Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2026-02-09

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 9
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
399 head
▲ 220 vs last sale 179▲ 115 vs year ago 284 · +40.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 21▲ 2 vs year ago 33 · +6.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 7▲ 16 vs year ago 11 · +145.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00 - 30.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 10.00 - 30.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.70/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 14 of 16 comparable sales and sits +36.13 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.
Average price
$388.70
29 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,089
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$40.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.86
vs MS average
−35.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534396.752,11820
Medium and Large 1525389.372,0444thin
Medium and Large 2562355.942,0005thin
One grade step is worth $40.81/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale29 hd
388.70
—
MS average10 barns · 251 hd
391.56
−2.86
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−35.25
This barn, trailing median16 sales
352.56
+36.13
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—Low1,550186.662,8943thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,427168.012,3973thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,074155.821,67424

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)1,090$3,1492thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$3,0244thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$2,7103thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,415$2,6532thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)750$1,9753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,290$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,159$2,8244thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1168685.91/cwt680.00–692.001,1522
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2175640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,1201
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,6801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2277646.27/cwt630.00–660.001,7903
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,9321
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300675.00/cwt675.00–675.002,0251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328560.87/cwt440.00–625.001,8405
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375670.00/cwt670.00–670.002,5131
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378494.26/cwt445.00–520.001,8686
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424472.54/cwt420.00–520.002,00414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463473.32/cwt425.00–510.002,1916
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,7311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515442.48/cwt440.00–445.002,2792
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525456.30/cwt450.00–460.002,3964
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563406.22/cwt400.00–412.502,2872
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564436.01/cwt430.00–440.002,4595
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,7561
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,5481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655391.26/cwt390.00–392.502,5632
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4121
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2689374.90/cwt373.00–389.002,58332
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5312
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5161
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2752351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,6407
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2331
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,6788
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,1401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285459.65/cwt440.00–480.001,3102
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5051
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328508.17/cwt495.00–520.001,6672
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329456.26/cwt390.00–485.001,5015
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2336470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5792
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2362442.09/cwt315.00–485.001,60010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1403471.61/cwt465.00–475.001,9013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429432.03/cwt420.00–450.001,8535
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0384
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462449.80/cwt440.00–455.002,0783
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478389.66/cwt360.00–425.001,86312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510385.83/cwt385.00–387.501,9683
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515362.38/cwt350.00–375.001,8662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,15515
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,9705
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2593351.64/cwt335.00–360.002,0853
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1961
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9681
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631350.49/cwt342.50–359.002,21212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,2911
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670338.36/cwt332.00–345.002,2678
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1921
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,52271
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,7061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,0301
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320662.42/cwt660.00–665.002,1202
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,1931
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371514.06/cwt500.00–525.001,9074
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390545.06/cwt540.00–550.002,1262
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413519.82/cwt510.00–530.002,1472
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430468.43/cwt390.00–500.002,0147
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467444.29/cwt390.00–475.002,07511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469482.43/cwt480.00–490.002,2634
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535437.43/cwt430.00–445.002,3402
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558447.51/cwt445.00–450.002,4972
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569378.58/cwt350.00–400.002,1545
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3292
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625382.50/cwt375.00–390.002,3912
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6091
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6011
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2799336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,6853
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1822323.31/cwt320.00–325.002,6583
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,445172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,4851
Bulls——1,603193.99/cwt193.00–195.003,1102
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%982142.01/cwt133.00–149.001,3955
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085155.71/cwt150.00–163.001,68914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,136169.92/cwt166.00–174.001,9305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,378169.51/cwt169.00–170.002,3362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,525165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,5161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19552,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0903,148.85/head3,100.00–3,200.003,1492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1132,709.66/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1902,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1902,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2043,023.57/head2,600.00–3,300.003,0244
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4152,652.65/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6532
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17501,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9753
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19402,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2322,915.97/head2,700.00–3,100.002,9163
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2903,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001

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.