Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.11/cwt on 16 head, down $39.05 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −54.04 against this barn's trailing median of $372.15.

Average price

$318.11

▼ 39.05 vs prior sale

16 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.05

vs MS average

−13.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	597	325.00	1,940	6thin
Medium and Large 1	545	316.09	1,721	9thin
Medium and Large 2	520	295.00	1,534	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $406 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $408.33, low $318.11, median $372.15 across 15 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 sale16 hd

318.11

—

MS average13 barns · 326 hd

317.06

+1.05

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−13.41

This barn, trailing median15 sales

372.15

−54.04

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	—	Average	1,847	194.72	3,597	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	144.24	1,750	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$3,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,179	$2,256	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,262	$2,712	5

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,883	196.43/cwt	195.00–199.00	3,699	3
Bulls	—	—	2,160	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	150.55/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,859	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	128.48/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,488	2
Bulls	—	—	2,160	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	4,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,115	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	422.41/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	394.97/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	335.40/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	321.45/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	291.72/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,855	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	2,580.31/head	2,375.00–2,800.00	2,580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	317.03/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	349.95/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	353.75/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	316.30/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	325.35/cwt	300.00–342.00	2,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	324.24/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,940	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	348.57/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	324.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,088	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,352	2,909.86/head	2,750.00–3,075.00	2,910	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,179	2,255.53/head	2,025.00–2,500.00	2,256	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 94Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 18Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 4Year ago 19

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,883	195.00–199.00	196.43
1	—	2,160	205.00	205.00
1	—	2,160	206.00	206.00
1	—	1,115	168.00	168.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,235	145.00–158.00	150.55
2	—	1,158	128.00–129.00	128.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	420.00–425.00	422.41
2	400–450	428	390.00–400.00	394.97
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	530	330.00–341.00	335.40
2	550–600	573	320.00–323.00	321.45
4	600–650	636	287.00–300.00	291.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	382.50	382.50
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	475	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	355	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	415	310.00–332.50	324.24
2	450–500	483	325.00	325.00
4	500–550	514	310.00–320.00	314.91
5	550–600	569	310.00–322.50	317.03
2	600–650	605	310.00–322.50	316.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	597	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	340.00–357.50	348.57
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	488	320.00–330.00	324.97
1	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	408	340.00–350.00	344.96
2	450–500	495	350.00–357.50	353.75
4	500–550	515	340.00–360.00	349.95
5	600–650	621	300.00–342.00	325.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	614	340.00	340.00

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	3	—	1,202	2,375.00–2,800.00	2,580.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,352	2,750.00–3,075.00	2,909.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,179	2,025.00–2,500.00	2,255.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	3,375.00	3,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	2,150.00	2,150.00

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

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