Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2025-09-29

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 29
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
304 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 351▼ 66 vs year ago 370 · −17.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 45▲ 9 vs year ago 26 · +34.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 13▲ 9 vs year ago 2 · +450.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Heifers sold 5.00 to 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 - 12.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.44/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 6 of 16 comparable sales and sits −27.12 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.
Average price
$325.44
9 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,736
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$3.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.08
vs MS average
−43.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539326.471,7606thin
Medium and Large 2522323.391,6883thin
One grade step is worth $3.07/cwt here — about $72 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 sale9 hd
325.44
—
MS average14 barns · 459 hd
342.52
−17.08
National average182 barns · 13,299 hd
368.91
−43.47
This barn, trailing median16 sales
352.56
−27.12
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
422379335291median 352.5603/1605/0408/0309/2810/26
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,815170.013,0864thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,432154.942,2197thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,138146.151,66415

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$2,3342thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$2,1922thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$2,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,525$1,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,630$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)933$2,3472thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,030$2,0001thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2242445.41/cwt380.00–505.001,0783
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1303550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6672
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320464.56/cwt435.00–495.001,4875
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363427.07/cwt425.00–435.001,5505
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374409.90/cwt400.00–420.001,5334
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435414.89/cwt410.00–420.001,8052
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438370.89/cwt340.00–385.001,6245
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9951
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476371.43/cwt350.00–395.001,7686
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,0071
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519368.45/cwt355.00–380.001,9126
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573384.29/cwt377.50–390.002,2028
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3562
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628353.26/cwt330.00–367.502,2184
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683345.79/cwt340.00–350.002,3623
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808335.50/cwt335.50–335.502,71110
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1940265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210445.00/cwt445.00–445.009351
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225410.00/cwt410.00–410.009231
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283455.13/cwt450.00–460.001,2882
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2289427.85/cwt400.00–445.001,2365
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2314386.51/cwt325.00–410.001,2145
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320439.84/cwt435.00–445.001,4072
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373395.07/cwt390.00–400.001,4744
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381360.62/cwt325.00–375.001,3745
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426375.47/cwt370.00–385.001,6005
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478334.97/cwt330.00–340.001,6018
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4551
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515337.52/cwt335.00–340.001,7383
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522323.39/cwt320.00–325.001,6883
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563315.41/cwt310.00–320.001,7763
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612318.34/cwt315.00–320.001,9483
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1321
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,1961
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2798310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,47466
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2981
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371387.56/cwt385.00–395.001,4384
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371372.34/cwt355.00–380.001,3816
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1402421.68/cwt415.00–425.001,6953
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426376.20/cwt330.00–410.001,60310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473372.41/cwt360.00–385.001,7616
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1488393.77/cwt390.00–400.001,9224
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513393.72/cwt390.00–400.002,0204
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2514340.58/cwt326.00–365.001,7514
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572345.06/cwt340.00–350.001,9743
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578325.10/cwt320.00–335.001,8793
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,640157.50/cwt154.00–160.002,5832
Bulls——1,990182.51/cwt180.00–185.003,6322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115135.85/cwt127.00–139.001,5156
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128162.40/cwt158.00–168.001,8323
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,167148.32/cwt140.00–156.001,7316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,423160.07/cwt156.00–164.002,2783
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,439151.09/cwt145.00–155.002,1744
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19332,346.78/head2,200.00–2,450.002,3472
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6303,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19002,192.36/head2,100.00–2,275.002,1922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19852,333.50/head2,150.00–2,450.002,3342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0302,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5251,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751

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.