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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 6

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

186 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 276▲ 64 vs year ago 122 · +52.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 25▼ 2 vs year ago 40 · −5.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 8▲ 17 vs year ago 5 · +340.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago steers sold $3 - $17 higher. Heifers sold $2 - $14 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.43/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −148.94 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.

Average price

$288.43

7 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$10.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.33

vs MS average

−53.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	291.40	1,611	5thin
Medium and Large 2	548	281.00	1,538	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.40/cwt here — about $73 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 sale7 hd

288.43

—

MS average7 barns · 165 hd

294.76

−6.33

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−53.65

This barn, trailing median17 sales

437.37

−148.94

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

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $460.75, low $340.02, median $437.37 across 17 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	—	Average	1,509	137.32	2,072	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,492	120.91	1,803	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	114.41	1,299	17

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,679	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,462	$1,590	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,021	$1,584	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,017	3thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	362.32/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,025	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	346.00/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,083	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	366.37/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,202	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	318.94/cwt	260.00–342.50	1,167	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	357.62/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,352	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	337.07/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,544	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	302.34/cwt	290.00–326.00	1,448	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,505	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	310.90/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,626	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	278.40/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,595	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,553	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,690	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	275.01/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,823	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,769	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	254.50/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,845	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	312.59/cwt	307.50–317.50	907	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	908	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	299.66/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,133	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	280.07/cwt	260.00–291.00	1,064	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	298.00/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,207	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	291.29/cwt	286.00–297.00	1,349	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	261.80/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,259	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	259.24/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,348	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	253.77/cwt	248.00–257.00	1,426	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,458	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,424	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	218.97/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,550	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	237.37/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,692	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,163	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	335.95/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,277	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	339.92/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,404	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	339.32/cwt	337.50–341.00	1,588	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	301.27/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,440	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,336	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,268	129.09/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,637	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	145.54/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,547	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	99.23/cwt	92.00–104.00	961	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	114.04/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,256	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,348	126.74/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,708	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,467	118.76/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,742	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,565	127.36/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,993	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	915	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	1,583.63/head	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,584	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	1,678.92/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,679	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,462	1,589.71/head	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,590	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	2,017.36/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	2,017	3

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 276Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 25Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 5

Compared to three weeks ago steers sold $3 - $17 higher. Heifers sold $2 - $14 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	357.50–367.50	362.32
4	300–350	328	360.00–372.50	366.37
2	350–400	378	355.00–360.00	357.62
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	458	330.00–341.00	337.07
2	500–550	523	307.00–315.00	310.90
3	550–600	573	272.00–288.00	278.40
2	650–700	663	274.00–276.00	275.01
2	700–750	725	250.00–259.00	254.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	313	340.00–352.50	346.00
4	350–400	366	260.00–342.50	318.94
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	479	290.00–326.00	302.34
1	500–550	500	301.00	301.00
1	550–600	595	261.00	261.00
1	650–700	660	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	687	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
6	450–500	478	280.00–325.00	301.27
1	500–550	520	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	352.50	352.50
3	350–400	380	330.00–345.00	335.95
2	400–450	413	337.50–342.50	339.92
2	450–500	468	337.50–341.00	339.32
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	290	307.50–317.50	312.59
2	300–350	313	290.00	290.00
6	350–400	378	295.00–305.00	299.66
2	400–450	405	296.00–300.00	298.00
4	450–500	463	286.00–297.00	291.29
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
5	550–600	562	248.00–257.00	253.77
1	600–650	605	241.00	241.00
1	650–700	650	219.00	219.00
2	700–750	713	230.00–245.00	237.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	380	260.00–291.00	280.07
5	450–500	481	225.00–280.00	261.80
3	500–550	520	255.00–264.00	259.24
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	708	210.00–228.00	218.97

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,021	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,583.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,340	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,678.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,462	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,589.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,315	1,800.00–2,150.00	2,017.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	141.00–150.00	145.54
2	—	1,268	128.00–130.00	129.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,101	109.00–118.00	114.04
3	—	968	92.00–104.00	99.23
4	—	1,348	124.00–133.00	126.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	120.00–135.00	127.36
6	—	1,467	114.00–125.00	118.76

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.