Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold steady to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.24/cwt on 13 head, down $17.09 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 13 comparable sales and sits +9.14 against this barn's trailing median of $382.11.

Average price

$391.24

▼ 17.09 vs prior sale

13 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$12.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.29

vs MS average

−37.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	397.07	2,165	7thin
Medium and Large 2	531	384.44	2,041	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale13 hd

391.24

—

MS average14 barns · 329 hd

406.53

−15.29

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−37.12

This barn, trailing median13 sales

382.11

+9.14

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	1,518	206.50	3,134	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,423	175.57	2,498	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,973	173.00	3,412	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	157.39	1,762	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$2,619	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$2,384	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	685	349.93/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	437.50/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	417.27/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,339	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	474.85/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	507.77/cwt	455.00–565.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	464.98/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	424.22/cwt	380.00–450.00	2,452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	382.47/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,268	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,985	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,573	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	159.99/cwt	156.00–171.00	1,829	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	141.78/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,389	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,960	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,254	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	183.92/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,608	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	167.22/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,388	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,934	1
Bulls	—	—	1,255	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	2,619.48/head	2,425.00–2,800.00	2,619	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,384.22/head	1,875.00–2,800.00	2,384	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	489.94/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	452.55/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	401.13/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	418.39/cwt	375.00–460.00	2,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	421.60/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	384.44/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,041	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	378.68/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	557.10/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	451.62/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	392.85/cwt	375.00–417.50	1,666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,760	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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 144Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 26Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 12

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold steady to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	550.00–565.00	557.10
1	300–350	305	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	385	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	424	375.00–417.50	392.85
4	450–500	476	395.00–440.00	417.27
6	500–550	531	360.00–410.00	384.44
1	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	685	340.00–360.00	349.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	630.00	630.00
1	300–350	320	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	435	435.00–440.00	437.50
3	450–500	458	445.00–455.00	451.62
3	500–550	520	415.00–425.00	421.60
4	550–600	564	375.00–385.00	378.68
1	600–650	635	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	675	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	740	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	780	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	660	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	530.00	530.00
1	250–300	275	650.00	650.00
2	300–350	325	575.00	575.00
2	350–400	370	455.00–565.00	507.77
2	400–450	418	470.00–480.00	474.85
4	550–600	578	380.00–450.00	424.22
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	710.00	710.00
1	250–300	280	675.00	675.00
1	300–350	305	635.00	635.00
1	400–450	415	540.00	540.00
1	450–500	460	480.00	480.00
2	500–550	503	460.00–470.00	464.98
1	550–600	560	480.00	480.00
1	600–650	645	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	755	359.00	359.00
1	900–950	900	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	495	472.50	472.50
4	600–650	633	375.00	375.00
4	700–750	744	347.00	347.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	565.00	565.00
1	400–450	420	540.00	540.00
1	450–500	450	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	505	510.00	510.00
1	600–650	605	450.00	450.00
2	700–750	708	380.00–385.00	382.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	485.00–495.00	489.94
2	450–500	480	375.00–460.00	418.39
2	500–550	515	450.00–455.00	452.55
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
4	600–650	615	385.00–415.00	401.13
1	700–750	705	370.00	370.00
1	850–900	860	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,960	166.00	166.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,143	156.00–171.00	159.99
2	—	980	140.00–144.00	141.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	180.00–188.00	183.92
2	—	1,428	160.00–175.00	167.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	221.00	221.00
1	—	1,255	192.00	192.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	2,425.00–2,800.00	2,619.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	1,875.00–2,800.00	2,384.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	3,000.00	3,000.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle