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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 3

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 81▲ 62 vs year ago 95 · +65.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 25▼ 4 vs year ago 45 · −8.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 9▲ 20 vs year ago 5 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $15 - $30 higher. Heifers sold $5 - $30 higher. Slaughter sold steady to $5 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 $325.54/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −111.83 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.

Average price

$325.54

11 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$34.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

vs MS average

−23.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	347.50	1,870	4thin
Medium and Large 2	565	312.99	1,769	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.51/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale11 hd

325.54

—

MS average12 barns · 187 hd

326.17

−0.63

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−23.74

This barn, trailing median17 sales

437.37

−111.83

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	—	Low	1,930	181.38	3,500	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	144.00	2,016	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	139.81	1,469	26

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)	1,034	$2,235	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$2,150	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	730	$950	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	924	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,013	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	369.33/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,193	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	393.20/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,309	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	334.33/cwt	275.00–365.00	1,244	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,433	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,519	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	367.46/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,720	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	334.91/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,601	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	356.28/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,792	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	333.84/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,729	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	338.71/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,941	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	304.65/cwt	272.50–317.00	1,779	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	300.37/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,883	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	300.72/cwt	298.00–305.00	2,009	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	271.65/cwt	240.00–293.00	1,845	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	269.00/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,972	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,071	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,924	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	975	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	353.25/cwt	350.00–360.00	979	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,132	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	334.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,246	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	315.93/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,194	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	316.32/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,306	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,257	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,553	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	293.75/cwt	248.00–315.00	1,369	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	240.19/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,266	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	264.64/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,403	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,455	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,464	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	252.94/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,530	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	238.81/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,493	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	246.36/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,643	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,585	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,759	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,442	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	362.34/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,413	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	352.47/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,428	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	336.71/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,424	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	345.08/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,605	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	331.91/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,626	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	314.64/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,630	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	298.49/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,836	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,767	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,737	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,763	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,013	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,973	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	186.20/cwt	183.00–191.00	3,696	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	118.49/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,019	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	138.87/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,453	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	154.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,804	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,016	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,034	2,234.77/head	1,400.00–2,700.00	2,235	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,242	2,150.48/head	1,625.00–2,500.00	2,150	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,465	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,951	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	730	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	915	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 81Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 25Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 9Year ago 5

Compared to last week steers sold $15 - $30 higher. Heifers sold $5 - $30 higher. Slaughter sold steady to $5 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	250	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	333	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	372	330.00–340.00	334.93
2	400–450	413	312.50–320.00	316.32
1	450–500	460	337.50	337.50
4	500–550	530	261.00–270.00	264.64
1	550–600	565	257.50	257.50
2	600–650	605	246.00–260.00	252.94
3	650–700	667	245.00–249.00	246.36
1	750–800	755	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	574	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	350.00–360.00	353.25
3	350–400	378	307.50–320.00	315.93
1	400–450	445	282.50	282.50
4	450–500	466	248.00–315.00	293.75
3	500–550	527	230.00–250.00	240.19
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	625	235.00–242.50	238.81
1	650–700	695	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	350.00–375.00	362.34
3	400–450	423	335.00–337.50	336.71
4	450–500	490	327.50–337.50	331.91
3	500–550	518	309.00–320.00	314.64
1	550–600	575	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	645	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	405	350.00–355.00	352.47
3	450–500	465	342.50–350.00	345.08
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	615	297.00–300.00	298.49
1	700–750	715	243.00	243.00
1	800–850	820	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	915	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	270	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	333	390.00–400.00	393.20
3	350–400	382	370.00–380.00	375.02
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	468	360.00–375.00	367.46
2	500–550	503	350.00–362.50	356.28
2	550–600	573	337.50–340.00	338.71
3	600–650	627	295.00–309.00	300.37
3	650–700	668	298.00–305.00	300.72
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	820	252.50	252.50
1	850–900	875	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	350.00–385.00	369.33
3	350–400	372	275.00–365.00	334.33
2	400–450	425	355.00–360.00	357.47
3	450–500	478	322.50–345.00	334.91
2	500–550	518	330.00–337.50	333.84
5	550–600	584	272.50–317.00	304.65
5	650–700	679	240.00–293.00	271.65
4	700–750	733	257.50–280.00	269.00
1	850–900	855	225.00	225.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,242	1,625.00–2,500.00	2,150.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,034	1,400.00–2,700.00	2,234.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	175.00	175.00

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	1	—	915	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	860	112.00–124.00	118.49
7	—	1,171	150.00–160.00	154.02
15	—	1,046	132.00–148.00	138.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	138.00	138.00
9	—	1,985	183.00–191.00	186.20

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.