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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady and slaughter cattle sold steady and bulls a little higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $443.89/cwt on 25 head, down $8.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 19 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$443.89

▼ 8.87 vs prior sale

25 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,433

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$77.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.99

vs MS average

−15.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	475.00	2,399	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	454.00	2,524	15thin
Medium and Large 2	542	436.76	2,367	4thin
Medium and Large 3	547	397.56	2,173	4thin

One grade step is worth $77.45/cwt here — about $226 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.

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 sale25 hd

443.89

—

MS average6 barns · 261 hd

436.90

+6.99

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−15.59

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

+0.00

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	1,810	216.23	3,914	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,378	186.00	2,562	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	180.02	2,502	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,048	160.45	1,682	11

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,775	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$4,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,557	6

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2	450–500	473	505.03/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,524	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	403.96/cwt	398.00–407.00	2,569	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	363.47/cwt	362.00–365.00	2,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	379.01/cwt	378.00–380.00	2,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	391.49/cwt	388.00–395.00	2,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,293	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	507.63/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,472	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	3,556.72/head	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,557	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	458.25/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	392.51/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	535.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,301	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,788	1
Bulls	—	—	2,035	221.85/cwt	218.00–225.00	4,515	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	149.77/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,300	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	159.40/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,702	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,398	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	187.00/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,306	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	169.52/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,973	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	180.02/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	397.72/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	404.30/cwt	398.00–415.00	2,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	389.33/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	472.22/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	436.76/cwt	430.00–439.00	2,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	414.02/cwt	411.00–435.00	2,000	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	447.49/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	422.84/cwt	408.00–445.00	1,848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	472.46/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	388.05/cwt	383.00–390.00	2,103	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	397.39/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	475.00/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	617.17/cwt	595.00–640.00	2,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,262	1

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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 339Year ago 344

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 36Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 66Year ago 17

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady and slaughter cattle sold steady and bulls a little higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	330	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	350	565.00	565.00
2	450–500	473	500.00–510.00	505.03
4	500–550	542	430.00–439.00	436.76
1	600–650	615	375.00	375.00
1	750–800	750	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	468	490.00	490.00
15	550–600	556	454.00	454.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	650.00	650.00
2	300–350	340	595.00–640.00	617.17
1	400–450	440	545.00	545.00
2	500–550	505	470.00–480.00	475.00
12	600–650	636	398.00–407.00	403.96
2	650–700	658	405.00	405.00
2	700–750	728	362.00–365.00	363.47
1	750–800	750	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	445	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	473	465.00–480.00	472.22
2	500–550	533	390.00–405.00	397.39
2	550–600	560	385.00–410.00	397.72
1	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	500.00–515.00	507.63
1	300–350	315	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	350	510.00	510.00
7	400–450	428	450.00–495.00	458.25
3	500–550	520	398.00–415.00	404.30
2	600–650	603	390.00–395.00	392.51
1	1100–1150	1,140	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	500	409.00	409.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	475.00	475.00
3	450–500	490	385.00–395.00	389.33
1	550–600	580	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	495.00	495.00
3	400–450	437	408.00–445.00	422.84
15	450–500	483	411.00–435.00	414.02
6	500–550	542	383.00–390.00	388.05
1	550–600	580	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	530.00–540.00	535.00
1	450–500	475	535.00	535.00
1	500–550	525	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	590	418.00	418.00
2	600–650	608	388.00–395.00	391.49
1	650–700	650	383.00	383.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	470.00–475.00	472.46
1	500–550	540	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	550	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	618	378.00–380.00	379.01
1	650–700	655	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	483	445.00–450.00	447.49
1	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	655	360.00	360.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	920	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,240	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,556.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,440	4,550.00	4,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	205.00	205.00
2	—	2,035	218.00–225.00	221.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	868	144.00–154.00	149.77
4	—	1,068	156.00–164.00	159.40
4	—	1,164	165.00–175.00	169.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	181.00	181.00
5	—	1,388	183.00–190.00	187.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	179.00–181.00	180.02

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