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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 27

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

435 head

▲ 362 vs last sale 73▲ 178 vs year ago 257 · +69.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 16▲ 16 vs year ago 35 · +45.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 5▲ 19 vs year ago 12 · +158.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $5 higher. Heifers sold $4 - $16 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $15 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 $327.84/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −109.53 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.

Average price

$327.84

23 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$51.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.24

vs MS average

−20.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	335.67	1,868	18thin
Medium and Large 1	530	309.76	1,643	3thin
Medium and Large 2	543	284.50	1,543	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.17/cwt here — about $325 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale23 hd

327.84

—

MS average8 barns · 242 hd

313.59

+14.24

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−20.82

This barn, trailing median17 sales

437.37

−109.53

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	1,530	157.61	2,412	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,444	135.80	1,961	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	132.87	1,437	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,890	125.00	2,363	1thin

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)	1,081	$1,989	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,794	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,786	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,747	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	808	$1,700	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	700	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,012	$2,253	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	998	$1,468	2thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	346.11/cwt	295.00–395.00	779	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	419.79/cwt	410.00–430.00	987	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	359.28/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,182	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	396.04/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,307	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	387.54/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,376	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	344.44/cwt	317.50–367.50	1,312	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	347.24/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,445	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	328.35/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,386	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,632	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	352.23/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,659	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	318.08/cwt	265.00–337.50	1,514	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	312.14/cwt	307.50–317.00	1,617	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,827	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,562	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,898	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,779	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	266.71/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,664	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	295.13/cwt	288.00–315.00	1,877	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	263.33/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,862	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,813	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,018	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,948	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	767	238.34/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,828	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	252.16/cwt	251.75–257.00	2,073	65
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,975	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,083	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,993	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	258	320.73/cwt	295.00–345.00	827	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	351.72/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,073	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	318.38/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,041	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	304.24/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,153	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	315.22/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,302	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	299.61/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,261	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	296.45/cwt	281.00–325.00	1,390	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	243.75/cwt	225.00–256.00	1,158	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	271.75/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,424	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	253.00/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,366	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,529	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	247.22/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,392	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,511	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	246.33/cwt	230.00–265.50	1,527	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	232.49/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,565	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,722	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,526	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	232.32/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,708	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,804	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	245.62/cwt	238.50–246.50	1,886	75
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,284	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	359.94/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,386	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,373	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	345.02/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,456	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	314.04/cwt	265.00–332.50	1,354	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,564	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	300.38/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,388	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	269.87/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,398	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	290.21/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,509	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	269.97/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,571	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	259.11/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,741	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,658	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	159.41/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,515	4
Bulls	—	—	1,595	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,839	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	117.22/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,108	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	132.32/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,471	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	143.64/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,616	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	135.80/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,961	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,363	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	700	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	785	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	808	1,699.91/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,700	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	870	1,785.82/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,786	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	1,794.10/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,794	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,081	1,989.12/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,989	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	1,746.86/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,747	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	785	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	998	1,468.17/head	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,468	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,068	2,430.09/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,430	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 73Year ago 257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 16Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 5Year ago 12

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $5 higher. Heifers sold $4 - $16 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $2 - $15 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	305	345.00–360.00	351.72
7	350–400	379	300.00–315.00	304.24
7	400–450	413	310.00–320.00	315.22
7	450–500	469	281.00–325.00	296.45
4	500–550	524	269.00–275.00	271.75
2	550–600	565	265.00–270.00	267.50
3	600–650	620	230.00–265.50	246.33
2	650–700	673	231.00–234.00	232.49
3	700–750	735	228.00–235.00	232.32
1	750–800	755	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	548	279.00	279.00
6	650–700	678	254.00	254.00
75	750–800	768	238.50–246.50	245.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	295.00–345.00	320.73
5	300–350	327	300.00–337.50	318.38
9	400–450	421	294.00–305.00	299.61
3	450–500	475	225.00–256.00	243.75
2	500–550	540	250.00–256.00	253.00
3	550–600	563	240.00–253.00	247.22
1	700–750	700	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	352.50	352.50
8	500–550	531	344.00	344.00
10	550–600	577	329.00	329.00
18	600–650	636	288.00–315.00	295.13
2	750–800	752	259.00	259.00
65	800–850	822	251.75–257.00	252.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	295.00–395.00	346.11
4	300–350	329	320.00–385.00	359.28
6	350–400	381	317.50–367.50	344.44
6	400–450	422	320.00–336.00	328.35
6	450–500	476	265.00–337.50	318.08
1	500–550	535	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	550	284.00	284.00
4	600–650	624	250.00–279.00	266.71
2	700–750	740	240.00–250.00	244.97
3	750–800	767	235.00–240.00	238.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	410.00–430.00	419.79
3	300–350	330	390.00–402.50	396.04
2	350–400	355	385.00–390.00	387.54
9	400–450	416	340.00–355.00	347.24
4	450–500	471	345.00–357.50	352.23
2	500–550	518	307.50–317.00	312.14
1	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	603	290.00–300.00	294.98
3	700–750	707	260.00–270.00	263.33
1	750–800	750	269.00	269.00
1	800–850	830	238.00	238.00
1	850–900	875	238.00	238.00
1	900–950	910	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	347.50	347.50
4	400–450	431	265.00–332.50	314.04
5	450–500	462	290.00–325.00	300.38
3	500–550	518	250.00–280.00	269.87
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	377.50	377.50
2	350–400	385	355.00–365.00	359.94
3	400–450	422	342.50–350.00	345.02
1	450–500	450	347.50	347.50
3	500–550	520	285.00–298.00	290.21
3	550–600	582	260.00–275.00	269.97
3	650–700	672	252.50–265.00	259.11

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)	1	—	700	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,746.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,081	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,989.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	808	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,699.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,045	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,794.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	870	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,785.82

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	2	—	1,068	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,430.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,468.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	945	110.00–122.00	117.22
11	—	1,125	139.00–149.00	143.64
16	—	1,112	126.00–139.00	132.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,444	132.00–141.00	135.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,578	152.00–165.00	159.41
1	—	1,275	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,595	178.00	178.00

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.