Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 6.00 - 20.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.51/cwt on 3 head, down $59.66 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −84.60 against this barn's trailing median of $382.11.

Average price

$297.51

▼ 59.66 vs prior sale

3 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$33.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−52.35

vs MS average

−53.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	308.76	1,723	2thin
Medium and Large 2	590	275.00	1,623	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.76/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $408.33, low $347.96, median $382.11 across 13 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 sale3 hd

297.51

—

MS average14 barns · 382 hd

349.86

−52.35

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

−53.67

This barn, trailing median13 sales

382.11

−84.60

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	1,435	179.50	2,576	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	156.62	1,666	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	152.88	1,984	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,145	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$2,624	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	840	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,145.45/head	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,145	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	2,623.92/head	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	452.56/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,417	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	354.49/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	835	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	397.36/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	394.91/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	396.65/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	338.16/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	409.33/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	424.33/cwt	365.00–450.00	1,608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	424.12/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	374.68/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	308.76/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	422.36/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	467.47/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	396.21/cwt	392.50–402.50	2,052	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	309.02/cwt	302.50–322.20	1,916	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,575	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	162.17/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,124	3
Bulls	—	—	1,085	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,628	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,731	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,283	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	157.99/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,725	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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 197Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 32Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 7

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 6.00 - 20.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,145.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,623.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	313	445.00–460.00	452.56
2	350–400	385	465.00–470.00	467.47
2	400–450	435	410.00–435.00	422.36
1	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	540	361.00	361.00
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	395.00–400.00	397.36
2	300–350	338	380.00–440.00	409.33
5	350–400	379	365.00–450.00	424.33
2	400–450	438	390.00–400.00	394.91
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	590	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	328	370.00–415.00	396.65
4	350–400	375	330.00–380.00	354.49
2	400–450	428	300.00–375.00	338.16
1	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	395	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	415	402.50	402.50
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	558	307.50–310.00	308.76
4	600–650	620	302.50–322.20	309.02
2	750–800	790	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	360.00–382.50	374.68
1	600–650	640	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	445.00	445.00
3	400–450	428	400.00–440.00	424.12
1	450–500	455	422.50	422.50
4	500–550	518	392.50–402.50	396.21
1	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	620	365.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	174.00	174.00
2	—	888	144.00–145.00	144.50
5	—	1,092	154.00–164.00	157.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,310	160.00–166.00	162.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,785	209.00	209.00

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle