Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 8.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.67/cwt on 13 head, up $2.64 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −48.85 against this barn's trailing median of $439.51.

Average price

$390.67

▲ 2.64 vs prior sale

13 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$26.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.81

vs MS average

−11.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	408.78	2,260	4thin
Medium and Large 2	549	382.61	2,099	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.17/cwt here — about $160 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 sale13 hd

390.67

—

MS average13 barns · 252 hd

379.86

+10.81

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−11.21

This barn, trailing median18 sales

439.51

−48.85

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	—	Low	1,820	198.50	3,613	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,433	168.02	2,407	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,179	160.66	1,895	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$2,328	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	300–350	325	476.74/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	487.55/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	376.94/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,401	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	350.23/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,539	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,458	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	377.65/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	379.08/cwt	340.00–395.00	2,138	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	452.52/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	430.02/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	399.43/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	333.97/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	365.42/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	384.93/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	389.68/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,019	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,979	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	2,328.20/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,328	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	4,307	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	166.62/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,359	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,651	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,269	173.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,196	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	140.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,520	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	162.33/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,907	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	465.23/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	428.39/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	495.11/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	402.54/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	403.38/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	449.77/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	382.49/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	483.39/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	353.76/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	422.22/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,220	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	443.93/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	514.66/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,868	2

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 Aug 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 142Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 14Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Steers sold 8.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 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	200–250	205	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	278	460.00–470.00	465.23
3	300–350	325	475.00–480.00	476.74
2	350–400	378	445.00–455.00	449.77
3	400–450	428	420.00–435.00	428.39
2	450–500	488	395.00–410.00	402.54
1	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	625	362.50	362.50
2	650–700	668	352.50–355.00	353.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	621	357.50	357.50
2	700–750	740	317.50	317.50
10	750–800	768	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	308	450.00–455.00	452.52
3	350–400	383	425.00–435.00	430.02
5	400–450	440	350.00–405.00	384.93
6	450–500	469	350.00–380.00	365.42
1	500–550	545	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	575	327.50–340.00	333.97
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	765	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	490.00–500.00	495.11
2	350–400	363	505.00–525.00	514.66
3	400–450	410	475.00–490.00	483.39
2	450–500	480	425.00–435.00	430.00
1	500–550	510	425.00	425.00
3	550–600	567	400.00–410.00	403.38
1	600–650	600	405.00	405.00
1	650–700	675	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	790	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	393	480.00–495.00	487.55
2	400–450	423	425.00–465.00	443.93
4	450–500	473	365.00–415.00	399.43
3	500–550	518	370.00–400.00	389.68
6	550–600	564	340.00–395.00	379.08
2	600–650	618	370.00–385.00	377.65
1	650–700	690	317.00	317.00
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	637	368.00–380.00	376.94
13	700–750	725	350.00–351.00	350.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	450	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	545	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	635	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	320	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	380	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	468	415.00–430.00	422.22
2	550–600	573	380.00–385.00	382.49
1	600–650	610	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	835	272.50	272.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,985	217.00	217.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,416	160.00–172.00	166.62
1	—	1,515	175.00	175.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,269	170.00–180.00	173.07
4	—	1,078	135.00–145.00	140.99
10	—	1,175	155.00–168.00	162.33

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,328.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,275.00	2,275.00

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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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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