Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2026-02-23

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 23
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
193 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 260▲ 112 vs year ago 81 · +138.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 32▲ 4 vs year ago 25 · +16.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 7▼ 6 vs year ago 9 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $463.12/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 18 of 17 comparable sales and sits +25.75 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.
Average price
$463.12
13 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,537
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$87.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.49
vs MS average
−23.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529500.002,6457thin
Medium and Large 1585460.002,6911thin
Medium and Large 2567412.122,3365thin
One grade step is worth $87.88/cwt here — about $309 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 sale13 hd
463.12
—
MS average13 barns · 207 hd
453.63
+9.49
National average172 barns · 11,832 hd
487.02
−23.90
This barn, trailing median17 sales
437.37
+25.75
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—Low1,562187.092,9225thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,429165.032,3585thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,095149.331,63514

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)875$1,7862thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2223568.88/cwt550.00–590.001,2692
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270592.67/cwt585.00–600.001,6005
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2281553.57/cwt500.00–575.001,55613
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,8741
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318542.87/cwt500.00–565.001,7266
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0301
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0282
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410517.50/cwt510.00–525.002,1222
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,1273
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431481.48/cwt460.00–500.002,0755
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2791
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475502.58/cwt500.00–505.002,3872
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2701
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,6457
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581403.90/cwt335.00–435.002,3474
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,6911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2231
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683372.45/cwt370.00–375.002,5442
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,2311
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,160200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,3201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1185600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,1101
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223557.25/cwt550.00–565.001,2432
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2243517.68/cwt500.00–535.001,2582
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270487.59/cwt450.00–520.001,3162
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1286531.40/cwt525.00–535.001,5204
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308537.68/cwt530.00–545.001,6562
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332497.46/cwt450.00–525.001,6523
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363472.52/cwt470.00–475.001,7152
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379409.83/cwt360.00–450.001,5534
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1400460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422410.83/cwt385.00–435.001,7346
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463424.98/cwt420.00–430.001,9683
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474389.68/cwt350.00–415.001,8476
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508408.28/cwt405.00–415.002,0743
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525361.58/cwt340.00–382.501,8984
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575369.18/cwt365.00–375.002,1233
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8591
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625348.32/cwt345.00–350.002,1773
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627328.26/cwt320.00–335.002,0583
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9721
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0521
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0753
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416469.38/cwt450.00–485.001,9535
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468431.50/cwt390.00–470.002,0192
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473491.69/cwt485.00–495.002,3263
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505485.00/cwt480.00–495.002,4493
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529447.51/cwt420.00–475.002,3675
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4701
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565401.90/cwt380.00–425.002,2712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2571
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,5761
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3431
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,170164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,9191
Bulls——1,500188.82/cwt186.00–190.002,8323
Bulls——2,140205.00/cwt205.00–205.004,3871
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030138.73/cwt131.00–143.001,4295
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,7791
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,134154.50/cwt150.00–161.001,7528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,380177.05/cwt170.00–183.002,4433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,445136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,9651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,560158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,4651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18751,786.29/head1,500.00–2,100.001,7862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1802,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501

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.