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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 13

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

324 head

▲ 137 vs last sale 187▲ 52 vs year ago 272 · +19.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 35▼ 15 vs year ago 48 · −31.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▼ 5 vs year ago 15 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 30.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $460.75/cwt on 29 head, up $13.82 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 17 comparable sales and sits +23.38 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.

Average price

$460.75

▲ 13.82 vs prior sale

29 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$48.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.20

vs MS average

−27.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	498.75	2,623	4thin
Medium and Large 2	526	461.69	2,430	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	450.00	2,480	15thin

One grade step is worth $48.75/cwt here — about $144 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 sale29 hd

460.75

—

MS average12 barns · 221 hd

461.95

−1.20

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−27.60

This barn, trailing median17 sales

437.37

+23.38

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,491	190.13	2,835	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,352	184.52	2,494	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	172.41	1,839	14

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,540	$3,072	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$2,905	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	901	$2,207	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$3,500	1thin

Every lot

77 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,561	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	1,761	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	1,964	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	557.67/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,801	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	535.16/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,953	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,990	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,262	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	524.99/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,221	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	505.12/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,162	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,384	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	493.38/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,334	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	515.16/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,457	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	468.55/cwt	420.00–490.00	2,418	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	501.67/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,599	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,695	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	551	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,480	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	434.23/cwt	400.00–470.00	2,466	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,325	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,645	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,596	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,582	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,643	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,795	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,387	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,530	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	529.52/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,472	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	531.14/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,774	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	483.08/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,618	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	469.93/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,725	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,106	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	465.08/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,930	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,926	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	436.69/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,900	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	384.45/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,838	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	438.18/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,112	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,979	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	379.06/cwt	362.50–400.00	2,001	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,332	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	347.61/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,929	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,214	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,372	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,104	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,554	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	279.99/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,388	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,618	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,016	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	560.22/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,922	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	619.79/cwt	610.00–630.00	2,219	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	547.92/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,077	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	545.12/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,235	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	497.71/cwt	450.00–525.00	2,105	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	441.21/cwt	375.00–475.00	2,153	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	497.46/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,452	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,350	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	452.54/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,412	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,790	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,660	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,936	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	194.28/cwt	192.00–197.00	2,842	2
Bulls	—	—	1,473	183.08/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,697	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,248	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	187.98/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,748	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	172.88/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,845	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	163.70/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,858	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	196.48/cwt	195.00–198.00	2,643	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	173.99/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,340	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	183.09/cwt	179.00–187.00	2,499	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	935	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	901	2,206.66/head	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,207	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	995	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	2,905.21/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,905	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,540	3,072.00/head	3,072.00–3,072.00	3,072	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Macon Stockyard - Macon, MS

Mon Apr 13, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 187Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 35Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 30.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	590.00	590.00
3	250–300	278	520.00–540.00	529.52
3	300–350	335	450.00–500.00	483.08
8	350–400	367	430.00–500.00	469.93
6	400–450	435	425.00–455.00	436.69
2	450–500	478	370.00–400.00	384.45
3	500–550	528	362.50–400.00	379.06
2	550–600	555	335.00–360.00	347.61
3	600–650	628	330.00–340.00	335.03
1	800–850	805	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	428	450.00	450.00
6	500–550	514	385.00	385.00
12	600–650	605	392.00	392.00
16	750–800	758	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	600.00	600.00
4	300–350	334	525.00–535.00	531.14
1	350–400	390	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	415	460.00–470.00	465.08
3	450–500	482	435.00–445.00	438.18
1	500–550	530	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	575	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
2	850–900	853	275.00–285.00	279.99
1	900–950	935	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	700.00	700.00
2	300–350	323	550.00–565.00	557.67
3	350–400	365	525.00–550.00	535.16
3	400–450	428	495.00–515.00	505.12
3	450–500	473	490.00–500.00	493.38
8	500–550	516	420.00–490.00	468.55
2	550–600	568	400.00–470.00	434.23
1	600–650	600	387.50	387.50
1	750–800	750	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	740.00	740.00
1	250–300	255	770.00	770.00
1	350–400	390	580.00	580.00
6	400–450	423	520.00–530.00	524.99
3	450–500	477	510.00–520.00	515.16
3	500–550	518	500.00–505.00	501.67
1	550–600	550	490.00	490.00
1	600–650	615	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	675	382.50	382.50
1	700–750	700	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	535.00	535.00
9	450–500	463	515.00	515.00
15	550–600	551	450.00	450.00
21	600–650	649	400.00	400.00
26	750–800	793	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	530.00–590.00	560.22
5	350–400	379	530.00–570.00	547.92
8	400–450	423	450.00–525.00	497.71
3	450–500	488	375.00–475.00	441.21
2	500–550	533	450.00–455.00	452.54
1	600–650	605	395.00	395.00
1	750–800	760	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	810	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	640.00	640.00
2	350–400	358	610.00–630.00	619.79
2	400–450	410	535.00–555.00	545.12
2	450–500	493	490.00–505.00	497.46
1	500–550	500	470.00	470.00
1	600–650	600	465.00	465.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	3,072.00	3,072.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,008	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,905.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	901	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,206.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	2,425.00	2,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	203.00	203.00
2	—	1,463	192.00–197.00	194.28
3	—	1,473	182.00–184.00	183.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	179.00–187.00	183.09
2	—	1,345	173.00–175.00	173.99
2	—	1,345	195.00–198.00	196.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,067	168.00–178.00	172.88
2	—	930	183.00–192.00	187.98
4	—	1,135	159.00–167.00	163.70

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.