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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 10

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

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Feeder Cattle receipts

284 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 256▲ 120 vs year ago 164 · +73.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 31▲ 7 vs year ago 26 · +26.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 18▼ 20 vs year ago 31 · −64.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $2 - $13 lower. Heifers sold mixed $16 lower to $13 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $4 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 $257.36/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −95.21 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.

Average price

$257.36

18 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs MS average

−39.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	268.00	1,453	9thin
Medium and Large 1	546	250.07	1,364	6thin
Medium and Large 2	568	240.00	1,364	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about $89 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 sale18 hd

257.36

—

MS average13 barns · 289 hd

256.27

+1.08

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−39.64

This barn, trailing median16 sales

352.56

−95.21

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	—	Low	1,579	149.41	2,360	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,584	130.23	2,062	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	120.80	1,250	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)	818	$1,755	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	937	$1,566	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,638	2thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	378.76/cwt	374.00–390.00	1,223	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	320.88/cwt	290.00–342.50	1,036	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,263	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	349.26/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,257	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	314.31/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,166	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	317.79/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,344	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	333.75/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,418	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	313.67/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,506	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,661	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,697	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	282.52/cwt	278.00–287.00	1,647	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,778	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	256.19/cwt	249.00–269.00	1,568	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,750	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	294.41/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,840	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	255.42/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,693	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,600	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,807	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,745	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,594	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,979	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	215.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,795	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	896	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	307.54/cwt	302.50–312.50	932	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	295.62/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,079	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	264.85/cwt	240.00–280.00	977	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	275.60/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,144	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	260.95/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,099	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	266.57/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,234	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	252.42/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,212	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	249.95/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,295	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,453	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	250.19/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,434	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	242.50/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,407	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	230.39/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,417	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	236.31/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,567	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	250.25/cwt	250.25–250.25	1,764	69
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,610	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,809	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	319.94/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,184	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	1,379	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	314.76/cwt	311.00–317.50	1,473	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	275.11/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,307	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	265.13/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,511	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	242.50/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,407	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	254.47/cwt	248.00–261.00	1,573	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	233.47/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,553	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	217.88/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,575	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,892	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,346	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,817	4
Bulls	—	—	1,619	153.55/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,486	7
Bulls	—	—	2,235	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,978	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	111.20/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,062	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	126.64/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,356	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,380	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,111	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,578	125.34/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,978	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,233	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	818	1,754.74/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,755	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	850	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	850	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	937	1,565.93/head	1,100.00–1,825.00	1,566	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	1,638.03/head	925.00–2,200.00	1,638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 Feb 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 256Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 31Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 31

Compared to last week steers sold $2 - $13 lower. Heifers sold mixed $16 lower to $13 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $4 lower.

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	280	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	303	302.50–312.50	307.54
4	350–400	365	290.00–300.00	295.62
5	400–450	415	270.00–285.00	275.60
5	450–500	463	260.00–272.50	266.57
3	500–550	518	245.00–255.00	249.95
3	550–600	573	245.00–260.00	250.19
2	600–650	615	226.00–235.00	230.39
3	650–700	663	233.00–239.00	236.31
1	700–750	740	217.50	217.50
1	800–850	830	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	542	268.00	268.00
69	700–750	705	250.25	250.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	240.00–280.00	264.85
4	400–450	421	250.00–269.00	260.95
2	450–500	480	250.00–255.00	252.42
1	500–550	545	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	580	242.00–243.00	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	317.50–322.50	319.94
1	400–450	425	324.50	324.50
3	450–500	468	311.00–317.50	314.76
1	500–550	535	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	570	260.00–270.00	265.13
2	600–650	618	248.00–261.00	254.47
4	650–700	665	230.00–238.00	233.47
2	700–750	723	211.00–225.00	217.88
1	750–800	795	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	255.00–300.00	275.11
2	550–600	580	235.00–250.00	242.50
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	385.00	385.00
11	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
7	550–600	562	302.00	302.00
9	600–650	614	285.00	285.00
12	700–750	703	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	290.00–342.50	320.88
10	350–400	371	280.00–335.00	314.31
4	400–450	423	315.00–321.00	317.79
1	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	583	278.00–287.00	282.52
3	600–650	612	249.00–269.00	256.19
1	650–700	675	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	715	223.00	223.00
3	800–850	835	210.00–220.00	215.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	374.00–390.00	378.76
3	350–400	360	347.50–352.50	349.26
2	400–450	425	330.00–337.50	333.75
4	450–500	480	310.00–320.00	313.67
2	500–550	540	305.00–310.00	307.50
1	550–600	585	304.00	304.00
2	600–650	625	289.00–300.00	294.41
2	650–700	663	251.00–260.00	255.42
1	700–750	715	244.00	244.00
1	800–850	835	237.00	237.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	818	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,754.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	937	1,100.00–1,825.00	1,565.93

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	—	1,055	925.00–2,200.00	1,638.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,071	120.00–135.00	126.64
7	—	955	104.00–117.00	111.20
1	—	1,380	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,578	121.00–130.00	125.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,346	130.00–140.00	135.02
1	—	2,235	178.00	178.00
7	—	1,619	148.00–160.00	153.55

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.