Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $358.98/cwt on 5 head, down $13.18 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 13 comparable sales and sits −23.13 against this barn's trailing median of $382.11.

Average price

$358.98

▼ 13.18 vs prior sale

5 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$20.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.04

vs MS average

−54.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	371.25	2,051	2thin
Medium and Large 2	537	350.79	1,883	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.46/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $408.33, low $347.96, median $382.11 across 13 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 sale5 hd

358.98

—

MS average14 barns · 191 hd

387.02

−28.04

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−54.80

This barn, trailing median13 sales

382.11

−23.13

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	1,675	174.75	2,927	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,419	173.71	2,464	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	161.96	1,829	9thin

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)	860	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$2,619	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,590	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$3,438	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	418.97/cwt	400.00–442.50	1,743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	384.34/cwt	352.50–400.00	1,837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	592.46/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	424.26/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	379.43/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	501.84/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	451.35/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	430.88/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	421.25/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	393.26/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	467.49/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	502.44/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	160.30/cwt	156.00–172.00	1,762	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	172.61/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,347	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	174.71/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,135	3
Bulls	—	—	2,095	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,295	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,635	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,318	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,595	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,823	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,589.55/head	2,025.00–2,875.00	2,590	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,283	3,456.63/head	3,250.00–3,650.00	3,457	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	2,619.28/head	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,619	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	860	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	471.25/cwt	457.50–485.00	2,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	420.32/cwt	390.00–452.00	2,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	426.77/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	361.19/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	459.88/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	442.53/cwt	437.50–445.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 313Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder calves 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
4	250–300	275	405.00–445.00	426.77
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
4	350–400	383	420.00–430.00	424.26
6	400–450	416	400.00–442.50	418.97
5	450–500	478	352.50–400.00	384.34
2	500–550	515	355.00–367.50	361.19
1	550–600	580	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	313	437.50–445.00	442.53
1	350–400	355	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	415	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	490	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	530	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	575	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	607	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	580.00	580.00
2	300–350	305	590.00–595.00	592.46
1	350–400	360	545.00	545.00
1	400–450	430	505.00	505.00
3	450–500	455	445.00–460.00	451.35
1	550–600	570	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	625	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	660	392.50	392.50
1	700–750	710	381.00	381.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	340	515.00	515.00
6	350–400	373	485.00–520.00	501.84
2	400–450	408	440.00–480.00	459.88
4	450–500	478	420.00–440.00	430.88
2	500–550	525	360.00–400.00	379.43
2	550–600	560	412.50–430.00	421.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	420	500.00–505.00	502.44
2	450–500	453	465.00–470.00	467.49
1	500–550	535	420.00	420.00
3	550–600	562	390.00–400.00	393.26
1	700–750	730	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	440	457.50–485.00	471.25
4	450–500	484	390.00–452.00	420.32
1	500–550	545	405.00	405.00
1	750–800	755	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,099	156.00–172.00	160.30
1	—	1,000	132.00	132.00
3	—	1,222	169.00–179.00	174.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	167.00–178.00	172.61
1	—	1,595	177.00	177.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,095	205.00	205.00
2	—	1,550	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,505	154.00	154.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,140	2,025.00–2,875.00	2,589.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,619.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,283	3,250.00–3,650.00	3,456.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,400.00	3,400.00

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