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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 17

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

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Feeder Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 197▲ 12 vs year ago 89 · +13.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 32▼ 12 vs year ago 31 · −38.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 0 vs year ago 7 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 6.00 - 20.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.51/cwt on 3 head, down $59.66 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −55.06 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.

Average price

$297.51

▼ 59.66 vs prior sale

3 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$33.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−52.35

vs MS average

−53.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	308.76	1,723	2thin
Medium and Large 2	590	275.00	1,623	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.76/cwt here — about $100 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 sale3 hd

297.51

—

MS average14 barns · 382 hd

349.86

−52.35

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−53.41

This barn, trailing median16 sales

352.56

−55.06

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,435	179.50	2,576	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	156.62	1,666	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	152.88	1,984	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,145	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$2,624	2thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,736	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	424.12/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,815	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,922	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	374.68/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,926	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	396.21/cwt	392.50–402.50	2,052	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,263	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,160	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,313	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	396.65/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,301	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	354.49/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,329	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,531	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,670	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	338.16/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,447	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	308.76/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,723	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	309.02/cwt	302.50–322.20	1,916	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,331	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	397.36/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,053	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,539	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	452.56/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,417	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	409.33/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,384	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	424.33/cwt	365.00–450.00	1,608	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	467.47/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,800	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	422.36/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,837	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	394.91/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,730	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,949	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,085	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,628	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,731	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,283	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	157.99/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,725	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,575	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,219	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	162.17/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,124	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	835	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	840	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,145.45/head	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,145	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	2,623.92/head	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,624	2

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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 197Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 32Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 7

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 6.00 - 20.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	395.00–400.00	397.36
2	300–350	338	380.00–440.00	409.33
5	350–400	379	365.00–450.00	424.33
2	400–450	438	390.00–400.00	394.91
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	590	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	313	445.00–460.00	452.56
2	350–400	385	465.00–470.00	467.47
2	400–450	435	410.00–435.00	422.36
1	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	540	361.00	361.00
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	445.00	445.00
3	400–450	428	400.00–440.00	424.12
1	450–500	455	422.50	422.50
4	500–550	518	392.50–402.50	396.21
1	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	620	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	360.00–382.50	374.68
1	600–650	640	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	395	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	415	402.50	402.50
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	558	307.50–310.00	308.76
4	600–650	620	302.50–322.20	309.02
2	750–800	790	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	328	370.00–415.00	396.65
4	350–400	375	330.00–380.00	354.49
2	400–450	428	300.00–375.00	338.16
1	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,310	160.00–166.00	162.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	144.00–145.00	144.50
5	—	1,092	154.00–164.00	157.99
1	—	1,275	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,785	209.00	209.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,145.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,623.92

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.