Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2026-02-02

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 2
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
179 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 130▼ 77 vs year ago 256 · −30.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 12▼ 10 vs year ago 31 · −32.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 11 vs year ago 18 · −61.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 - 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 $432.27/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 9 of 17 comparable sales and sits −5.10 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.
Average price
$432.27
11 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,432
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$42.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−37.68
vs MS average
−50.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565470.002,6561thin
Medium and Large 2543432.502,3462thin
Medium and Large 1-2567427.502,4258thin
One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $231 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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
432.27
—
MS average7 barns · 127 hd
469.95
−37.68
National average143 barns · 13,122 hd
483.03
−50.76
This barn, trailing median17 sales
437.37
−5.10
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—Low1,543184.712,8519thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,660180.002,9881thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,107162.841,8037thin

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)1,020$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$2,3833thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$2,1251thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,6661
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,0481
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325612.65/cwt610.00–615.001,9912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,1661
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0881
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1831
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470448.63/cwt440.00–455.002,1094
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2732
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3541
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3381
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,6561
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4706
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,7301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605419.50/cwt419.50–419.502,53823
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610419.92/cwt415.00–425.002,5622
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5131
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,53823
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,7011
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5206
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,6322
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,083275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,9782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240455.10/cwt450.00–460.001,0922
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263430.24/cwt425.00–435.001,1322
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283458.98/cwt450.00–467.501,2992
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320424.92/cwt405.00–445.001,3604
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355390.00/cwt380.00–400.001,3852
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360435.00/cwt430.00–440.001,5662
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423390.30/cwt370.00–405.001,6516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427421.64/cwt415.00–425.001,8003
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470404.95/cwt400.00–410.001,9033
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483356.74/cwt345.00–375.001,7233
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573377.49/cwt375.00–380.002,1632
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628377.53/cwt375.00–380.002,3712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5081
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8151
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385507.69/cwt500.00–515.001,9552
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0091
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2091
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0151
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530422.45/cwt420.00–425.002,2392
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2232
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0631
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1611
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,353168.98/cwt160.00–175.002,2863
Bulls——1,587183.79/cwt180.00–189.002,9173
Bulls——1,690201.35/cwt198.00–205.003,4033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095160.65/cwt151.00–168.001,7596
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,0771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,660180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,9881
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1705215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5161
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1945185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0352,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1852,383.23/head2,225.00–2,625.002,3833

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.