Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2025-12-08

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 8
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
364 head
▲ 245 vs last sale 119▲ 29 vs year ago 335 · +8.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 18▲ 29 vs year ago 32 · +90.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 38 vs year ago 43 · −88.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 30.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 25.00 higher, 35.00 higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $386.59/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 6 of 17 comparable sales and sits −50.78 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.
Average price
$386.59
24 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,107
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.54
vs MS average
−44.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539399.452,1528thin
Medium and Large 1-2537388.002,0844thin
Medium and Large 2552377.542,08412thin
One grade step is worth $21.91/cwt here — about $67 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 sale24 hd
386.59
—
MS average13 barns · 188 hd
390.13
−3.54
National average179 barns · 20,601 hd
430.63
−44.04
This barn, trailing median17 sales
437.37
−50.78
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—High1,529158.642,4256thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,453151.162,19621
CowsLean 85-90%High1,163147.111,71123
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,738138.832,4132thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)830$1,8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,5251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)780$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,183$1,4072thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2223484.72/cwt480.00–490.001,0812
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273441.44/cwt410.00–465.001,2054
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320517.50/cwt510.00–525.001,6562
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328453.68/cwt400.00–500.001,48812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355493.33/cwt490.00–495.001,7513
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379447.82/cwt430.00–465.001,6977
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411422.52/cwt420.00–430.001,7374
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7142
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466407.53/cwt400.00–412.501,8998
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527404.49/cwt400.00–415.002,1325
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531386.02/cwt370.00–395.002,0505
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,0844
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558391.05/cwt382.50–397.502,1823
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567371.49/cwt360.00–380.002,1067
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1916
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8901
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3041
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1781
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676335.53/cwt329.00–337.502,26826
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725313.81/cwt305.00–322.502,2752
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,9061
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2807310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,50222
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,4371
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4571
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2939270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,53515
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230400.00/cwt400.00–400.009201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270369.26/cwt350.00–390.009972
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280409.91/cwt405.00–415.001,1482
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330387.42/cwt385.00–390.001,2782
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377371.49/cwt330.00–390.001,40111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378401.27/cwt400.00–405.001,5174
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1407381.80/cwt375.00–390.001,5547
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419366.62/cwt360.00–372.501,5365
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479346.88/cwt340.00–355.001,6626
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1495363.75/cwt357.50–370.001,8012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514351.38/cwt347.50–357.501,8064
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518332.54/cwt310.00–340.001,7238
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568323.70/cwt320.00–326.001,8393
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617327.34/cwt323.00–330.002,0203
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622294.79/cwt260.00–315.001,8345
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665307.52/cwt305.00–310.002,0452
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715296.00/cwt292.00–300.002,1162
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730277.35/cwt270.00–285.002,0252
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770274.93/cwt263.00–287.502,1172
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0971
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330471.31/cwt467.50–475.001,5552
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4661
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6191
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412425.06/cwt420.00–430.001,7513
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420393.97/cwt335.00–415.001,6554
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479409.97/cwt405.00–415.001,9645
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487372.12/cwt305.00–402.501,8126
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1543398.76/cwt397.50–400.002,1652
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0161
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570299.30/cwt280.00–340.001,7063
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0741
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0321
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3281
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2679312.56/cwt300.00–320.002,1224
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,305135.59/cwt130.00–142.001,7693
Bulls——1,613173.54/cwt169.00–177.002,7992
Bulls——2,030198.00/cwt198.00–198.004,0191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,149148.63/cwt142.00–156.001,70812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,175133.68/cwt124.00–138.001,5716
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,183159.58/cwt154.00–162.001,8885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,429160.37/cwt156.00–164.002,2925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,447149.17/cwt140.00–155.002,15815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,660135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,2411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,738138.83/cwt136.00–142.002,4132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18301,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1751,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1831,407.03/head1,225.00–1,525.001,4072

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.