Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2026-06-15

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 15
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
142 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 249▼ 161 vs year ago 303 · −53.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 23▼ 15 vs year ago 47 · −31.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 7▼ 18 vs year ago 22 · −81.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $447.76/cwt on 17 head, up $10.16 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 17 comparable sales and sits +10.39 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.
Average price
$447.76
▲ 10.16 vs prior sale
17 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,469
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.97
vs MS average
−11.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541467.092,5276thin
Medium and Large 2557437.212,43511thin
One grade step is worth $29.88/cwt here — about $92 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale17 hd
447.76
—
MS average13 barns · 351 hd
439.79
+7.97
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
−11.29
This barn, trailing median17 sales
437.37
+10.39
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—Low1,592199.703,1784thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,483177.652,63410
CowsLean 85-90%High1,124153.501,72514

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)805$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,270$2,5001thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5521
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338527.48/cwt525.00–530.001,7832
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8941
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0141
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415484.94/cwt480.00–490.002,0133
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433456.40/cwt445.00–475.001,9763
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465488.76/cwt487.50–490.002,2732
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468463.52/cwt450.00–475.002,1693
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1503485.02/cwt480.00–490.002,4402
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527445.88/cwt440.00–455.002,3505
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560458.13/cwt450.00–465.002,5664
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582429.99/cwt420.00–440.002,5036
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,8061
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624425.31/cwt402.50–440.002,6546
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,8431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315459.92/cwt455.00–465.001,4492
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335389.25/cwt340.00–440.001,3042
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383447.52/cwt445.00–450.001,7142
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415437.50/cwt435.00–440.001,8162
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478417.54/cwt410.00–425.001,9962
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480377.68/cwt370.00–387.501,8133
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0202
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577385.77/cwt380.00–392.502,2263
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613337.51/cwt335.00–340.002,0692
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1781
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8101
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8661
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468423.51/cwt357.50–465.001,9825
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473474.87/cwt470.00–480.002,2462
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517445.85/cwt442.50–450.002,3053
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2543432.51/cwt430.00–435.002,3492
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,5441
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573422.40/cwt375.00–445.002,4205
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618412.53/cwt405.00–420.002,5492
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3361
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1683397.58/cwt390.00–405.002,7152
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2687347.05/cwt300.00–375.002,3843
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,463205.91/cwt200.00–210.003,0122
Bulls——1,520161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,4471
Bulls——1,920226.00/cwt226.00–226.004,3391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009781
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035142.28/cwt138.00–145.001,4734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,187172.86/cwt171.00–178.002,0524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,206153.70/cwt148.00–158.001,8545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,410200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,8201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,491175.17/cwt171.00–180.002,6129
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1900195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.