Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $446.94/cwt on 13 head, down $10.21 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 18 comparable sales and sits +7.42 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$446.94

▼ 10.21 vs prior sale

13 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,468

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$43.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.10

vs MS average

−31.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	472.99	2,560	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	567	440.00	2,495	5thin
Medium and Large 2	545	429.56	2,341	4thin

One grade step is worth $43.44/cwt here — about $219 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 sale13 hd

446.94

—

MS average12 barns · 166 hd

456.04

−9.10

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−31.15

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

+7.42

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	1,373	183.50	2,519	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	158.06	1,578	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,380	155.00	2,139	2thin

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)	1,185	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	350–400	378	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	459.98/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	476.49/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	477.05/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	333.75/cwt	310.00–357.50	2,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	412.47/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	532.65/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	426.22/cwt	425.00–427.50	2,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	630.24/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	437.74/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,860	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	147.49/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,214	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,338	1
Bulls	—	—	905	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,234	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	158.30/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,610	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,939	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,846	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,256	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	487.96/cwt	450.00–525.00	1,976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	487.47/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	511.59/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,929	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	447.91/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	434.70/cwt	420.00–452.50	1,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	469.93/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	534.96/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	479.95/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	424.92/cwt	365.00–480.00	2,227	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	452.53/cwt	447.50–457.50	2,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	374.33/cwt	345.00–390.00	2,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	443.00/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,241	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 191Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 26Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 7

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	670.00	670.00
1	300–350	340	575.00	575.00
2	350–400	378	550.00	550.00
1	400–450	415	540.00	540.00
2	450–500	455	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	530	470.00–485.00	476.49
1	550–600	575	462.50	462.50
2	600–650	613	425.00–427.50	426.22
1	700–750	745	357.50	357.50
1	750–800	775	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	205	600.00–650.00	630.24
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	327	500.00–550.00	532.65
4	400–450	420	440.00–500.00	477.05
1	450–500	490	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	530	400.00–460.00	437.74
1	550–600	590	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	623	410.00–415.00	412.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	567	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	650.00	650.00
1	200–250	235	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	360	465.00–475.00	469.93
3	400–450	413	455.00–465.00	459.98
2	450–500	463	447.50–457.50	452.53
1	500–550	530	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	635	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	665	346.00	346.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	315	475.00	475.00
4	350–400	381	420.00–452.50	434.70
6	400–450	423	425.00–450.00	443.00
1	450–500	485	425.00	425.00
2	600–650	645	310.00–357.50	333.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	530.00–540.00	534.96
1	400–450	415	550.00	550.00
1	450–500	450	545.00	545.00
1	500–550	530	500.00	500.00
2	550–600	563	485.00–490.00	487.47
1	600–650	615	465.00	465.00
1	650–700	655	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	730	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	765	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	377	500.00–530.00	511.59
2	400–450	405	450.00–525.00	487.96
5	450–500	484	460.00–500.00	479.95
4	500–550	524	365.00–480.00	424.92
5	550–600	577	445.00–460.00	447.91
3	600–650	612	345.00–390.00	374.33
1	650–700	665	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	725	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	147.00–148.00	147.49
1	—	1,255	178.00	178.00
5	—	1,017	154.00–165.00	158.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,385	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,840	209.00	209.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	207.00	207.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	3,650.00	3,650.00

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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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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