Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2025-09-08

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 8
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
228 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 263▼ 206 vs year ago 434 · −47.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 41▼ 7 vs year ago 58 · −12.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 19▲ 52 vs year ago 10 · +520.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher, 35.00 higher in spots. Heifers sold 5.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Sold 1 load of steers on the board, 80 head at 630 lbs. for $4.155

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $383.88/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 6 of 17 comparable sales and sits −53.49 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.
Average price
$383.88
13 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,075
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.37
vs MS average
−29.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542390.162,1137thin
Medium and Large 2539376.562,0316thin
One grade step is worth $13.60/cwt here — about $82 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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
383.88
—
MS average13 barns · 322 hd
391.25
−7.37
National average170 barns · 13,807 hd
413.52
−29.64
This barn, trailing median17 sales
437.37
−53.49
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—Average1,661176.182,9275thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,416158.452,24411
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,164154.591,80027

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$3,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,322$3,87728
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,276$3,70418
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,304$3,5524thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,343$3,3003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,515$5,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)955$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,125$2,3001thin

Every lot

75 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 2215475.00/cwt450.00–500.001,0212
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4582
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2268446.62/cwt330.00–530.001,1975
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7331
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323462.21/cwt425.00–500.001,4932
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373458.63/cwt452.00–465.001,7112
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378430.67/cwt420.00–445.001,6287
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405411.23/cwt410.00–412.501,6652
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415429.99/cwt422.00–437.501,7843
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472405.65/cwt400.00–412.501,9153
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480351.19/cwt330.00–372.501,6863
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517396.44/cwt392.50–400.002,0503
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519377.82/cwt365.00–386.001,9614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560385.45/cwt380.00–392.002,1594
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580374.03/cwt370.00–378.002,1692
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612377.94/cwt370.00–385.002,3133
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626343.90/cwt320.00–364.002,1535
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,50811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3431
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1781
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6271
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765331.45/cwt328.00–335.002,5362
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,8981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,2181
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2232495.77/cwt488.00–500.001,1503
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273420.32/cwt415.00–425.001,1472
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278452.70/cwt445.00–460.001,2592
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305487.62/cwt480.00–495.001,4872
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324391.13/cwt300.00–460.001,2674
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368406.29/cwt400.00–412.501,4952
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385312.50/cwt250.00–375.001,2032
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428393.60/cwt385.00–402.501,6852
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431346.19/cwt335.00–360.001,4926
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471357.82/cwt352.50–364.001,6855
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521344.88/cwt330.00–355.001,7975
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9981
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558363.72/cwt357.50–370.002,0302
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571319.97/cwt268.00–347.501,8274
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1638371.46/cwt368.00–375.002,3702
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657369.98/cwt362.50–375.002,4313
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668351.32/cwt345.00–357.502,3472
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6581
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377441.62/cwt440.00–445.001,6653
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384410.31/cwt350.00–432.501,5764
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9241
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425420.47/cwt405.00–430.001,7873
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468403.51/cwt402.00–405.001,8882
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476362.63/cwt345.00–390.001,7266
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508392.46/cwt385.00–400.001,9942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519364.55/cwt350.00–378.001,8929
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570367.57/cwt360.00–372.502,0953
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570348.64/cwt340.00–356.001,9873
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628352.41/cwt345.00–360.002,2132
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675333.12/cwt325.00–337.502,2494
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2758290.10/cwt280.00–300.002,1992
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,612168.36/cwt165.00–170.002,7143
Bulls——1,735187.92/cwt185.00–191.003,2602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,151156.50/cwt150.00–162.001,80113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,157145.89/cwt141.00–149.001,68810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,224170.15/cwt168.00–173.002,0834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,388147.51/cwt145.00–150.002,0474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,438168.82/cwt163.00–175.002,4286
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5155,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2053,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2763,704.12/head2,950.00–4,200.003,70418
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3043,551.68/head3,250.00–3,800.003,5524
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3223,877.31/head3,200.00–4,200.003,87728
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3433,299.88/head2,850.00–3,550.003,3003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19552,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.