Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: had a small offering of cattle today, Feeder calves sold steady and slaughter cattle had to few to get a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $441.21/cwt on 26 head, up $8.34 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 19 comparable sales and sits −2.68 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$441.21

▲ 8.34 vs prior sale

26 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$47.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

vs MS average

−17.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	455.82	2,384	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	454.00	2,542	12thin
Medium and Large 2	551	431.70	2,380	5thin
Medium and Large 3	558	408.31	2,279	5thin

One grade step is worth $47.51/cwt here — about $105 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $370.48, median $443.89 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

441.21

—

MS average13 barns · 351 hd

439.79

+1.41

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−17.84

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−2.68

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	2,010	201.00	4,040	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	182.18	2,259	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,198	174.32	2,088	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,102	$3,884	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$3,700	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	455.82/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	497.46/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	378.33/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	462.45/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	3,726.23/head	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,350	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,078	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	434.95/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	590.30/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,978	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,215	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,043	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	174.32/cwt	171.00–177.50	2,088	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	182.18/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,259	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	4,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	400.44/cwt	395.00–403.00	1,898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	472.50/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	530.07/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	410.39/cwt	395.00–418.00	2,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	453.18/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	437.50/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	435.17/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,516	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	429.39/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	362.71/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,315	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	422.51/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	380.53/cwt	378.00–383.00	2,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,542	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	431.63/cwt	428.00–435.00	2,042	2

How this sale compares

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 →

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Mon Jun 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 258Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 19Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 41Year ago 14

As compared to the last market: had a small offering of cattle today, Feeder calves sold steady and slaughter cattle had to few to get a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	335	580.00–600.00	590.30
2	400–450	433	495.00–500.00	497.46
1	450–500	450	485.00	485.00
4	500–550	523	450.00–460.00	455.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	370	550.00	550.00
2	450–500	450	470.00–475.00	472.50
2	500–550	523	430.00–440.00	435.17
3	550–600	570	425.00–435.00	429.39
2	600–650	613	378.00–383.00	380.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	520.00–540.00	530.07
5	450–500	471	450.00–455.00	453.18
1	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	564	395.00–418.00	410.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	560	454.00	454.00
7	650–700	650	387.00	387.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	390	435.00–440.00	437.50
2	450–500	488	420.00–425.00	422.51
3	500–550	528	370.00–385.00	378.33
1	550–600	560	383.00	383.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	428.00–435.00	431.63
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	570	390.00	390.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	266.00	266.00
2	1050–1100	1,055	260.00	260.00
2	1200–1250	1,215	236.00	236.00
1	1300–1350	1,315	227.00	227.00
2	1350–1400	1,350	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	474	395.00–403.00	400.44
3	550–600	577	360.00–365.00	362.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	460.00–465.00	462.45
1	500–550	525	428.00	428.00
1	550–600	550	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	460	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	512	430.00–440.00	434.95
1	600–650	615	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	448.00	448.00
1	500–550	530	410.00	410.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,068	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,726.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	4,200.00	4,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	940	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	171.00–177.50	174.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	179.00–185.00	182.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	201.00	201.00

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.

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Meridian Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle