Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2025-08-18

Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 18

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 191 vs last sale 280▼ 84 vs year ago 173 · −48.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 22▲ 0 vs year ago 31 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 14▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $346.23/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 8 of 16 comparable sales and sits −6.33 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.

Average price

$346.23

5 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$156

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

$6.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.78

vs MS average

−13.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	347.54	1,856	4thin
Medium and Large 2	590	341.00	2,012	1thin

One grade step is worth $6.54/cwt here — about −$156 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 sale5 hd

346.23

—

MS average14 barns · 474 hd

340.46

+5.78

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−13.57

This barn, trailing median16 sales

352.56

−6.33

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	—	High	1,663	197.02	3,277	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,409	163.65	2,307	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	156.09	1,723	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	149.00	2,473	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$2,484	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,981	2thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,465	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	479.85/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,560	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	401.13/cwt	397.50–405.00	1,925	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	386.51/cwt	383.00–392.50	1,963	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	378.48/cwt	377.00–380.00	1,942	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,139	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	366.15/cwt	363.00–369.00	2,281	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	374.26/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,347	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,470	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	447.38/cwt	445.00–450.00	939	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	402.64/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,067	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,579	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	344.24/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,649	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	343.39/cwt	340.00–349.00	1,810	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,012	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	335.42/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,073	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	318.36/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,133	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,282	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,544	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	454.90/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,651	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	398.83/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,484	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,777	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	393.07/cwt	377.50–410.00	1,643	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	398.77/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,866	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	354.90/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,863	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	336.54/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,928	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,094	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,081	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,502	1
Bulls	—	—	1,902	207.03/cwt	206.00–208.00	3,938	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	698	133.11/cwt	127.00–139.00	929	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	155.53/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,770	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,221	168.99/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,063	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	155.54/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,143	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	169.74/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,432	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,473	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,313	2,484.00/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,484	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	2,980.94/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,981	2

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 Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 280Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 22Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 14Year ago 4

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	445.00–450.00	447.38
2	250–300	265	400.00–405.00	402.64
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	410	385.00	385.00
4	450–500	479	340.00–352.00	344.24
3	500–550	527	340.00–349.00	343.39
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
6	600–650	618	330.00–340.00	335.42
3	650–700	670	312.50–325.00	318.36
1	700–750	705	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	815	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	590	341.00	341.00
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	315	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	390	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	513	377.00–380.00	378.48
4	600–650	623	363.00–369.00	366.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	325	475.00–485.00	479.85
2	450–500	480	397.50–405.00	401.13
3	500–550	508	383.00–392.50	386.51
1	550–600	575	372.00	372.00
3	600–650	627	370.00–382.50	374.26
1	850–900	895	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	363	450.00–460.00	454.90
2	400–450	418	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	468	397.50–400.00	398.77
2	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	354.90
3	550–600	573	330.00–340.00	336.54
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	670	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	750	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	380.00–440.00	398.83
2	400–450	418	377.50–410.00	393.07
1	450–500	465	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	167.00–174.00	169.74
3	—	1,378	152.00–158.00	155.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,138	151.00–160.00	155.53
4	—	1,221	168.00–171.00	168.99
2	—	698	127.00–139.00	133.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,902	206.00–208.00	207.03
1	—	1,250	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,360	184.00	184.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,313	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,484.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,980.94

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.