Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2025-09-22

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 22
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
351 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 270▼ 46 vs year ago 397 · −11.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 62▲ 13 vs year ago 32 · +40.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 24▲ 3 vs year ago 10 · +30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 12.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $378.01/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 6 of 17 comparable sales and sits −59.36 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.
Average price
$378.01
15 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,062
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.06
vs MS average
−39.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540394.492,1305thin
Medium and Large 2548369.772,02810thin
One grade step is worth $24.73/cwt here — about $102 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 sale15 hd
378.01
—
MS average14 barns · 354 hd
375.95
+2.06
National average168 barns · 11,658 hd
417.09
−39.08
This barn, trailing median17 sales
437.37
−59.36
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—High1,580176.122,7836thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,481162.122,40111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,060146.301,55118

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)870$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$1,8782thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,345$2,3785

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270487.94/cwt460.00–520.001,3174
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280557.41/cwt555.00–560.001,5612
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1303551.68/cwt545.00–560.001,6723
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2324464.54/cwt425.00–500.001,5057
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368467.24/cwt460.00–475.001,7192
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380417.89/cwt400.00–435.001,5885
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413426.65/cwt425.00–430.001,7623
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458407.46/cwt400.00–415.001,8664
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492426.00/cwt426.00–426.002,0967
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528397.47/cwt392.50–407.502,0993
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528374.98/cwt370.00–380.001,9806
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558390.03/cwt387.50–392.502,1762
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579361.95/cwt330.00–375.002,0964
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,27416
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3681
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629347.42/cwt330.00–360.002,1854
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660348.50/cwt348.50–348.502,3004
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673358.27/cwt350.00–365.002,4113
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673324.91/cwt320.00–330.002,1872
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760328.59/cwt324.50–339.002,4977
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765319.01/cwt317.00–321.002,4402
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6351
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,7131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235385.00/cwt385.00–385.009051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0923
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2471
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320391.64/cwt385.00–397.501,2532
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328362.79/cwt350.00–375.001,1902
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365367.50/cwt365.00–370.001,3412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385383.85/cwt378.00–390.001,4784
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423337.00/cwt317.50–350.001,4263
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425376.59/cwt370.00–385.001,6013
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460362.27/cwt352.50–369.001,6664
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490336.76/cwt320.00–347.501,6503
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521325.15/cwt320.00–335.001,69412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570321.71/cwt320.00–324.001,8344
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8598
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620316.23/cwt310.00–323.001,9613
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1244
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1542
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2336448.10/cwt420.00–480.001,5066
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8291
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388398.15/cwt390.00–415.001,5453
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418436.55/cwt430.00–445.001,8253
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433390.75/cwt380.00–405.001,6926
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478391.78/cwt372.50–402.501,87310
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2514357.42/cwt335.00–380.001,8375
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524391.17/cwt387.50–395.002,0504
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570322.19/cwt305.00–340.001,8362
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573354.98/cwt350.00–360.002,0342
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2609324.43/cwt310.00–335.001,9765
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620346.81/cwt335.00–352.502,1503
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668298.57/cwt275.00–325.001,9943
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,3381
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,1681
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855360.00/cwt360.00–360.003,0781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,225156.10/cwt150.00–162.001,9122
Bulls——1,535169.54/cwt169.00–170.002,6022
Bulls——1,980202.71/cwt200.00–205.004,0142
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005134.76/cwt130.00–138.001,3546
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088152.07/cwt146.00–159.001,65512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,466158.04/cwt152.00–165.002,3175
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,493165.52/cwt164.00–168.002,4716
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2331,878.45/head1,425.00–2,275.001,8782
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2152,072.43/head1,525.00–2,325.002,0724
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,8653,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,053170.10/cwt168.00–172.001,7912

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.