Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $371.02/cwt on 11 head, up $1.04 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −67.65 against this barn's trailing median of $438.67.

Average price

$371.02

▲ 1.04 vs prior sale

11 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$29.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.36

vs MS average

−34.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	394.90	2,034	2thin
Medium and Large 2	538	365.71	1,966	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.19/cwt here — about $67 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale11 hd

371.02

—

MS average12 barns · 328 hd

380.38

−9.36

National average174 barns · 11,933 hd

405.57

−34.55

This barn, trailing median19 sales

438.67

−67.65

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	1,960	187.50	3,675	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	133.82	1,443	5thin

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)	1,265	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	437.50/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	379.91/cwt	350.00–401.00	1,824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	394.90/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,368	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	377.88/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	370.60/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	402.50/cwt	355.00–450.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	333.05/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,098	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	404.89/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	354.83/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	489.91/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	356.62/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	350.50/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	372.54/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,916	1
Bulls	—	—	2,070	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,830	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	146.64/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,686	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	114.59/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,112	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	475.03/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	535.00/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	372.52/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	344.93/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	323.19/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	372.60/cwt	367.50–377.50	2,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	419.30/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,410	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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 341Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 55Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 13

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	430.00–445.00	437.50
2	500–550	515	390.00–400.00	394.90
2	600–650	628	367.50–377.50	372.60
1	650–700	655	362.50	362.50
3	700–750	717	315.00–330.00	323.19
1	750–800	790	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	815	309.00	309.00
1	900–950	905	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	707	335.00	335.00
3	900–950	903	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	465	350.00–380.00	370.60
5	500–550	519	370.00–387.50	377.88
4	550–600	561	335.00–370.00	350.50
4	600–650	630	320.00–345.00	333.05
3	650–700	657	330.00–335.00	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	480.00–500.00	489.91
1	300–350	340	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	438	385.00–425.00	404.89
7	450–500	480	350.00–401.00	379.91
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	830	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	323	520.00–550.00	535.00
2	350–400	373	470.00–480.00	475.03
1	400–450	410	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	475	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	512	360.00–380.00	372.52
1	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	610	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	775	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	337.00	337.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	355.00–450.00	402.50
2	350–400	363	350.00–360.00	354.83
3	450–500	463	350.00–360.00	356.62
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	670	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	300	490.00	490.00
4	350–400	381	415.00–425.00	419.30
1	400–450	440	387.50	387.50
4	450–500	473	370.00–380.00	372.54
2	500–550	518	340.00–350.00	344.93
1	550–600	595	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	695	314.00	314.00
1	700–750	725	312.50	312.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,070	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,850	190.00	190.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	137.00–151.00	146.64
2	—	970	105.00–125.00	114.59

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle