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Macon Livestock Auction

Name: Macon Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Macon, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 20

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2122

← Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

136 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 242▼ 46 vs year ago 182 · −25.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 33▼ 16 vs year ago 33 · −48.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 15.00 - 25.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 - 15.00 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 $347.96/cwt on 16 head, down $20.69 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 16 comparable sales and sits −4.60 against this barn's trailing median of $352.56.

Average price

$347.96

▼ 20.69 vs prior sale

16 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$32.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.87

vs MS average

−27.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	370.06	1,969	5thin
Medium and Large 2	547	337.92	1,850	11thin

One grade step is worth $32.14/cwt here — about $119 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

347.96

—

MS average14 barns · 231 hd

371.83

−23.87

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−27.85

This barn, trailing median16 sales

352.56

−4.60

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	1,523	207.50	3,159	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,530	172.16	2,634	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,159	158.45	1,837	8thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,927	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	436.34/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,868	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	431.61/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,007	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	415.02/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,088	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,166	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,199	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,328	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,678	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,365	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,573	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,566	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	430.04/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,454	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	380.33/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,430	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,644	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	410.67/cwt	402.50–415.00	1,758	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,779	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	378.19/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,770	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	358.59/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,714	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	376.76/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,959	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	343.54/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,824	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	360.00/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,980	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	328.08/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,890	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	349.50/cwt	347.50–352.50	2,128	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,346	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,150	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	430.00/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,699	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	454.91/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,879	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	423.42/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,969	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,139	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	360.42/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,867	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	391.47/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,055	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	383.81/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,130	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	352.50/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,020	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,089	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,268	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,498	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,527	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,859	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,312	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	157.55/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,771	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	178.94/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,308	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,530	172.16/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,634	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 Jul 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 242Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 33Year ago 33

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold 15.00 - 25.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 - 15.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	310	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	413	450.00–460.00	454.91
1	450–500	470	455.00	455.00
5	500–550	525	387.50–400.00	391.47
2	550–600	555	377.50–390.00	383.81
1	600–650	610	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	665	341.00	341.00
1	800–850	830	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	395	405.00–455.00	430.00
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	465	415.00–430.00	423.42
3	500–550	518	340.00–377.50	360.42
4	550–600	573	335.00–370.00	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	425.00–435.00	430.04
1	350–400	380	432.50	432.50
3	400–450	428	402.50–415.00	410.67
3	450–500	468	370.00–385.00	378.19
3	500–550	520	370.00–380.00	376.76
2	550–600	550	350.00–370.00	360.00
5	600–650	609	347.50–352.50	349.50
1	650–700	690	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	705	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	376	340.00–400.00	380.33
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	478	352.50–365.00	358.59
7	500–550	531	325.00–380.00	343.54
4	550–600	576	320.00–342.50	328.08
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	520.00	520.00
1	400–450	410	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	465	425.00–440.00	431.61
2	500–550	503	410.00–420.00	415.02
1	600–650	630	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	655	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	735	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	825	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	420.00–445.00	436.34
1	500–550	545	397.50	397.50
1	550–600	575	382.50	382.50
1	600–650	625	372.50	372.50
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	725	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	648	365.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,290	178.00–180.00	178.94
5	—	1,124	150.00–167.00	157.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	170.00–174.00	172.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,715	225.00	225.00

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.