Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2026-05-25

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, May 25
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 218▼ 94 vs year ago 234 · −40.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 59▼ 10 vs year ago 30 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 7▼ 55 vs year ago 56 · −98.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 20.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $424.41/cwt on 11 head, down $12.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 17 comparable sales and sits −12.96 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.
Average price
$424.41
▼ 12.96 vs prior sale
11 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,343
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$351
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$73.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.15
vs MS average
−35.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540462.502,4982thin
Medium and Large 1-2558450.002,5114thin
Medium and Large 2552388.702,1465thin
One grade step is worth $73.80/cwt here — about $351 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale11 hd
424.41
—
MS average13 barns · 324 hd
433.56
−9.15
National average128 barns · 4,767 hd
460.37
−35.96
This barn, trailing median17 sales
437.37
−12.96
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

17 sales
475425376326median 437.3703/1605/0407/0609/0711/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $460.75, low $340.02, median $437.37 across 17 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—High1,586209.083,3165thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,363175.332,3903thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,182163.661,9349thin

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 Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,015$3,3001thin

Every lot

64 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280502.02/cwt440.00–550.001,4063
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6231
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,6221
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2353520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8364
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9242
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0704
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475467.42/cwt465.00–470.002,2202
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1971
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,4461
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2564377.13/cwt300.00–415.002,1274
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5431
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622385.89/cwt382.50–390.002,4003
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,6401
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660396.30/cwt390.00–402.502,6162
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,6241
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,6611
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5132
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5841
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7031
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,7461
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7451
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1990291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,8811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2591
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273411.47/cwt375.00–450.001,1232
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5303
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6631
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413432.48/cwt430.00–435.001,7862
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5541
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7291
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477344.39/cwt325.00–357.501,6436
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513356.24/cwt355.00–357.501,8282
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520379.08/cwt375.00–385.001,9713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,1611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610337.52/cwt335.00–340.002,0592
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635321.25/cwt320.00–322.502,0402
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658353.71/cwt350.00–357.502,3272
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2679322.62/cwt317.50–333.002,1914
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,4111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,2761
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760286.95/cwt280.00–294.002,1812
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5583
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375497.50/cwt495.00–500.001,8662
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417495.82/cwt490.00–500.002,0686
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420451.40/cwt405.00–475.001,8965
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473463.68/cwt445.00–475.002,1935
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517468.35/cwt465.00–475.002,4213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2543402.70/cwt360.00–445.002,1872
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570407.70/cwt400.00–415.002,3242
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2593370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1942
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3941
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673384.94/cwt380.00–390.002,5912
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,7561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,315182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,3931
Bulls——1,583207.21/cwt200.00–214.003,2802
Bulls——1,725224.50/cwt222.00–228.003,8732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098128.96/cwt128.00–130.001,4162
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,163182.93/cwt181.00–185.002,1272
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,223169.83/cwt160.00–177.002,0775
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,363175.33/cwt175.00–176.002,3903
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0153,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001

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.