Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $408.33/cwt on 15 head, up $36.18 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 12 comparable sales and sits +24.10 against this barn's trailing median of $384.23.

Average price

$408.33

▲ 36.18 vs prior sale

15 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$70.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.00

vs MS average

−7.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	420.00	2,213	11thin
Medium and Large 1	547	385.00	2,105	3thin
Medium and Large 2	525	350.00	1,838	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about $376 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

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 sale15 hd

408.33

—

MS average13 barns · 153 hd

395.34

+13.00

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−7.79

This barn, trailing median12 sales

384.23

+24.10

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	—	Average	1,557	188.07	2,928	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,458	181.99	2,653	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,221	169.81	2,074	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)	980	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,555	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$3,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	593.38/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	451.25/cwt	445.00–457.50	2,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,136	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	464.79/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	460.81/cwt	460.00–462.50	2,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	435.13/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	403.75/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	468.97/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,439	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	555.00/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	505.18/cwt	360.00–570.00	1,854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	351.38/cwt	342.00–378.00	2,326	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	457.44/cwt	425.00–477.50	1,944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	433.20/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	398.71/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	497.59/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,300	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	180.72/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,259	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	165.44/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,002	10
Bulls	—	—	1,620	196.10/cwt	195.00–197.00	3,177	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	185.65/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,649	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,651	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,555	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	436.19/cwt	430.00–442.50	2,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	512.61/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	442.46/cwt	390.00–485.00	1,451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	439.00/cwt	432.50–447.50	1,923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	546.69/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,201	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	330.95/cwt	327.00–335.00	2,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	383.75/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	402.15/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,213	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	450.92/cwt	450.00–452.50	1,889	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	465.56/cwt	442.50–485.00	1,741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	410.32/cwt	397.50–425.00	1,916	5

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 100Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 10

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	660.00	660.00
2	250–300	270	655.00	655.00
1	300–350	335	595.00	595.00
1	350–400	365	590.00	590.00
1	400–450	425	502.50	502.50
3	450–500	463	460.00–462.50	460.81
1	500–550	525	480.00	480.00
1	550–600	570	432.50	432.50
1	600–650	610	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	655	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	750	372.00	372.00
1	800–850	835	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	550.00–560.00	555.00
3	250–300	257	580.00–600.00	593.38
3	300–350	327	550.00	550.00
6	350–400	367	360.00–570.00	505.18
3	400–450	432	450.00–475.00	464.79
2	450–500	468	430.00–440.00	435.13
1	500–550	515	447.50	447.50
2	550–600	565	400.00–407.50	403.75
1	600–650	625	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	690	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	805	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	436	490.00	490.00
10	500–550	520	460.00–475.00	468.97
8	650–700	662	342.00–378.00	351.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	590.00	590.00
3	250–300	257	540.00–550.00	546.69
1	300–350	320	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	355	510.00	510.00
5	400–450	438	432.50–447.50	439.00
2	450–500	455	445.00–457.50	451.25
2	500–550	545	382.50–385.00	383.75
1	550–600	550	387.50	387.50
2	600–650	628	327.00–335.00	330.95
1	650–700	670	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	500.00–525.00	512.61
4	300–350	328	390.00–485.00	442.46
8	350–400	374	442.50–485.00	465.56
3	400–450	427	385.00–430.00	402.15
5	450–500	467	397.50–425.00	410.32
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	688	300.00–305.00	302.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	419	450.00–452.50	450.92
12	450–500	498	442.00	442.00
11	500–550	527	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	485.00	485.00
3	400–450	425	425.00–477.50	457.44
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	525	430.00–442.50	436.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	490.00–505.00	497.59
3	450–500	473	430.00–440.00	433.20
1	500–550	500	460.00	460.00
2	600–650	623	397.50–400.00	398.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	175.00–189.00	180.72
10	—	1,210	160.00–173.00	165.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	180.00–194.00	185.65
1	—	1,550	171.00	171.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	195.00–197.00	196.10
1	—	1,430	172.00	172.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,555	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	3,800.00	3,800.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle