Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2025-07-21

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 21
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
182 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 187▼ 157 vs year ago 339 · −46.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 35▼ 31 vs year ago 64 · −48.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 41▲ 12 vs year ago 2 · +600.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.29/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 2 of 16 comparable sales and sits −45.27 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.
Average price
$307.29
13 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,651
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$28.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.91
vs MS average
−32.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535320.001,7124thin
Medium and Large 1547306.641,6766thin
Medium and Large 2522291.651,5223thin
One grade step is worth $28.35/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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
307.29
—
MS average14 barns · 254 hd
323.20
−15.91
National average146 barns · 6,788 hd
340.18
−32.89
This barn, trailing median16 sales
352.56
−45.27
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—Low1,609196.413,1616thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,383163.162,2576thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,053148.581,56420

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,2514thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$2,1642thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,173$2,0763thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)890$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$2,5272thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0111
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278450.06/cwt445.00–455.001,2513
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0641
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313458.35/cwt455.00–460.001,4353
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3861
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365401.92/cwt390.00–417.501,4673
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368423.67/cwt420.00–435.001,5594
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1403413.34/cwt407.50–420.001,6663
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2414391.82/cwt385.00–397.501,6224
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477361.43/cwt357.50–370.001,7243
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478337.59/cwt335.00–340.001,6142
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8793
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518348.31/cwt345.00–350.001,8043
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520364.86/cwt360.00–370.001,8973
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,9848
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,0301
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560337.37/cwt330.00–345.001,8892
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,1503
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,2487
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2431
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,3513
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317381.37/cwt375.00–385.001,2093
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318337.52/cwt335.00–340.001,0732
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365356.62/cwt355.00–360.001,3023
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385328.79/cwt320.00–345.001,2665
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408362.48/cwt360.00–365.001,4793
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429320.67/cwt302.50–344.001,3764
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463325.42/cwt320.00–330.001,5076
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485306.64/cwt297.50–315.001,4875
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520309.95/cwt305.00–315.001,6123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522291.65/cwt277.50–300.001,5223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7124
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573303.33/cwt300.00–305.001,7383
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605314.25/cwt314.00–315.001,9014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618309.04/cwt300.00–315.001,91015
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618282.29/cwt265.00–300.001,7452
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,0831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428387.37/cwt380.00–395.001,6582
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2437335.19/cwt320.00–360.001,4653
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478343.50/cwt340.00–352.501,6425
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485306.53/cwt292.50–320.001,4872
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,7551
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2543313.65/cwt310.00–320.001,7033
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564310.24/cwt290.00–325.001,7508
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610308.82/cwt300.00–317.501,8842
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620295.12/cwt290.00–300.001,8302
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9471
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9251
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1803262.51/cwt260.00–265.002,1082
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,205182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,1931
Bulls——1,584196.62/cwt192.00–200.003,1144
Bulls——2,115210.00/cwt210.00–210.004,4421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%953140.53/cwt137.00–146.001,3395
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086151.26/cwt148.00–160.001,64315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360152.63/cwt149.00–156.002,0762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,395168.43/cwt160.00–176.002,3504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18901,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,251.19/head1,525.00–2,500.002,2514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1732,076.42/head1,800.00–2,300.002,0763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2082,163.66/head1,900.00–2,350.002,1642
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1632,527.20/head2,500.00–2,550.002,5272

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.