Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2025-04-14

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 14
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
272 head
▲ 159 vs last sale 113▲ 128 vs year ago 144 · +88.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 25▲ 26 vs year ago 22 · +118.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 12▲ 11 vs year ago 4 · +275.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $7 - $30 higher. Heifers sold $9 - $35 higher. Slaughter cows sold $2 - $11 higher. Slaughter bulls sold $4 - $15 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $277.89/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −74.67 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.
Average price
$277.89
13 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,518
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.09
vs MS average
−43.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543295.551,6054thin
Medium and Large 2548270.041,4799thin
One grade step is worth $25.51/cwt here — about $126 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 sale13 hd
277.89
—
MS average13 barns · 232 hd
299.97
−22.09
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−43.29
This barn, trailing median16 sales
352.56
−74.67
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
422379335291median 352.5603/1605/0408/0309/2810/26
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,569151.122,3727thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,145136.961,56927
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,503132.551,9929thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,307$2,1513thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$2,0315
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,760$3,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)920$2,3001thin

Every lot

76 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2217444.23/cwt410.00–470.009643
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1233492.42/cwt485.00–500.001,1472
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1881
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270401.25/cwt390.00–420.001,0834
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2322398.65/cwt370.00–425.001,2848
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327443.09/cwt435.00–450.001,4493
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367438.53/cwt405.00–465.001,6096
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7951
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2301
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467390.69/cwt387.00–395.001,8253
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468358.10/cwt335.00–370.001,6764
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6351
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565336.25/cwt330.00–342.501,9002
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578311.61/cwt300.00–320.001,8013
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,0121
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,8911
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666302.29/cwt296.00–307.502,0134
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705301.25/cwt292.50–310.002,1242
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0211
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0151
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0131
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,050220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210430.00/cwt430.00–430.009031
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230300.00/cwt300.00–300.006901
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265394.81/cwt390.00–400.001,0462
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2286357.59/cwt280.00–385.001,0236
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305397.50/cwt395.00–400.001,2122
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315337.54/cwt300.00–350.001,0636
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368357.55/cwt355.00–360.001,3162
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374316.99/cwt285.00–337.501,1869
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419291.58/cwt270.00–300.001,22210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423313.44/cwt305.00–322.501,3263
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473333.52/cwt327.50–340.001,5782
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474302.43/cwt285.00–320.001,43413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508303.59/cwt302.20–305.001,5422
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520277.94/cwt275.00–282.501,4454
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570263.72/cwt240.00–275.001,5035
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578287.51/cwt285.00–290.001,6622
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625273.71/cwt272.50–275.001,7112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635286.02/cwt282.50–292.501,8163
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665267.52/cwt265.00–270.001,7792
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7031
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718247.31/cwt220.00–260.001,7765
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726266.10/cwt262.20–275.001,9326
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770257.75/cwt256.00–260.001,9854
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2787259.25/cwt259.25–259.252,04028
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1819254.79/cwt252.00–260.002,0874
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,9791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4031
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3091
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470315.12/cwt300.00–325.001,4813
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477346.61/cwt340.00–350.001,6533
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513305.02/cwt300.00–310.001,5652
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515328.74/cwt327.50–330.001,6932
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560280.10/cwt262.50–302.201,5693
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8981
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8451
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7641
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7631
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713262.45/cwt257.50–267.501,8712
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,438130.14/cwt122.00–137.001,8712
Bulls——1,622159.51/cwt150.00–164.002,5875
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%996125.51/cwt121.00–129.001,2504
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170138.58/cwt130.00–145.001,62122
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,483129.05/cwt125.00–135.001,9146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,542139.55/cwt137.00–144.002,1523
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2452,030.70/head1,825.00–2,200.002,0315
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3072,150.73/head2,000.00–2,275.002,1513
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19202,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,7603,175.00/head3,175.00–3,175.003,1751

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.