Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2026-09-14

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 14
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
Feeder Cattle receipts
341 head
▲ 154 vs last sale 187▲ 71 vs year ago 270 · +26.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 8▼ 7 vs year ago 62 · −11.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 1▼ 21 vs year ago 24 · −87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 10.00 - 25.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 - 15.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 15.00 - 25.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $369.98/cwt on 15 head, up $29.96 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 17 comparable sales and sits −67.39 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.
Average price
$369.98
▲ 29.96 vs prior sale
15 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,097
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.44
vs MS average
−33.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547381.162,0834thin
Medium and Large 1-2580368.332,1369thin
Medium and Large 2548355.001,9442thin
One grade step is worth $26.16/cwt here — about $139 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale15 hd
369.98
—
MS average12 barns · 357 hd
366.53
+3.44
National average167 barns · 12,243 hd
403.36
−33.38
This barn, trailing median17 sales
437.37
−67.39
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—Average1,478168.252,4865thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,356141.101,91310
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,154122.301,41231

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,440$1,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$3,0001thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1190520.00/cwt520.00–520.009881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3731
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1362438.39/cwt430.00–445.001,5873
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6791
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422427.87/cwt420.00–435.001,8065
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8881
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528387.32/cwt380.00–395.002,0452
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2548385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1103
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1192
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2596360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1466
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3061
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635324.92/cwt320.00–330.002,0632
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,0801
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665333.78/cwt330.00–337.502,2202
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686328.14/cwt315.00–332.002,25115
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2748314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,3498
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,009269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,71454
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3571
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323391.39/cwt340.00–415.001,2646
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369404.99/cwt400.00–410.001,4947
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388372.19/cwt325.00–395.001,4444
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415393.24/cwt390.00–395.001,6326
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426357.68/cwt330.00–375.001,5246
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467365.55/cwt357.50–370.001,7075
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476342.47/cwt327.50–350.001,6307
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520343.78/cwt340.00–350.001,7886
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520310.00/cwt300.00–320.001,6122
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562335.72/cwt330.00–339.001,8873
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563348.27/cwt340.00–355.001,9613
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0801
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2653317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,07314
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3571
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324468.30/cwt460.00–485.001,5174
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4302
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372445.96/cwt440.00–457.501,6593
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378389.09/cwt350.00–435.001,4714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435425.06/cwt420.00–430.001,8494
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435404.90/cwt400.00–410.001,7613
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458407.38/cwt400.00–415.001,8662
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475392.47/cwt390.00–395.001,8642
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523369.78/cwt365.00–375.001,9342
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0901
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7921
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628338.74/cwt337.50–340.002,1272
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0891
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1461
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1231
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,363158.89/cwt150.00–165.002,1663
Bulls——1,650182.28/cwt180.00–184.003,0082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95580.00/cwt80.00–80.007642
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034110.91/cwt107.00–118.001,1478
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,048147.46/cwt144.00–154.001,5453
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,185145.15/cwt143.00–150.001,7203
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,225128.25/cwt120.00–134.001,57118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,488138.38/cwt127.00–145.002,0597
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4401,975.09/head1,950.00–2,000.001,9752

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.