Sale reports / Mississippi / Macon Livestock Auction / 2026-11-09

Macon Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 9
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122
← Nov 2Nov 9latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
283 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 323▲ 71 vs year ago 212 · +33.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 24▼ 4 vs year ago 28 · −14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 17 vs year ago 22 · −77.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold 5.00 - 20.00 lower. Heifers sold 5.00 - 15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $344.53/cwt on 14 head, down $14.43 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −14.43 against this barn's trailing median of $358.95.
Average price
$344.53
▼ 14.43 vs prior sale
14 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,839
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.48
vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537358.361,9236thin
Medium and Large 2532334.151,7768thin
One grade step is worth $24.21/cwt here — about $146 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale14 hd
344.53
—
MS average9 barns · 97 hd
332.04
+12.48
This barn, trailing median13 sales
358.95
−14.43
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

13 sales
465414362311median 358.9503/2307/0609/0710/1211/09
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $451.18, low $325.03, median $358.95 across 13 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—Average1,240150.931,8713thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,570136.512,1432thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,815135.002,4501thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09194.101,02712

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)1,385$2,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,333$2,1482thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,6501thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0411
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268442.01/cwt435.00–450.001,1852
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0221
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325445.56/cwt440.00–460.001,4487
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330423.95/cwt400.00–435.001,3996
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361425.48/cwt405.00–435.001,5365
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468377.57/cwt375.00–380.001,7672
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475340.65/cwt330.00–352.001,6182
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521353.55/cwt340.00–365.001,8424
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9471
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8761
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,1821
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,2443
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1921
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1861
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708320.76/cwt315.00–325.002,2713
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775314.46/cwt309.00–320.002,4372
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1201
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823311.54/cwt310.00–313.002,5642
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,6941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235398.26/cwt395.00–400.009363
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278380.60/cwt350.00–400.001,0583
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1293415.06/cwt405.00–420.001,2163
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1314406.00/cwt400.00–420.001,2754
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320332.81/cwt310.00–350.001,0653
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376368.44/cwt360.00–380.001,3857
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384345.85/cwt330.00–375.001,3285
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415354.44/cwt342.50–360.001,4714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430331.18/cwt325.00–340.001,4244
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471326.10/cwt320.00–340.001,5367
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474315.72/cwt300.00–350.001,4975
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516307.95/cwt300.00–312.501,5895
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566299.87/cwt290.00–310.001,6974
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,8671
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0422
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665287.48/cwt285.00–290.001,9122
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2697312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,1755
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713282.53/cwt280.00–285.002,0142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327396.28/cwt325.00–435.001,2963
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368446.86/cwt440.00–460.001,6445
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381396.79/cwt350.00–430.001,5127
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423417.19/cwt400.00–435.001,7652
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423367.70/cwt350.00–390.001,5559
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467360.37/cwt330.00–390.001,68313
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,7975
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508370.08/cwt365.00–375.001,8803
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529336.17/cwt320.00–352.501,7787
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7601
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565346.64/cwt345.00–350.001,9593
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610317.56/cwt310.00–325.001,9373
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623305.14/cwt300.00–310.001,9012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665296.41/cwt275.00–317.501,9712
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2111
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,1751
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3751
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,4881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,210145.39/cwt140.00–151.001,7592
Bulls——1,300162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,1061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92545.00/cwt45.00–45.004161
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06275.40/cwt66.00–80.008015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,109112.24/cwt105.00–120.001,2455
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,315146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,9201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,570136.51/cwt136.00–137.002,1432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,815135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0951,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3332,148.17/head2,000.00–2,325.002,1482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3852,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,050212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,2311

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.