Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2025-08-25

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 25
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
274 head
▲ 185 vs last sale 89▲ 66 vs year ago 208 · +31.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 31▼ 51 vs year ago 92 · −55.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 7▼ 12 vs year ago 34 · −35.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 - 15.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $356.01/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −81.36 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.
Average price
$356.01
10 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,981
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−24.45
vs MS average
−53.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557375.852,0943thin
Medium and Large 2556347.511,9337thin
One grade step is worth $28.34/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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
356.01
—
MS average13 barns · 433 hd
380.47
−24.45
National average152 barns · 8,476 hd
409.30
−53.29
This barn, trailing median17 sales
437.37
−81.36
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
475425376326median 437.3703/1605/0407/0609/0711/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,522196.692,9935thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,184167.881,9889thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,046154.621,61713

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,4424thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$2,3692thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,102$2,2115
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)938$1,7193thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,272$2,7973thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,345$2,2751thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1702
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1521
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2258462.86/cwt450.00–475.001,1942
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1263507.64/cwt500.00–515.001,3354
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313522.56/cwt515.00–530.001,6362
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323489.87/cwt435.00–505.001,58211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8031
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2369406.90/cwt360.00–485.001,5017
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,4451
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478395.13/cwt390.00–400.001,8892
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8025
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,9181
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518340.10/cwt325.00–355.001,7623
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578377.53/cwt370.00–385.002,1822
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585353.07/cwt347.50–362.502,0654
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615362.25/cwt362.00–362.502,2282
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,2122
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665317.54/cwt315.00–320.002,1122
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672330.64/cwt325.00–335.002,2223
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,4071
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5881
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780322.69/cwt320.00–326.002,5173
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1185560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,0361
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328374.30/cwt370.00–377.501,2283
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330342.12/cwt334.00–350.001,1292
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369334.46/cwt300.00–355.001,2345
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380367.70/cwt360.00–375.001,3972
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416372.65/cwt362.50–385.001,5504
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421327.78/cwt275.00–351.001,3808
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463339.85/cwt335.00–348.001,5744
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528323.15/cwt315.00–329.001,7063
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533337.75/cwt333.00–347.501,8004
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562315.98/cwt315.00–318.001,7763
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565326.75/cwt322.00–333.001,8464
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9634
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,1001
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,1227
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675301.69/cwt300.00–305.002,0363
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723288.51/cwt285.00–292.002,0862
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1551
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,7171
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368466.81/cwt460.00–475.001,7183
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381414.56/cwt395.00–445.001,5796
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405445.00/cwt437.50–450.001,8023
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427405.84/cwt385.00–415.001,7335
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469390.93/cwt387.50–397.501,8335
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476354.22/cwt330.00–382.501,6867
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523386.23/cwt385.00–387.502,0202
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529354.30/cwt342.50–360.001,8744
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,0831
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580335.04/cwt330.00–345.001,9433
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620351.39/cwt348.00–355.002,1792
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620317.32/cwt310.00–325.001,9672
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655335.82/cwt330.00–342.502,2003
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1921
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0801
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,3871
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,4631
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,2431
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,3441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,355180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,4391
Bulls——1,475208.00/cwt208.00–208.003,0681
Bulls——1,593198.49/cwt190.00–202.003,1623
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029148.35/cwt144.00–153.001,5276
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060160.00/cwt155.00–166.001,6967
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140172.49/cwt170.00–175.001,9664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219164.20/cwt162.00–167.002,0025
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2722,797.18/head2,600.00–2,950.002,7973
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3452,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19381,719.36/head1,500.00–1,900.001,7193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1022,211.34/head2,000.00–2,350.002,2115
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1552,442.05/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4424
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2152,368.72/head2,000.00–2,700.002,3692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2452,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

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.