Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2025-09-01

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 1
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
263 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 274▲ 2 vs year ago 261 · +0.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 41▼ 11 vs year ago 52 · −21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 22▼ 12 vs year ago 31 · −38.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers sold 3.00 - 15.00 higher, 25.00 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $375.11/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 6 of 17 comparable sales and sits −62.26 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.
Average price
$375.11
13 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$119
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$5.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.81
vs MS average
−41.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544378.162,0566thin
Medium and Large 1-2584372.502,1757thin
One grade step is worth $5.66/cwt here — about −$119 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
375.11
—
MS average13 barns · 448 hd
382.92
−7.81
National average140 barns · 6,808 hd
416.53
−41.42
This barn, trailing median17 sales
437.37
−62.26
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—Average1,532185.792,8468thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,444166.072,39911
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,164158.481,84413

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)1,219$2,3626
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,113$2,0072thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$1,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)865$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,500$3,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$2,9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,353$2,0002thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235512.82/cwt505.00–520.001,2052
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1282496.88/cwt490.00–500.001,4015
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319489.54/cwt485.00–495.001,5629
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2319418.59/cwt370.00–470.001,3354
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350491.67/cwt485.00–500.001,7213
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373427.51/cwt400.00–460.001,5959
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424394.99/cwt385.00–405.001,6755
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426418.91/cwt415.00–425.001,7855
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478403.95/cwt400.00–415.001,9315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513384.43/cwt380.00–389.001,9722
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559375.02/cwt370.00–382.502,0964
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,1757
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613373.83/cwt367.50–380.002,2922
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620348.75/cwt335.00–362.502,1622
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2781
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2885289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,5581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2292
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4191
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3831
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376356.05/cwt320.00–372.501,3399
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418361.98/cwt360.00–370.001,5136
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433342.86/cwt330.00–350.001,4855
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,6991
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473340.90/cwt330.00–355.001,6128
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519348.82/cwt345.00–355.001,8106
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529331.95/cwt320.00–344.001,7569
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563339.79/cwt337.00–342.501,9132
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578352.26/cwt347.00–355.002,0363
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,2171
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673325.64/cwt322.50–329.002,1922
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4261
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7341
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383388.15/cwt330.00–445.001,4873
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8051
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424400.93/cwt370.00–417.501,70011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,8561
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468367.22/cwt340.00–380.001,7198
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9441
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523349.86/cwt340.00–360.001,8302
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567329.88/cwt320.00–340.001,8703
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570377.24/cwt370.00–385.002,1502
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628339.35/cwt335.00–342.502,1314
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,3531
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,1251
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,4471
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785282.48/cwt280.00–285.002,2172
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,7521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,423168.54/cwt167.00–170.002,3982
Bulls——1,565188.24/cwt185.00–196.002,9465
Bulls——1,585208.00/cwt208.00–208.003,2971
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%965145.71/cwt142.00–150.001,4062
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,192159.88/cwt153.00–168.001,90610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,280170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,396176.74/cwt171.00–185.002,4674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,472159.97/cwt153.00–167.002,3557
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1132,007.42/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1851,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2192,362.24/head1,950.00–2,550.002,3626
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2801,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1753,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2102,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3532,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5003,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.