Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2026-03-02

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 2
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
313 head
▲ 120 vs last sale 193▲ 156 vs year ago 157 · +99.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 29▼ 19 vs year ago 41 · −46.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 3▼ 13 vs year ago 25 · −52.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers sold 3.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $389.12/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 14 of 16 comparable sales and sits +36.56 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.
Average price
$389.12
6 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,066
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$49.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.03
vs MS average
−31.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500430.002,1501thin
Medium and Large 2537380.942,0465thin
One grade step is worth $49.06/cwt here — about $104 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 sale6 hd
389.12
—
MS average13 barns · 252 hd
408.15
−19.03
National average181 barns · 13,944 hd
420.96
−31.84
This barn, trailing median16 sales
352.56
+36.56
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—Low1,803193.063,4806thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,345176.502,3742thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,082161.541,74810

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)1,068$2,7822thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$2,6242thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)840$2,5522thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)983$2,6992thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,070$2,6001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)645$1,2501thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,6421
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,7761
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2278559.90/cwt512.50–600.001,5574
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,8601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325569.73/cwt540.00–600.001,85211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1357549.95/cwt545.00–555.001,9633
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375502.26/cwt380.00–540.001,8837
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1403547.48/cwt545.00–550.002,2062
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419510.78/cwt485.00–530.002,1405
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483436.84/cwt415.00–450.002,1103
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1488475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,3182
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1841
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3101
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573442.60/cwt440.00–445.002,5362
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4861
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6141
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628386.53/cwt370.00–400.002,4273
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,6531
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668351.62/cwt330.00–385.002,3494
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5011
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2229422.97/cwt390.00–500.009695
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2961
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278507.84/cwt500.00–515.001,4122
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325429.04/cwt405.00–452.501,3943
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,6581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364445.34/cwt440.00–452.501,6216
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384412.28/cwt375.00–430.001,5835
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427439.92/cwt435.00–445.001,8785
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430416.55/cwt410.00–425.001,7913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475397.41/cwt375.00–410.001,8887
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477418.48/cwt415.00–425.001,9967
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530382.43/cwt375.00–395.002,0274
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1191
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1531
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9851
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,42216
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2703290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0392
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,40368
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333478.53/cwt450.00–507.501,5942
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370468.24/cwt375.00–525.001,7323
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0791
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423527.50/cwt525.00–530.002,2314
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426446.11/cwt400.00–495.001,9004
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,4881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468453.60/cwt420.00–495.002,1236
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,4231
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532436.33/cwt420.00–450.002,3213
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560437.54/cwt435.00–440.002,4502
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2431
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,6101
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1701
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,1951
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1693359.98/cwt355.00–365.002,4952
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,610176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,8341
Bulls——1,705190.41/cwt185.00–198.003,2463
Bulls——2,045205.57/cwt200.00–212.004,2042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038157.72/cwt154.00–161.001,6376
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170179.02/cwt175.00–182.002,0953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,4611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,2851
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 16451,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1910188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,7111
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,0702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18402,551.79/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5522
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0352,624.03/head2,600.00–2,650.002,6242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0682,782.38/head2,700.00–2,875.002,7822
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19832,699.49/head2,500.00–2,900.002,6992

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.