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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 31

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

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Feeder Cattle receipts

127 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 94▼ 136 vs year ago 263 · −51.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 18▼ 22 vs year ago 41 · −53.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 4▼ 5 vs year ago 19 · −26.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 10.00 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 $318.11/cwt on 16 head, down $39.05 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 16 comparable sales and sits −34.45 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.

Average price

$318.11

▼ 39.05 vs prior sale

16 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.05

vs MS average

−13.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	597	325.00	1,940	6thin
Medium and Large 1	545	316.09	1,721	9thin
Medium and Large 2	520	295.00	1,534	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $406 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 sale16 hd

318.11

—

MS average13 barns · 326 hd

317.06

+1.05

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−13.41

This barn, trailing median16 sales

352.56

−34.45

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	—	Average	1,847	194.72	3,597	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	144.24	1,750	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$3,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,179	$2,256	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,262	$2,712	5

Every lot

42 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,407	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	353.75/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,751	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	349.95/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,802	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,088	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	325.35/cwt	300.00–342.00	2,020	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	892	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,349	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	348.57/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,265	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	324.24/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,346	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,570	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	324.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,586	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,619	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	317.03/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,804	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,940	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	316.30/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,914	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	422.41/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,533	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,473	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	394.97/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,690	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,603	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	335.40/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,778	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	321.45/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,842	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	291.72/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,855	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,115	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,873	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	196.43/cwt	195.00–199.00	3,699	3
Bulls	—	—	2,160	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	4,450	1
Bulls	—	—	2,160	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,428	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	128.48/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,488	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	150.55/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,859	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,202	2,580.31/head	2,375.00–2,800.00	2,580	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,352	2,909.86/head	2,750.00–3,075.00	2,910	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	810	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,179	2,255.53/head	2,025.00–2,500.00	2,256	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Aug 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 94Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 18Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 4Year ago 19

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,883	195.00–199.00	196.43
1	—	2,160	205.00	205.00
1	—	2,160	206.00	206.00
1	—	1,115	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,235	145.00–158.00	150.55
2	—	1,158	128.00–129.00	128.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	420.00–425.00	422.41
2	400–450	428	390.00–400.00	394.97
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	530	330.00–341.00	335.40
2	550–600	573	320.00–323.00	321.45
4	600–650	636	287.00–300.00	291.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	382.50	382.50
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	475	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	355	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	415	310.00–332.50	324.24
2	450–500	483	325.00	325.00
4	500–550	514	310.00–320.00	314.91
5	550–600	569	310.00–322.50	317.03
2	600–650	605	310.00–322.50	316.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	597	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	340.00–357.50	348.57
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	488	320.00–330.00	324.97
1	500–550	520	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	408	340.00–350.00	344.96
2	450–500	495	350.00–357.50	353.75
4	500–550	515	340.00–360.00	349.95
5	600–650	621	300.00–342.00	325.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	614	340.00	340.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,202	2,375.00–2,800.00	2,580.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,352	2,750.00–3,075.00	2,909.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,179	2,025.00–2,500.00	2,255.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	3,375.00	3,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	2,150.00	2,150.00

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.