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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 17

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 248 vs last sale 284▼ 262 vs year ago 298 · −87.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 33▼ 13 vs year ago 25 · −52.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 11▲ 16 vs year ago 10 · +160.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough data to call a trend but market was good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $276.10/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −137.02 against this barn's trailing median of $413.12.

Average price

$276.10

3 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.51

vs MS average

−37.54 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	276.10	1,234	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

276.10

—

MS average13 barns · 191 hd

280.61

−4.51

National average124 barns · 3,534 hd

313.64

−37.54

This barn, trailing median25 sales

413.12

−137.02

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 400–500 lb

25 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $447.33, low $327.34, median $413.12 across 25 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	2,055	181.00	3,720	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,497	150.75	2,257	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,263	134.75	1,702	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$2,619	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	953	$1,915	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,895	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,596	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	372.55/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,006	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,137	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	309.09/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,026	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	270.40/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,157	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,394	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,246	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	988	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	288.52/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,509	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,055	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,720	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,290	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,269	142.44/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,808	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,497	150.75/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,257	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	908	2,619.05/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,619	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	953	1,915.22/head	1,550.00–2,100.00	1,915	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	1,895.26/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,895	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	825	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	800	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,242	2,334.36/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,334	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,353	2,857.33/head	2,650.00–3,100.00	2,857	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 Feb 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 284Year ago 298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 33Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 11Year ago 10

Not enough data to call a trend but market was good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	135.00–148.00	142.44
1	—	1,240	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	144.00–154.00	150.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	400	247.00	247.00
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	523	285.00–292.00	288.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	392.00	392.00
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	440	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	370.00–375.00	372.55
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	428	265.00–276.00	270.40
1	450–500	485	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	280.00–325.00	309.09

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	953	1,550.00–2,100.00	1,915.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	908	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,619.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,895.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	—	1,353	2,650.00–3,100.00	2,857.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,242	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,334.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,950.00	2,950.00

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.