Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2026-04-20

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 20
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
253 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 324▲ 93 vs year ago 160 · +58.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 33▲ 6 vs year ago 20 · +30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 10▼ 1 vs year ago 9 · −11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower. Heifers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 10.00 lower. Slaughter bull sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.80/cwt on 9 head, up $13.70 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 16 comparable sales and sits +43.24 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.
Average price
$395.80
▲ 13.70 vs prior sale
9 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,054
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.18
vs MS average
−26.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537415.832,2323thin
Medium and Large 2510385.791,9686thin
One grade step is worth $30.04/cwt here — about $264 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale9 hd
395.80
—
MS average13 barns · 303 hd
401.99
−6.18
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
−26.37
This barn, trailing median16 sales
352.56
+43.24
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales
422379335291median 352.5603/1605/0408/0309/2810/26
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $408.33, low $305.27, median $352.56 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,813201.283,6495thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,405169.242,3782thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,082160.141,73313

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$4,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$3,4001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)770$2,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)715$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$3,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$3,2502thin

Every lot

73 lots · USDA AMS · Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220595.00/cwt550.00–640.001,3092
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1233654.84/cwt650.00–660.001,5262
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,6501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8301
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,8811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375513.88/cwt455.00–535.001,9277
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,1091
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418518.94/cwt512.50–525.002,1692
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425480.00/cwt460.00–500.002,0402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475474.47/cwt450.00–500.002,2542
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,4961
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,5001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525457.36/cwt435.00–470.002,4014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,4163
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,5711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575418.74/cwt417.50–420.002,4082
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5407
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618444.90/cwt440.00–450.002,7492
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631406.14/cwt400.00–425.002,5634
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,6264
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,7021
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,7061
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1950320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,0401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0121
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4651
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335496.69/cwt495.00–500.001,6643
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365482.40/cwt480.00–490.001,7614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382432.36/cwt350.00–460.001,6527
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415467.59/cwt465.00–470.001,9402
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426408.08/cwt350.00–445.001,7387
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8863
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475409.89/cwt405.00–415.001,9472
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510385.79/cwt370.00–405.001,9686
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520422.50/cwt420.00–425.002,1972
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,2941
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622377.92/cwt366.00–400.502,35123
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627361.70/cwt360.00–365.002,2683
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0552
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733333.32/cwt328.50–342.002,44341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,0871
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,1721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380533.15/cwt480.00–595.002,0266
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428480.61/cwt465.00–495.002,0572
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,2581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468474.97/cwt470.00–480.002,2232
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488422.74/cwt345.00–457.502,0636
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4441
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523440.02/cwt425.00–450.002,3015
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2557395.01/cwt370.00–410.002,2003
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1590430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,5371
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2081
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665363.14/cwt357.00–369.002,4152
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715359.06/cwt350.00–367.502,5673
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4401
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,7451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,640170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,7881
Bulls——1,850218.00/cwt218.00–218.004,0331
Bulls——1,858206.13/cwt200.00–210.003,8303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038129.82/cwt123.00–136.001,3483
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061163.46/cwt157.00–174.001,7347
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,177182.73/cwt180.00–190.002,1513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405169.24/cwt165.00–174.002,3782
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0404,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0653,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18203,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0603,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1053,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1903,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

This sale against other markets

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.