Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

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 class

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 12 of 13 comparable sales and sits +13.70 against this barn's trailing median of $382.11.

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	415.83	2,232	3thin
Medium and Large 2	510	385.79	1,968	6thin

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.

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 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 median13 sales

382.11

+13.70

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	1,813	201.28	3,649	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	169.24	2,378	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	160.14	1,733	13

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)	1,040	$4,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$3,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	715	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$3,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	377.92/cwt	366.00–400.50	2,351	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	467.59/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	513.88/cwt	455.00–535.00	1,927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	457.36/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	418.74/cwt	417.50–420.00	2,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	474.47/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	406.14/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	595.00/cwt	550.00–640.00	1,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	518.94/cwt	512.50–525.00	2,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	654.84/cwt	650.00–660.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	480.00/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	444.90/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	359.06/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	422.74/cwt	345.00–457.50	2,063	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	363.14/cwt	357.00–369.00	2,415	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	129.82/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,348	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	169.24/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,378	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	182.73/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,151	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	163.46/cwt	157.00–174.00	1,734	7
Bulls	—	—	1,850	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	4,033	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,788	1
Bulls	—	—	1,858	206.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,830	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	820	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	422.50/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	440.02/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,301	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	533.15/cwt	480.00–595.00	2,026	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	395.01/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	480.61/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	408.08/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	474.97/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	432.36/cwt	350.00–460.00	1,652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	385.79/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	482.40/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	361.70/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	496.69/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	409.89/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	333.32/cwt	328.50–342.00	2,443	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,465	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 324Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 33Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 9

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.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	285	465.00	465.00
1	300–350	315	465.00	465.00
7	350–400	382	350.00–460.00	432.36
7	400–450	426	350.00–445.00	408.08
2	450–500	475	405.00–415.00	409.89
6	500–550	510	370.00–405.00	385.79
2	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	495.00–500.00	496.69
4	350–400	365	480.00–490.00	482.40
2	400–450	415	465.00–470.00	467.59
1	450–500	455	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	520	420.00–425.00	422.50
1	550–600	570	402.50	402.50
3	600–650	627	360.00–365.00	361.70
1	700–750	725	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
23	600–650	622	366.00–400.50	377.92
41	700–750	733	328.50–342.00	333.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	550.00–640.00	595.00
1	300–350	330	570.00	570.00
7	350–400	375	455.00–535.00	513.88
2	400–450	425	460.00–500.00	480.00
2	450–500	475	450.00–500.00	474.47
4	500–550	525	435.00–470.00	457.36
2	550–600	575	417.50–420.00	418.74
4	600–650	631	400.00–425.00	406.14
1	650–700	685	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	650.00–660.00	654.84
1	250–300	250	660.00	660.00
1	300–350	305	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	380	555.00	555.00
2	400–450	418	512.50–525.00	518.94
1	450–500	480	520.00	520.00
1	500–550	505	495.00	495.00
1	550–600	550	467.50	467.50
2	600–650	618	440.00–450.00	444.90
1	650–700	655	412.50	412.50
1	950–1000	950	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	457.50	457.50
7	550–600	584	435.00	435.00
4	650–700	650	404.00	404.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	605.00	605.00
1	350–400	365	595.00	595.00
1	400–450	430	525.00	525.00
2	450–500	468	470.00–480.00	474.97
1	500–550	520	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	590	430.00	430.00
2	650–700	665	357.00–369.00	363.14
3	700–750	715	350.00–367.50	359.06
1	800–850	805	341.00	341.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	480.00–595.00	533.15
2	400–450	428	465.00–495.00	480.61
6	450–500	488	345.00–457.50	422.74
5	500–550	523	425.00–450.00	440.02
3	550–600	557	370.00–410.00	395.01
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
1	800–850	800	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	123.00–136.00	129.82
3	—	1,177	180.00–190.00	182.73
7	—	1,061	157.00–174.00	163.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	165.00–174.00	169.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	218.00	218.00
1	—	1,640	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,858	200.00–210.00	206.13

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	3,750.00	3,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	2,500.00	2,500.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	2,800.00	2,800.00

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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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