Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2025-08-11

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 11
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 239▲ 71 vs year ago 209 · +34.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 28▼ 20 vs year ago 42 · −47.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 10▲ 11 vs year ago 3 · +366.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.44/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 6 of 16 comparable sales and sits −18.13 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.
Average price
$334.44
21 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,844
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.08
vs MS average
−16.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545344.661,8799thin
Medium and Large 2556326.771,81612thin
One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about $63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale21 hd
334.44
—
MS average14 barns · 393 hd
336.52
−2.08
National average152 barns · 8,349 hd
350.81
−16.37
This barn, trailing median16 sales
352.56
−18.13
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—Average1,583189.472,9996thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,485162.042,4066thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,122153.391,7218thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$2,5251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)863$2,0932thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)832$2,8283thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$2,3502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)820$1,0001thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250390.00/cwt390.00–390.009751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1263469.59/cwt460.00–475.001,2353
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333444.96/cwt400.00–470.001,4828
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1343485.04/cwt480.00–490.001,6642
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363459.91/cwt455.00–465.001,6693
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373414.72/cwt372.50–450.001,5478
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418416.14/cwt412.50–420.001,7392
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428391.86/cwt387.50–400.001,6774
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9091
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473346.72/cwt275.00–385.001,6404
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7332
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519375.29/cwt370.00–382.001,9486
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531373.18/cwt350.00–382.501,98211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531348.04/cwt340.00–365.001,8485
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566371.28/cwt365.00–375.002,1014
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573352.63/cwt332.00–362.502,0216
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623349.49/cwt349.00–350.002,1772
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718339.80/cwt337.00–342.502,4402
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,3061
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2811
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332390.13/cwt385.00–400.001,2953
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367359.77/cwt340.00–370.001,3203
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368383.72/cwt382.50–385.001,4122
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424359.69/cwt352.00–367.501,5254
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426335.89/cwt317.50–350.001,4316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468349.12/cwt343.00–359.001,6343
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483328.00/cwt300.00–335.001,5847
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487362.78/cwt357.00–374.001,7678
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529319.73/cwt290.00–335.001,6915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530343.02/cwt340.00–348.001,8185
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564346.72/cwt343.00–350.001,9564
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575331.79/cwt324.00–336.001,9087
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,1001
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2371
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,2281
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,2061
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0331
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,56160
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7391
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1403424.97/cwt420.00–430.001,7132
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434354.98/cwt275.00–410.001,5417
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2459354.33/cwt330.00–375.001,6268
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483383.93/cwt380.00–390.001,8545
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512372.35/cwt370.00–375.001,9063
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520349.00/cwt340.00–357.501,8152
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,9181
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623340.51/cwt340.00–341.002,1212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2643311.49/cwt310.00–313.002,0032
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,135154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,7481
Bulls——1,538181.32/cwt178.00–185.002,7892
Bulls——1,762206.73/cwt206.00–208.003,6433
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%998141.50/cwt135.00–148.001,4124
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,246165.29/cwt160.00–169.002,0604
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,478160.45/cwt152.00–168.002,3715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,520170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,5841
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18322,827.86/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8283
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18632,092.61/head1,850.00–2,300.002,0932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0852,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3202,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251

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.