Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2026-07-13

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 13
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 227▲ 55 vs year ago 187 · +29.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 23▼ 2 vs year ago 35 · −5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 8▼ 38 vs year ago 41 · −92.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mixed 10.00 lower to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 - 20.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $452.35/cwt on 34 head, down $2.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 17 comparable sales and sits +14.98 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.
Average price
$452.35
▼ 2.83 vs prior sale
34 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,447
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$27.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.50
vs MS average
+13.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546461.002,51719thin
Medium and Large 1516457.972,3635thin
Medium and Large 2544433.092,35410thin
One grade step is worth $27.91/cwt here — about $163 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 sale34 hd
452.35
—
MS average13 barns · 414 hd
428.85
+23.50
National average158 barns · 7,617 hd
439.15
+13.20
This barn, trailing median17 sales
437.37
+14.98
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—High1,873216.354,0533thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,433173.412,4852thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,119168.001,87919

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)1,365$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,370$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,3501thin

Every lot

68 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,5261
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338528.25/cwt520.00–535.001,7853
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0521
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443467.51/cwt465.00–470.002,0712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462468.32/cwt465.00–475.002,1643
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1561
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505459.96/cwt455.00–470.002,3234
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516434.31/cwt400.00–450.002,2416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2546461.00/cwt461.00–461.002,51719
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5201
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585431.27/cwt430.00–435.002,5234
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,5699
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2693401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,77912
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6272
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6001
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2841332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,7928
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2864329.50/cwt329.50–329.502,8478
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,1641
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323501.80/cwt495.00–515.001,6213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328482.26/cwt465.00–490.001,5823
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363467.34/cwt460.00–475.001,6962
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369429.21/cwt400.00–455.001,5848
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424413.03/cwt400.00–430.001,7518
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0681
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465422.45/cwt420.00–425.001,9643
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478390.24/cwt380.00–395.001,8653
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0522
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525377.43/cwt375.00–380.001,9822
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565364.91/cwt360.00–370.002,0622
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2501
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0661
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,5411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3971
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5901
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,4181
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315503.75/cwt450.00–557.501,5872
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,9551
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368522.52/cwt520.00–525.001,9232
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9191
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423471.41/cwt465.00–480.001,9944
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438457.54/cwt455.00–460.002,0042
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470420.88/cwt350.00–450.001,9788
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475458.37/cwt455.00–465.002,1773
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525404.62/cwt395.00–415.002,1242
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1537446.57/cwt440.00–455.002,3983
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563442.67/cwt435.00–450.002,4922
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573403.08/cwt370.00–430.002,3103
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4291
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5652
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685385.07/cwt380.00–390.002,6382
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2688332.53/cwt325.00–340.002,2882
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,800189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,4021
Bulls——1,910230.03/cwt228.00–232.004,3942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%921146.03/cwt140.00–152.001,3455
Cows—Lean 85-90%990126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2471
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,203176.65/cwt167.00–187.002,12512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,225216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,6461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,433173.41/cwt168.00–178.002,4852
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1252,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.