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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 6

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Jun 22Jul 6Jul 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

227 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 98▲ 47 vs year ago 180 · +26.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 41▲ 3 vs year ago 20 · +15.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 3▲ 0 vs year ago 8 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Heifers sold mixed 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $455.18/cwt on 25 head, up $7.42 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 17 comparable sales and sits +17.81 against this barn's trailing median of $437.37.

Average price

$455.18

▲ 7.42 vs prior sale

25 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,404

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$50.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.28

vs MS average

−4.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	475.00	2,399	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	525	466.74	2,450	17thin
Medium and Large 2	539	424.28	2,286	7thin

One grade step is worth $50.72/cwt here — about $113 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 sale25 hd

455.18

—

MS average6 barns · 261 hd

436.90

+18.28

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−4.30

This barn, trailing median17 sales

437.37

+17.81

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,743	197.35	3,440	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,462	195.20	2,854	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,219	173.89	2,120	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	763	$2,854	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,460	$3,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,660	$3,573	3thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,353	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,943	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	462.17/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,756	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	502.40/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,100	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	425.71/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,809	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	428.24/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,004	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	459.82/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,175	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,247	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,399	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	471.89/cwt	464.00–485.00	2,440	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	429.88/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,231	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	551	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,480	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	416.81/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,355	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	421.66/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,572	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,614	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	374.24/cwt	325.00–400.00	2,332	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	407.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,669	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,555	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,607	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,826	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	462.23/cwt	435.00–477.50	1,461	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	494.67/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,618	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,733	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	433.44/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,643	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	402.27/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,686	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	439.12/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,849	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	434.96/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,031	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	394.30/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,869	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,184	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	375.11/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,973	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	351.66/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,994	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	341.23/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,082	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	353.40/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,184	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	345.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,270	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	326.06/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,217	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	316.99/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,320	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	554.86/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,487	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,723	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	445.77/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,636	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	509.89/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,897	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,088	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	470.82/cwt	470.00–472.50	2,166	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	429.44/cwt	400.00–452.50	2,027	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	426.26/cwt	370.00–455.00	2,221	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,468	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,338	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	369.32/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,172	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	381.20/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,337	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	337.43/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,261	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	331.10/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,404	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,463	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,737	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,665	178.57/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,973	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	214.19/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,877	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,059	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,697	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,290	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	175.72/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,158	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	202.80/cwt	200.00–205.00	2,926	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,460	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,660	3,573.34/head	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,573	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	2,854.43/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,854	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 98Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 41Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year ago 8

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Heifers sold mixed 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	327	490.00–505.00	494.67
1	350–400	350	495.00	495.00
5	400–450	421	430.00–445.00	439.12
3	450–500	467	430.00–440.00	434.96
1	500–550	520	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	575	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	618	350.00–360.00	353.40
2	650–700	658	340.00–350.00	345.02
3	700–750	732	315.00–320.00	316.99
1	750–800	755	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	435.00–477.50	462.23
9	350–400	379	400.00–465.00	433.44
7	400–450	419	385.00–420.00	402.27
5	450–500	474	360.00–420.00	394.30
5	500–550	526	360.00–400.00	375.11
5	550–600	567	320.00–395.00	351.66
2	600–650	610	340.00–342.50	341.23
2	650–700	680	317.50–335.00	326.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	418	500.00–505.00	502.40
3	450–500	473	450.00–465.00	459.82
1	500–550	505	475.00	475.00
1	600–650	615	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	655	400.00–415.00	407.50
1	700–750	730	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	825	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	470.00	470.00
13	500–550	517	464.00–485.00	471.89
4	550–600	551	450.00	450.00
12	600–650	610	420.00–425.00	421.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	330	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	380	450.00–475.00	462.17
2	400–450	425	410.00–440.00	425.71
3	450–500	468	425.00–435.00	428.24
4	500–550	519	420.00–440.00	429.88
3	550–600	565	400.00–440.00	416.81
3	600–650	623	325.00–400.00	374.24
1	750–800	790	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	268	550.00–560.00	554.86
1	300–350	305	565.00	565.00
3	350–400	372	500.00–515.00	509.89
1	400–450	435	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	460	470.00–472.50	470.82
1	500–550	525	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	560	417.50	417.50
1	650–700	650	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	700	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	765	322.00	322.00
1	850–900	850	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	400.00–490.00	445.77
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
9	450–500	472	400.00–452.50	429.44
9	500–550	521	370.00–455.00	426.26
4	550–600	588	357.50–375.00	369.32
2	600–650	613	370.00–392.50	381.20
2	650–700	670	335.00–340.00	337.43
4	700–750	726	320.00–342.50	331.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,460	3,850.00	3,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,660	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,573.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	763	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,854.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	210.00–218.00	214.19
3	—	1,665	175.00–185.00	178.57
1	—	1,845	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,170	145.00	145.00
7	—	1,228	169.00–185.00	175.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	200.00–205.00	202.80
1	—	1,500	180.00	180.00

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.