Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Heifers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $437.37/cwt on 42 head, down $9.68 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −2.14 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$437.37

▼ 9.68 vs prior sale

42 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,445

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$47.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.94

vs MS average

−50.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	457.43	2,447	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	442.12	2,482	30
Medium and Large 2	563	409.53	2,304	8thin

One grade step is worth $47.90/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale42 hd

437.37

—

MS average14 barns · 335 hd

449.31

−11.94

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−50.18

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−2.14

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	1,610	180.22	2,902	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,411	169.36	2,389	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	160.60	1,792	19

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$3,070	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$2,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	600–650	620	359.76/cwt	352.50–367.50	2,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	442.08/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,316	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	449.96/cwt	440.00–467.50	2,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	426.52/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	449.57/cwt	431.00–482.50	2,441	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	502.45/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	409.69/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,368	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	567.54/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	376.68/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	469.61/cwt	466.00–475.00	2,085	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	534.25/cwt	522.50–550.00	1,806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	437.81/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,504	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	413.39/cwt	392.50–427.50	2,563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	409.25/cwt	350.00–440.00	2,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	569.07/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	456.57/cwt	452.50–460.00	2,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	472.57/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	552.43/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	348.74/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	356.65/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,343	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	972	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,287	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	173.17/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,135	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	157.12/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,706	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	175.63/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,533	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	165.59/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,305	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	189.44/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,514	2
Bulls	—	—	1,165	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,538	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,798	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	938	3,069.60/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,070	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	890	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	469.64/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	380.42/cwt	350.00–405.00	2,016	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	424.08/cwt	400.00–437.50	2,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	435.00/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	389.29/cwt	350.00–415.00	2,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	402.42/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,241	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	434.96/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	377.56/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,139	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	485.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,953	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 May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 153Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 24Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Heifers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 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
1	200–250	220	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	288	495.00	495.00
3	300–350	322	460.00–475.00	469.64
6	350–400	388	410.00–470.00	442.08
3	400–450	432	425.00–440.00	434.96
7	500–550	530	350.00–405.00	380.42
2	600–650	620	352.50–367.50	359.76
1	750–800	755	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	335	480.00–490.00	485.00
1	350–400	355	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	425	465.00	465.00
3	500–550	517	420.00–435.00	426.52
2	600–650	620	370.00–385.00	377.56
6	700–750	704	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	447.50	447.50
9	500–550	514	436.00	436.00
10	550–600	572	374.00	374.00
2	600–650	600	383.00	383.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	550.00–590.00	569.07
3	300–350	338	522.50–550.00	534.25
2	350–400	388	500.00–505.00	502.45
1	400–450	425	475.00	475.00
5	450–500	481	440.00–467.50	449.96
3	500–550	537	350.00–440.00	409.25
5	550–600	578	390.00–430.00	409.69
3	600–650	637	370.00–380.00	376.68
1	650–700	665	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	790	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	650.00	650.00
1	250–300	275	630.00	630.00
2	300–350	330	565.00–570.00	567.54
1	350–400	355	550.00	550.00
1	400–450	440	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	460	487.50	487.50
3	500–550	520	452.50–460.00	456.57
1	550–600	580	460.00	460.00
1	600–650	605	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	710	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	444	466.00–475.00	469.61
11	500–550	543	431.00–482.50	449.57
19	550–600	572	425.00–450.00	437.81
5	600–650	620	392.50–427.50	413.39
6	750–800	797	347.00	347.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	550.00–555.00	552.43
2	500–550	510	465.00–480.00	472.57
1	550–600	570	440.00	440.00
2	600–650	633	345.00–352.50	348.74
3	650–700	657	355.00–360.00	356.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	400	425.00–445.00	435.00
3	450–500	482	400.00–437.50	424.08
3	500–550	518	350.00–415.00	389.29
2	550–600	578	400.00–405.00	402.42
2	600–650	605	343.00	343.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	127.00	127.00
6	—	1,233	170.00–181.00	173.17
12	—	1,086	150.00–168.00	157.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	170.00–186.00	175.63
5	—	1,392	160.00–167.00	165.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	210.00	210.00
2	—	1,855	184.00–195.00	189.44
1	—	1,165	132.00	132.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	202.00	202.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	555	380.00	380.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,069.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,300.00	2,300.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle