Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2026-01-05

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 5
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
213 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 149▲ 27 vs year ago 186 · +14.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 31▲ 21 vs year ago 38 · +55.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 2▼ 4 vs year ago 22 · −18.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00 - 30.00 higher, 45.00 higher in spots. Feeder bulls sold 8.00 - 25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 ower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $401.64/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 8 of 17 comparable sales and sits −35.73 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.
Average price
$401.64
11 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,270
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.15
vs MS average
−64.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563406.072,2867thin
Medium and Large 2569393.892,2414thin
One grade step is worth $12.19/cwt here — about $45 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 sale11 hd
401.64
—
MS average7 barns · 90 hd
412.80
−11.15
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
−64.69
This barn, trailing median17 sales
437.37
−35.73
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—Low1,816187.373,4036thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,730162.002,8032thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,397159.192,22419
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,132148.241,67823

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,435$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$2,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$2,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$3,2501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)925$2,7824thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,346$3,0076

Every lot

82 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2175620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,0851
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1185670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,2401
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2205470.00/cwt470.00–470.009641
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4181
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273523.39/cwt450.00–550.001,4294
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5961
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329548.82/cwt540.00–555.001,8064
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338574.89/cwt570.00–580.001,9432
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1353555.04/cwt550.00–560.001,9592
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367514.59/cwt505.00–530.001,8893
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422465.08/cwt460.00–470.001,9635
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5941
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462427.91/cwt390.00–455.001,9773
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1371
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1543393.76/cwt392.50–395.002,1382
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571411.00/cwt407.50–415.002,3475
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2587386.85/cwt367.50–397.502,2713
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618345.12/cwt335.00–355.002,1332
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633368.33/cwt360.00–377.002,3322
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,5701
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3952
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768318.66/cwt310.00–327.502,4472
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2778293.59/cwt284.00–303.002,2842
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823305.87/cwt300.00–312.002,5172
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,5961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2190550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,0451
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,2761
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2279418.83/cwt400.00–455.001,1694
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312462.53/cwt460.00–470.001,4436
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327416.84/cwt375.00–455.001,3636
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371395.86/cwt375.00–425.001,4697
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418374.84/cwt360.00–385.001,5674
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428394.80/cwt390.00–400.001,6902
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9741
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473383.45/cwt350.00–402.501,8148
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8731
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1595342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,0351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9341
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623337.59/cwt335.00–340.002,1032
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2051
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0131
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1935250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337507.08/cwt490.00–515.001,7093
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393479.87/cwt460.00–500.001,8862
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425472.04/cwt465.00–480.002,0065
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1454472.52/cwt470.00–475.002,1454
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476397.46/cwt305.00–445.001,89210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518428.84/cwt422.50–435.002,2212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2537381.93/cwt340.00–402.502,0513
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573393.83/cwt390.00–397.502,2572
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9891
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610388.70/cwt382.50–395.002,3712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2632360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2755
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,605188.00/cwt188.00–188.003,0171
Bulls——1,748170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,9722
Bulls——1,932198.74/cwt196.00–200.003,8403
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095143.75/cwt140.00–146.001,57410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118134.56/cwt134.00–135.001,5042
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,168154.80/cwt149.00–159.001,80811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279164.47/cwt161.00–167.002,1048
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,9291
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,498156.39/cwt149.00–159.002,34310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,700170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,8901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,760154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,7101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3102,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3643,073.05/head2,700.00–3,250.003,0734
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19252,782.16/head2,750.00–2,800.002,7824
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0253,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19702,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1302,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1802,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2302,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.