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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, May 12

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 92▼ 52 vs year ago 243 · −21.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 34▲ 19 vs year ago 16 · +118.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 6▲ 15 vs year ago 3 · +500.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold $8 - $20 higher, $35 higher in spots. Heifers sold $2 - $12 higher, $25 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10 higher.

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 $303.07/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −49.49 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.

Average price

$303.07

9 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$23.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.84

vs MS average

−36.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	313.57	1,642	5thin
Medium and Large 2	566	289.94	1,642	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.63/cwt here — about $1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale9 hd

303.07

—

MS average12 barns · 160 hd

308.91

−5.84

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−36.81

This barn, trailing median16 sales

352.56

−49.49

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	—	Average	1,453	170.26	2,474	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,863	155.50	2,896	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,661	149.47	2,483	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	134.88	1,465	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$2,736	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$3,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,069	$2,703	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,575	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,054	$2,379	5
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	412.49/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,617	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	412.54/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,931	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	377.41/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,770	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,033	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	368.32/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,070	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	337.17/cwt	320.00–346.00	1,929	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	327.47/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,053	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,098	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,139	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	936	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,284	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	330.08/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,241	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	361.22/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,391	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	357.99/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,500	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	322.16/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,379	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	310.80/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,486	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	327.49/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,598	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	315.09/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,626	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,707	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	286.59/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,648	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	293.42/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,813	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,865	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,718	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,457	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,589	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	393.69/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,685	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	365.67/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,748	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	367.39/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,940	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	195.21/cwt	155.00–269.00	1,005	3
Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,650	6
Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,816	6
Dairy Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	3
Dairy Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	921	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,731	7
Dairy Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,749	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	155.61/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,898	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,537	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	186.04/cwt	182.00–189.00	3,085	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	125.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,188	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	138.40/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,575	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,588	142.14/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,257	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,864	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,698	153.14/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,600	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,050	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,870	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	895	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,104	2,743.50/head	1,825.00–3,100.00	2,744	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,054	2,378.94/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,379	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,188	2,735.79/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,736	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 May 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 92Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 34Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 6Year ago 3

Compared to last week steers sold $8 - $20 higher, $35 higher in spots. Heifers sold $2 - $12 higher, $25 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10 higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	3,775.00	3,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,104	1,825.00–3,100.00	2,743.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,054	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,378.94

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)	2	—	1,188	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,735.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,300.00	2,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	390	407.50	407.50
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	460	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	528	360.00–375.00	367.39
1	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	428	382.50–400.00	393.69
3	450–500	478	360.00–375.00	365.67
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	155.00–269.00	195.21
6	650–700	696	237.00	237.00
6	750–800	793	229.00	229.00
3	800–850	800	160.00	160.00
7	900–950	921	188.00	188.00
8	1150–1200	1,174	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	385	360.00–362.50	361.22
4	400–450	419	352.50–365.00	357.99
4	450–500	488	320.00–335.00	327.49
4	500–550	516	308.00–320.00	315.09
1	550–600	555	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	780	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	395.00	395.00
4	350–400	376	300.00–345.00	330.08
9	400–450	428	295.00–345.00	322.16
3	450–500	478	300.00–317.50	310.80
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	575	277.50–295.00	286.59
3	600–650	618	285.00–310.00	293.42
1	650–700	660	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	750	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	425	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	468	410.00–415.00	412.54
1	500–550	505	402.50	402.50
3	550–600	562	360.00–377.50	368.32
3	600–650	627	325.00–332.50	327.47
1	750–800	780	269.00	269.00
1	800–850	815	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	410.00–417.50	412.49
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	469	350.00–390.00	377.41
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	572	320.00–346.00	337.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	930	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,675	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,698	148.00–160.00	153.14
4	—	1,588	137.00–146.00	142.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	120.00–130.00	125.50
8	—	1,138	132.00–145.00	138.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	168.00	168.00
2	—	1,658	182.00–189.00	186.04
2	—	1,220	152.00–159.00	155.61

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.