Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2026-02-16

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 16
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
260 head
▼ 139 vs last sale 399▲ 224 vs year ago 36 · +622.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 35▲ 20 vs year ago 12 · +166.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 27▼ 19 vs year ago 26 · −73.1%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers sold mixed 10.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $440.36/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 11 of 17 comparable sales and sits +2.99 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.
Average price
$440.36
26 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,575
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$21
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.23
vs MS average
−46.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547459.952,5143thin
Medium and Large 1-2594437.882,60119thin
Medium and Large 2570437.452,4934thin
One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $21 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 sale26 hd
440.36
—
MS average13 barns · 305 hd
449.59
−9.23
National average178 barns · 13,390 hd
487.35
−46.99
This barn, trailing median17 sales
437.37
+2.99
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—High1,678210.003,5232thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,460170.852,4957thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,086159.611,73316

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$2,6073thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,125$2,2501thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1222762.16/cwt760.00–770.001,6925
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2233618.84/cwt530.00–680.001,4425
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275660.57/cwt650.00–700.001,8178
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2304675.00/cwt675.00–675.002,0525
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329563.14/cwt515.00–650.001,8534
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1353557.45/cwt550.00–565.001,9682
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,13416
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378544.90/cwt540.00–550.002,0602
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1423
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443480.03/cwt475.00–485.002,1272
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477456.70/cwt425.00–480.002,1783
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490495.05/cwt490.00–500.002,4262
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,3721
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565457.43/cwt450.00–465.002,5842
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570437.45/cwt435.00–442.502,4934
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2594437.88/cwt436.00–440.502,60119
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615425.04/cwt420.00–430.002,6142
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682389.82/cwt375.00–394.002,65923
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2788358.59/cwt356.00–367.002,82619
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1190620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,1781
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287553.23/cwt545.00–560.001,5883
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2293499.79/cwt475.00–525.001,4642
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2298560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,66910
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1306547.49/cwt545.00–555.001,6754
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328524.96/cwt520.00–530.001,7222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7821
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367444.59/cwt425.00–475.001,6325
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437406.53/cwt380.00–430.001,7773
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470382.98/cwt375.00–400.001,8003
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475427.66/cwt420.00–435.002,0312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520367.50/cwt350.00–385.001,9112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528398.78/cwt397.50–400.002,1062
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,1592
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3293
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3791
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2915280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5621
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9201
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383527.25/cwt520.00–535.002,0192
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413462.50/cwt375.00–515.001,9103
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418542.28/cwt535.00–550.002,2672
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465484.95/cwt480.00–490.002,2552
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469433.51/cwt410.00–450.002,0338
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2701
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525449.66/cwt440.00–455.002,3614
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1595410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,4401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618369.72/cwt360.00–380.002,2852
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623427.41/cwt425.00–430.002,6632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,645215.00/cwt215.00–215.003,5371
Bulls——1,710205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,5061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%974132.43/cwt129.00–136.001,2904
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,121160.75/cwt154.00–168.001,8028
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,126184.49/cwt173.00–190.002,0774
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,425126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,7961
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,445172.45/cwt170.00–178.002,4924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,508190.09/cwt185.00–195.002,8672
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1952,607.46/head2,225.00–2,775.002,6073
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,1252,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,158222.59/cwt220.00–225.002,5782

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.