Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $459.37/cwt on 8 head, up $12.32 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 18 comparable sales and sits +19.86 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$459.37

▲ 12.32 vs prior sale

8 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$39.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.98

vs MS average

−21.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	474.97	2,464	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	528	460.00	2,429	3thin
Medium and Large 2	553	435.02	2,406	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.95/cwt here — about $58 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

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 sale8 hd

459.37

—

MS average13 barns · 310 hd

439.39

+19.98

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−21.65

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

+19.86

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	1,674	197.56	3,307	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	169.39	2,321	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,128	155.02	1,749	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$2,229	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	943	$3,101	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$2,750	3thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1	450–500	468	424.81/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	391.00/cwt	388.00–394.00	2,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	557.36/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	506.75/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,125	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	492.57/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	604.17/cwt	530.00–650.00	1,649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	435.02/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	472.46/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	477.50/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	567.40/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,294	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	159.03/cwt	153.00–169.00	1,907	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	169.39/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,321	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,038	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	209.22/cwt	205.00–213.00	3,640	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	185.90/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,989	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	142.76/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,436	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	960	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	935	2,927.01/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,927	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,229.21/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,229	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,725.00/head	2,100.00–3,200.00	2,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	462.42/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	428.93/cwt	380.00–465.00	1,771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	416.15/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	417.77/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	386.30/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	427.42/cwt	400.00–457.50	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	428.38/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	504.52/cwt	460.00–550.00	1,655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	527.62/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	472.41/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	402.42/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	490.90/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,851	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 Apr 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 253Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 26Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 16

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
5	350–400	377	485.00–495.00	490.90
1	400–450	405	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	468	420.00–430.00	424.81
2	500–550	545	388.00–394.00	391.00
2	550–600	563	382.50–390.00	386.30
1	600–650	620	362.50	362.50
1	700–750	700	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	378	400.00–457.50	427.42
6	400–450	413	380.00–465.00	428.93
3	450–500	485	387.50–410.00	402.42
1	500–550	535	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	549	387.00	387.00
5	650–700	652	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	680.00	680.00
1	300–350	340	620.00	620.00
2	350–400	370	555.00–560.00	557.36
3	400–450	410	500.00–510.00	506.75
1	450–500	455	495.00	495.00
2	500–550	503	465.00–480.00	472.46
1	550–600	550	480.00	480.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	630.00	630.00
4	250–300	273	530.00–650.00	604.17
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	368	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	428	490.00–495.00	492.57
1	450–500	485	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	553	430.00–440.00	435.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	460.00	460.00
4	600–650	643	397.50	397.50
4	650–700	683	369.00	369.00
2	700–750	715	369.00	369.00
7	850–900	878	328.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	370	565.00–570.00	567.40
2	400–450	420	470.00–475.00	472.41
4	450–500	475	470.00–485.00	477.50
2	500–550	520	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	550	467.50	467.50
1	600–650	600	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	720	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	328	460.00–550.00	504.52
4	350–400	379	500.00–540.00	527.62
3	400–450	442	405.00–440.00	428.38
2	450–500	470	460.00–465.00	462.42
4	500–550	526	400.00–440.00	416.15
2	550–600	578	405.00–430.00	417.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	185.00	185.00
7	—	1,199	153.00–169.00	159.03
1	—	895	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,006	136.00–149.00	142.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	168.00–171.00	169.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	205.00–213.00	209.22
2	—	1,608	184.00–188.00	185.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,927.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,100.00–3,200.00	2,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,229.21

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

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