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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, May 26

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

234 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 180▼ 122 vs year ago 356 · −34.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 39▲ 5 vs year ago 25 · +20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 16▲ 47 vs year ago 9 · +522.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $10 lower. Heifers sold steady to $15 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $8 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 $341.90/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −95.47 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.

Average price

$341.90

10 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$23.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

vs MS average

−32.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	349.00	1,888	7thin
Medium and Large 2	545	325.33	1,774	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.66/cwt here — about $113 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 sale10 hd

341.90

—

MS average12 barns · 216 hd

339.36

+2.54

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−32.24

This barn, trailing median17 sales

437.37

−95.47

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	1,120	137.00	1,534	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,461	154.42	2,256	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,748	145.97	2,552	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	139.61	1,357	16

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)	1,281	$2,836	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,490	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,144	$2,370	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,082	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,131	$1,743	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$1,653	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,650	$3,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,142	$3,044	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$2,632	12

Every lot

74 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	404.84/cwt	400.00–410.00	923	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,012	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	432.36/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,146	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	397.46/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,121	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	429.98/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,359	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	393.43/cwt	382.50–417.50	1,302	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	418.73/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,507	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	393.30/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,475	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	398.35/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,641	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	351.88/cwt	330.00–382.50	1,524	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	376.08/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,801	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	351.07/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,692	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,752	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	347.17/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,840	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	353.56/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,008	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,805	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,973	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,016	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,210	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,064	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,332	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,340	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	389.55/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,071	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	337.49/cwt	330.00–350.00	948	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	338.81/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,094	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	367.28/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,230	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	364.91/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,361	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	315.60/cwt	270.00–357.50	1,190	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	311.81/cwt	272.50–330.00	1,294	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	343.48/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,432	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	347.61/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,651	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	322.45/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,541	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	321.69/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,695	3
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	565	341.15/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,927	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	290.98/cwt	270.00–312.50	1,696	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,950	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,930	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	279.92/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,861	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,778	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,636	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	395.07/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,501	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	366.02/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,413	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	400.00/cwt	397.50–405.00	1,640	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	352.81/cwt	315.00–387.50	1,461	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	346.14/cwt	307.50–370.00	1,648	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	333.13/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,766	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,850	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,063	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,120	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,534	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	779	124.07/cwt	119.00–130.00	967	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	138.98/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,368	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	156.39/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,784	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	145.33/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,064	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,481	158.97/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,354	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,748	145.97/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,552	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,650	3,575.00/head	3,575.00–3,575.00	3,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	963	2,414.03/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,414	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,041	3,117.29/head	2,600.00–3,300.00	3,117	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,164	2,675.99/head	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,676	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,187	3,011.28/head	2,650.00–3,300.00	3,011	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	895	2,081.56/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,082	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,131	1,743.09/head	1,375.00–2,100.00	1,743	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	2,489.85/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,490	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,144	2,369.91/head	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,370	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,198	1,652.82/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,653	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,281	2,835.95/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,836	4

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 180Year ago 356

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 39Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 16Year ago 9

Compared to last week steers sold steady to $10 lower. Heifers sold steady to $15 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $8 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	440.00	440.00
2	250–300	265	430.00–435.00	432.36
4	300–350	316	425.00–435.00	429.98
2	350–400	360	417.50–420.00	418.73
3	400–450	412	392.50–405.00	398.35
4	450–500	479	370.00–385.00	376.08
5	500–550	530	340.00–352.50	347.17
2	550–600	568	347.50–360.00	353.56
1	600–650	625	322.50	322.50
1	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	745	277.00	277.00
1	850–900	880	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	900	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	400.00–410.00	404.84
3	250–300	282	375.00–415.00	397.46
7	300–350	331	382.50–417.50	393.43
3	350–400	375	390.00–397.50	393.30
4	400–450	433	330.00–382.50	351.88
5	450–500	482	340.00–367.50	351.07
2	500–550	523	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	590	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	607	325.00	325.00
4	700–750	739	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	385.00–400.00	389.55
2	300–350	335	360.00–375.00	367.28
3	350–400	373	360.00–370.00	364.91
3	400–450	417	335.00–350.00	343.48
2	450–500	475	345.00–350.00	347.61
3	500–550	527	317.50–325.00	321.69
2	550–600	565	337.50–345.00	341.15
1	600–650	635	304.00	304.00
2	650–700	665	275.00–285.00	279.92
1	700–750	720	247.00	247.00
1	750–800	770	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	330.00–350.00	337.49
3	300–350	323	320.00–350.00	338.81
7	350–400	377	270.00–357.50	315.60
5	400–450	415	272.50–330.00	311.81
2	450–500	478	312.50–332.50	322.45
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	583	270.00–312.50	290.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	589	331.00	331.00
8	600–650	625	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	380	390.00–400.00	395.07
3	400–450	410	397.50–405.00	400.00
1	450–500	465	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	565	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	825	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	345.00–385.00	366.02
6	400–450	414	315.00–387.50	352.81
7	450–500	476	307.50–370.00	346.14
4	500–550	530	325.00–347.50	333.13
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,187	2,650.00–3,300.00	3,011.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,414.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,041	2,600.00–3,300.00	3,117.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,164	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,675.99

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,281	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,835.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,133	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,489.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,131	1,375.00–2,100.00	1,743.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,144	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,369.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	895	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,081.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,652.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,650	3,575.00	3,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	984	135.00–148.00	138.98
4	—	779	119.00–130.00	124.07
4	—	1,141	154.00–159.00	156.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	142.00–149.00	145.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,481	157.00–161.00	158.97
2	—	1,420	141.00–150.00	145.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	137.00	137.00

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.