Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold 3.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $389.12/cwt on 6 head, up $16.97 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 12 comparable sales and sits +4.89 against this barn's trailing median of $384.23.

Average price

$389.12

▲ 16.97 vs prior sale

6 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$49.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.03

vs MS average

−31.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	430.00	2,150	1thin
Medium and Large 2	537	380.94	2,046	5thin

One grade step is worth $49.06/cwt here — about $104 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

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 sale6 hd

389.12

—

MS average13 barns · 252 hd

408.15

−19.03

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−31.84

This barn, trailing median12 sales

384.23

+4.89

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	1,803	193.06	3,480	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	176.50	2,374	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	161.54	1,748	10

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)	1,068	$2,782	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,624	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$2,552	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	983	$2,699	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$2,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	645	$1,250	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	418.48/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	229	422.97/cwt	390.00–500.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	507.84/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	569.73/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,852	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	412.28/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	442.60/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	510.78/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	397.41/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	386.53/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	436.84/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	547.48/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	502.26/cwt	380.00–540.00	1,883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	559.90/cwt	512.50–600.00	1,557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	549.95/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	351.62/cwt	330.00–385.00	2,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	359.98/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	437.54/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	527.50/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,231	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,285	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,432	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	179.02/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,095	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	157.72/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,637	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,461	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,834	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	205.57/cwt	200.00–212.00	4,204	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	190.41/cwt	185.00–198.00	3,246	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	645	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,711	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	2,551.79/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,552	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	2,782.38/head	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,782	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,624.03/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,624	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	983	2,699.49/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	453.60/cwt	420.00–495.00	2,123	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	446.11/cwt	400.00–495.00	1,900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	468.24/cwt	375.00–525.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	478.53/cwt	450.00–507.50	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	416.55/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	445.34/cwt	440.00–452.50	1,621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	436.33/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,422	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	382.43/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,403	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	429.04/cwt	405.00–452.50	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	439.92/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	1

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 Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 193Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 3Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold 3.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 - 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	200–250	240	540.00	540.00
2	250–300	278	500.00–515.00	507.84
1	300–350	340	487.50	487.50
6	350–400	364	440.00–452.50	445.34
5	400–450	427	435.00–445.00	439.92
7	450–500	477	415.00–425.00	418.48
1	500–550	500	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	229	390.00–500.00	422.97
1	250–300	255	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	325	405.00–452.50	429.04
5	350–400	384	375.00–430.00	412.28
3	400–450	430	410.00–425.00	416.55
7	450–500	475	375.00–410.00	397.41
4	500–550	530	375.00–395.00	382.43
1	550–600	565	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	703	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	669	362.00	362.00
68	700–750	726	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	670.00	670.00
1	250–300	265	670.00	670.00
1	300–350	300	620.00	620.00
3	350–400	357	545.00–555.00	549.95
2	400–450	403	545.00–550.00	547.48
2	450–500	488	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	525	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	573	440.00–445.00	442.60
1	600–650	615	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	655	405.00	405.00
1	700–750	725	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	775	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	512.50–600.00	559.90
11	300–350	325	540.00–600.00	569.73
7	350–400	375	380.00–540.00	502.26
5	400–450	419	485.00–530.00	510.78
3	450–500	483	415.00–450.00	436.84
1	500–550	520	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	585	425.00	425.00
3	600–650	628	370.00–400.00	386.53
4	650–700	668	330.00–385.00	351.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	423	525.00–530.00	527.50
1	450–500	465	535.00	535.00
1	500–550	510	475.00	475.00
2	550–600	560	435.00–440.00	437.54
1	600–650	600	435.00	435.00
2	650–700	693	355.00–365.00	359.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	450.00–507.50	478.53
3	350–400	370	375.00–525.00	468.24
4	400–450	426	400.00–495.00	446.11
6	450–500	468	420.00–495.00	453.60
3	500–550	532	420.00–450.00	436.33
1	550–600	575	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	660	332.50	332.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,330	185.00	185.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	132.00	132.00
3	—	1,170	175.00–182.00	179.02
6	—	1,038	154.00–161.00	157.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	176.00	176.00
2	—	2,045	200.00–212.00	205.57
3	—	1,705	185.00–198.00	190.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	1,250.00	1,250.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	188.00	188.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	840	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,551.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,782.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,624.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,699.49

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

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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Replacement Cattle