Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2026-04-06

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 6
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 144▲ 74 vs year ago 113 · +65.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 26▲ 10 vs year ago 25 · +40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 2 vs year ago 12 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold steady to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.24/cwt on 13 head, down $17.09 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 16 comparable sales and sits +38.68 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.
Average price
$391.24
▼ 17.09 vs prior sale
13 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,107
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.29
vs MS average
−37.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545397.072,1657thin
Medium and Large 2531384.442,0416thin
One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about $123 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 sale13 hd
391.24
—
MS average14 barns · 329 hd
406.53
−15.29
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−37.12
This barn, trailing median16 sales
352.56
+38.68
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—High1,518206.503,1342thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,423175.572,4984thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,973173.003,4122thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,120157.391,76214

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)Aged (>8 yrs)940$2,6192thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$2,3842thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$3,0001thin

Every lot

65 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
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1180710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,2781
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2721
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,7881
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,8901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,9371
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,8692
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370507.77/cwt455.00–565.001,8792
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,2411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418474.85/cwt470.00–480.001,9852
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2081
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,3396
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1503464.98/cwt460.00–470.002,3392
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,6881
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578424.22/cwt380.00–450.002,4524
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3744
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2744347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,5824
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,7101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2951
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,9251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,7331
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280557.10/cwt550.00–565.001,5602
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,6321
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4051
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424392.85/cwt375.00–417.501,6664
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435437.50/cwt435.00–440.001,9032
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458451.62/cwt445.00–455.002,0683
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476417.27/cwt395.00–440.001,9864
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520421.60/cwt415.00–425.002,1923
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531384.44/cwt360.00–410.002,0416
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564378.68/cwt375.00–385.002,1364
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6407
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5651
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685349.93/cwt340.00–360.002,3972
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5901
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,5431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6951
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,2681
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430489.94/cwt485.00–495.002,1072
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2501
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480418.39/cwt375.00–460.002,0082
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,5761
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515452.55/cwt450.00–455.002,3312
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,7231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615401.13/cwt385.00–415.002,4674
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6091
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708382.47/cwt380.00–385.002,7082
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2860275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,255192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,4101
Bulls——1,780221.00/cwt221.00–221.003,9341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%980141.78/cwt140.00–144.001,3892
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143159.99/cwt156.00–171.001,82912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,418183.92/cwt180.00–188.002,6082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,428167.22/cwt160.00–175.002,3882
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,960166.00/cwt166.00–166.003,2541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,985180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,5731
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19402,619.48/head2,425.00–2,800.002,6192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19902,384.22/head1,875.00–2,800.002,3842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0352,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.