Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2026-03-23

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 23
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 191▼ 78 vs year ago 199 · −39.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 26▼ 19 vs year ago 33 · −57.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 2 vs year ago 7 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $446.94/cwt on 13 head, down $10.21 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 17 comparable sales and sits +9.57 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.
Average price
$446.94
▼ 10.21 vs prior sale
13 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,468
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$43.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.10
vs MS average
−31.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541472.992,5604thin
Medium and Large 1-2567440.002,4955thin
Medium and Large 2545429.562,3414thin
One grade step is worth $43.44/cwt here — about $219 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 sale13 hd
446.94
—
MS average12 barns · 166 hd
456.04
−9.10
National average173 barns · 11,948 hd
478.09
−31.15
This barn, trailing median17 sales
437.37
+9.57
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—Low1,373183.502,5192thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low998158.061,5788thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,380155.002,1392thin

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)1,185$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$3,1502thin

Every lot

63 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 2205630.24/cwt600.00–650.001,2923
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,6751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2327532.65/cwt500.00–550.001,7423
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,9551
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0792
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,2411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420477.05/cwt440.00–500.002,0044
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2752
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530476.49/cwt470.00–485.002,5253
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530437.74/cwt400.00–460.002,3203
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4955
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,6591
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3901
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613426.22/cwt425.00–427.502,6132
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623412.47/cwt410.00–415.002,5702
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,6631
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1170650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,1051
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,3161
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4961
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360469.93/cwt465.00–475.001,6922
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381434.70/cwt420.00–452.501,6564
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413459.98/cwt455.00–465.001,9003
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423443.00/cwt425.00–450.001,8746
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463452.53/cwt447.50–457.502,0952
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2791
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4451
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645333.75/cwt310.00–357.502,1532
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,3011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338534.96/cwt530.00–540.001,8082
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377511.59/cwt500.00–530.001,9293
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405487.96/cwt450.00–525.001,9762
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2831
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,4531
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2484479.95/cwt460.00–500.002,3235
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524424.92/cwt365.00–480.002,2274
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,6501
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563487.47/cwt485.00–490.002,7442
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577447.91/cwt445.00–460.002,5845
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2612374.33/cwt345.00–390.002,2913
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,8601
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5551
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4941
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6101
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6281
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——905158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,4301
Bulls——1,840209.00/cwt209.00–209.003,8461
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%823147.49/cwt147.00–148.001,2142
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017158.30/cwt154.00–165.001,6105
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,255178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,2341
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3381
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,385140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9391
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,090207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,2561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1852,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2402,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19252,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3253,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501

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.