Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2026-07-27

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 27
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 136▼ 59 vs year ago 184 · −32.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 17▼ 11 vs year ago 32 · −34.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 5 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold mixed 15.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $337.47/cwt on 3 head, down $35.11 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits −28.30 against this barn's trailing median of $365.77.
Average price
$337.47
▼ 35.11 vs prior sale
3 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−17.56
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2560337.471,8913thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3 hd
337.47
—
MS average14 barns · 135 hd
355.03
−17.56
This barn, trailing median12 sales
365.77
−28.30
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

12 sales
465414362311median 365.7703/2307/0609/0710/1211/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $451.18, low $325.03, median $365.77 across 12 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—High1,789198.723,5546thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,580181.002,8601thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,144172.461,97411

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)1,370$2,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$2,4962thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,065$2,4001thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8761
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8061
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6561
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0543
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8731
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1191
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,0801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313369.65/cwt360.00–375.001,1573
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315432.62/cwt425.00–440.001,3632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368396.70/cwt395.00–400.001,4603
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420403.24/cwt395.00–410.001,6944
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471392.37/cwt385.00–400.001,8484
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472348.37/cwt315.00–387.501,6443
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,9281
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523335.07/cwt320.00–350.001,7522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578352.73/cwt345.00–360.002,0392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615332.50/cwt325.00–340.002,0452
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4121
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763322.54/cwt320.00–325.002,4612
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5522
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3402
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280452.50/cwt430.00–475.001,2672
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323479.88/cwt475.00–485.001,5502
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371480.05/cwt475.00–485.001,7814
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415369.25/cwt345.00–400.001,5324
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0231
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465429.05/cwt420.00–440.001,9953
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475403.50/cwt375.00–415.001,9174
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7991
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568341.21/cwt340.00–342.501,9382
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610328.75/cwt327.50–330.002,0052
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663318.12/cwt312.50–325.002,1094
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3241
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2733299.97/cwt292.50–307.502,1992
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,548162.04/cwt150.00–173.002,5082
Bulls——1,643201.48/cwt195.00–210.003,3102
Bulls——2,175232.64/cwt230.00–235.005,0602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5681
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104170.89/cwt165.00–178.001,8877
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,272183.60/cwt182.00–185.002,3353
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,580181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,8601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0982,495.67/head2,200.00–2,750.002,4962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3702,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.