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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 5

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

224 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 196▼ 56 vs year ago 280 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 29▼ 3 vs year ago 42 · −7.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 32▲ 70 vs year ago 4 · +1,750.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Heifers sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.30/cwt on 6 head, down $0.11 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 16 comparable sales and sits −29.26 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.

Average price

$323.30

▼ 0.11 vs prior sale

6 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$31.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.21

vs MS average

−44.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	333.70	1,765	4thin
Medium and Large 2	533	302.50	1,611	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.20/cwt here — about $154 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

323.30

—

MS average14 barns · 357 hd

337.51

−14.21

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−44.61

This barn, trailing median16 sales

352.56

−29.26

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $408.33, low $305.27, median $352.56 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,798	149.51	2,689	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,785	138.39	2,470	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	137.26	1,782	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,156	129.20	1,494	14

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)	1,220	$3,739	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,144	$3,708	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,352	$3,283	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$3,128	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,168	$2,804	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,770	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$4,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,396	$3,600	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,408	$2,916	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$2,396	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 lots · USDA AMS · Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	480.03/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,791	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	433.34/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,668	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,911	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	324.72/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,721	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	367.68/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,960	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	309.00/cwt	304.00–317.00	2,219	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	299.06/cwt	291.00–304.00	2,327	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,408	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,067	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,179	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	398.17/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,521	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,377	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	367.00/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,549	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	311.42/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,348	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	360.79/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,667	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	325.61/cwt	305.00–346.00	1,576	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	322.40/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,799	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	311.24/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,930	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	292.64/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,820	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,989	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	286.73/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,044	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	270.99/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,978	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,333	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,470	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,320	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	495.07/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,658	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	486.69/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,849	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,904	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	402.50/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,670	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	405.05/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,924	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	362.70/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,774	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	375.06/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,943	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	335.04/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,772	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	350.07/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,013	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	316.04/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,843	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	313.77/cwt	307.00–324.00	1,955	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	317.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,994	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	321.69/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,123	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	318.81/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,248	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	292.24/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,133	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,642	161.20/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,647	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	119.23/cwt	110.00–130.00	2,063	3
Bulls	—	—	2,135	177.41/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,788	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,582	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	128.37/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,487	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	135.60/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,657	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,503	141.68/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,129	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,785	138.39/cwt	134.00–142.00	2,470	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	870	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,141	3,180.42/head	2,400.00–3,950.00	3,180	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,144	3,708.19/head	3,000.00–4,375.00	3,708	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,168	2,803.99/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,804	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	3,739.45/head	3,500.00–4,150.00	3,739	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,243	2,769.97/head	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,770	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,352	3,283.23/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,283	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,291	3,472.26/head	2,850.00–4,250.00	3,472	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,388	3,424.88/head	2,825.00–3,825.00	3,425	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,408	2,916.07/head	2,825.00–3,000.00	2,916	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,644	4,191.81/head	3,950.00–4,350.00	4,192	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	800	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	995	2,396.28/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,396	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 Oct 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 196Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 29Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 32Year ago 4

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Heifers sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	373	475.00–485.00	480.03
1	400–450	420	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	533	360.00–375.00	367.68
1	550–600	560	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
6	700–750	718	304.00–317.00	309.00
3	750–800	778	291.00–304.00	299.06
1	850–900	860	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	385	400.00–465.00	433.34
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	530	310.00–340.00	324.72
1	550–600	590	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	485.00	485.00
3	250–300	262	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	382	390.00–405.00	398.17
5	400–450	422	360.00–375.00	367.00
3	450–500	462	357.50–365.00	360.79
2	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	558	315.00–330.00	322.40
4	600–650	620	300.00–322.50	311.24
2	650–700	663	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	713	280.00–290.00	286.73
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	810	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	350.00–360.00	354.97
2	400–450	433	275.00–350.00	311.42
10	450–500	484	305.00–346.00	325.61
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	622	288.00–295.00	292.64
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	730	270.00–272.00	270.99
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	335	490.00–500.00	495.07
3	350–400	380	485.00–490.00	486.69
1	400–450	405	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	475	400.00–410.00	405.05
4	500–550	518	370.00–385.00	375.06
2	550–600	575	342.50–357.50	350.07
2	600–650	628	315.00–320.00	317.51
3	650–700	660	320.00–325.00	321.69
2	700–750	705	310.00–327.50	318.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
4	400–450	415	385.00–435.00	402.50
4	450–500	489	340.00–375.00	362.70
7	500–550	529	310.00–355.00	335.04
6	550–600	583	300.00–330.00	316.04
3	600–650	623	307.00–324.00	313.77
2	700–750	730	280.00–305.00	292.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	2,550.00	2,550.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,352	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,283.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,220	3,500.00–4,150.00	3,739.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,144	3,000.00–4,375.00	3,708.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,243	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,769.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,141	2,400.00–3,950.00	3,180.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,168	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,803.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	4,150.00	4,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,291	2,850.00–4,250.00	3,472.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,408	2,825.00–3,000.00	2,916.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,644	3,950.00–4,350.00	4,191.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,388	2,825.00–3,825.00	3,424.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	995	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,396.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	140.00	140.00
13	—	1,158	120.00–136.00	128.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	134.00–142.00	138.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	137.00–146.00	141.68
8	—	1,222	132.00–138.00	135.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,135	175.00–180.00	177.41
3	—	1,730	110.00–130.00	119.23
3	—	1,642	155.00–170.00	161.20

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.