.50
1	1150–1200	1,160	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	585.00–600.00	592.67
1	300–350	315	595.00	595.00
1	350–400	350	580.00	580.00
2	400–450	410	510.00–525.00	517.50
2	450–500	475	500.00–505.00	502.58
1	550–600	585	460.00	460.00
2	650–700	683	370.00–375.00	372.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	512.50	512.50
7	500–550	529	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	380	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	415	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	473	485.00–495.00	491.69
3	500–550	505	480.00–495.00	485.00
1	550–600	555	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	640	402.50	402.50
1	650–700	660	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	510.00	510.00
5	400–450	416	450.00–485.00	469.38
2	450–500	468	390.00–470.00	431.50
5	500–550	529	420.00–475.00	447.51
2	550–600	565	380.00–425.00	401.90
1	600–650	610	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	690	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	136.00	136.00
3	—	1,380	170.00–183.00	177.05
1	—	1,560	158.00	158.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	161.00	161.00
8	—	1,134	150.00–161.00	154.50
5	—	1,030	131.00–143.00	138.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	164.00	164.00
1	—	2,140	205.00	205.00
3	—	1,500	186.00–190.00	188.82

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,786.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,850.00	2,850.00

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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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