Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 - 20.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $366.35/cwt on 7 head, down $24.32 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −72.32 against this barn's trailing median of $438.67.

Average price

$366.35

▼ 24.32 vs prior sale

7 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$29.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.71

vs MS average

−4.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	383.30	2,038	3thin
Medium and Large 2	547	353.63	1,933	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.67/cwt here — about $105 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $463.12, low $340.02, median $438.67 across 19 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 sale7 hd

366.35

—

MS average11 barns · 224 hd

361.63

+4.71

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−4.65

This barn, trailing median19 sales

438.67

−72.32

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	1,786	191.10	3,413	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,408	163.81	2,307	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,197	156.99	1,880	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,805	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	344.88/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	336.75/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	399.09/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	399.86/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	389.95/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	317.54/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	329.97/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	331.86/cwt	327.50–336.00	1,892	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,242	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	160.16/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,997	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,968	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	167.76/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,396	4
Bulls	—	—	1,850	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	187.13/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	379.82/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	362.86/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	365.86/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,322	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,148	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	366.01/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	341.25/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,962	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,805	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	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 Aug 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 101Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 19Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 22

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 - 20.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	433	350.00–375.00	362.86
3	450–500	472	350.00–377.50	365.86
1	500–550	510	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	392.50–405.00	399.09
1	450–500	490	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	538	330.00–340.00	336.75
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	420	340.00–350.00	344.88
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
6	500–550	517	320.00–335.00	329.97
2	550–600	570	327.50–336.00	331.86
3	600–650	620	310.00–325.00	317.54
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	418	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	645	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	631	340.50	340.50
7	650–700	693	310.00	310.00
5	700–750	728	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	360	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	400	417.50	417.50
3	450–500	473	395.00–410.00	399.86
2	500–550	510	385.00–395.00	389.95
1	550–600	575	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
5	450–500	476	370.00–390.00	379.82
2	500–550	518	350.00–382.50	366.01
2	550–600	575	337.50–345.00	341.25
1	600–650	640	323.00	323.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	138.00	138.00
6	—	1,247	150.00–168.00	160.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	148.00	148.00
4	—	1,428	163.00–171.00	167.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	203.00	203.00
3	—	1,765	180.00–190.00	187.13

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	—	1,095	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,805	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,175.00	2,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	206.00	206.00

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