Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2026-01-12

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 12
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
346 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 213▲ 215 vs year ago 131 · +164.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 59▲ 17 vs year ago 9 · +188.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 18▲ 1 vs year ago 10 · +10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 - 10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.38/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 9 of 16 comparable sales and sits +3.82 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.
Average price
$356.38
9 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,936
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$29
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.50
vs MS average
−57.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537363.001,9495thin
Medium and Large 2552348.101,9204thin
One grade step is worth $14.90/cwt here — about $29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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
356.38
—
MS average14 barns · 286 hd
368.88
−12.50
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−57.10
This barn, trailing median16 sales
352.56
+3.82
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—High1,562172.132,6884thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203157.001,8884thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low962144.581,3919thin

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)725$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)820$2,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)815$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,9251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,190$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,850$3,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,262$3,4224thin

Every lot

71 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
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1195660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,2871
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268604.67/cwt600.00–610.001,6212
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6821
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2317532.84/cwt500.00–580.001,6893
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325597.35/cwt595.00–600.001,9412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,0441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,1424
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1403525.03/cwt520.00–530.002,1162
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432448.00/cwt410.00–475.001,9355
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1616
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458467.62/cwt460.00–475.002,1422
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2951
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2311
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565414.87/cwt400.00–430.002,3442
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569426.00/cwt426.00–426.002,4247
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580440.13/cwt435.00–445.002,5532
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3251
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4501
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729349.83/cwt341.00–360.002,55025
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770340.68/cwt332.00–350.002,62312
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2819324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,6548
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,9581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330430.18/cwt425.00–435.001,4203
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340372.50/cwt345.00–400.001,2672
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363434.90/cwt430.00–440.001,5792
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382397.53/cwt360.00–425.001,5198
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7631
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435374.66/cwt345.00–405.001,6303
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465392.34/cwt385.00–400.001,8243
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481365.09/cwt326.00–377.501,7569
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508371.64/cwt370.00–375.001,8883
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537355.80/cwt345.00–362.501,9113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580350.04/cwt345.00–355.002,0302
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9341
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637364.75/cwt364.75–364.752,32385
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2746331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,46970
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9431
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1388544.97/cwt540.00–550.002,1142
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425420.47/cwt400.00–440.001,7872
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1121
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470472.34/cwt465.00–480.002,2202
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479447.55/cwt435.00–460.002,1447
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2191
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573407.45/cwt405.00–410.002,3352
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665336.35/cwt330.00–343.002,2372
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7141
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,240130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6121
Bulls——1,608177.76/cwt173.00–183.002,8582
Bulls——1,790203.00/cwt203.00–203.003,6341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%845130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0991
Cows—Lean 85-90%970121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1741
Cows—Lean 85-90%978150.03/cwt146.00–154.001,4677
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160162.05/cwt161.00–163.001,8802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245151.94/cwt150.00–154.001,8922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1902,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18202,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0001,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1333,219.54/head2,975.00–3,500.003,2202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5803,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,8503,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501

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.