Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady and slaughter cattle sold steady also.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $413.34/cwt on 27 head, down $30.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 19 comparable sales and sits −30.55 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$413.34

▼ 30.55 vs prior sale

27 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$66.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.51

vs MS average

−25.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	445.00	2,381	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	584	414.00	2,418	17thin
Medium and Large 2	572	412.29	2,358	8thin
Medium and Large 3	560	379.00	2,122	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.00/cwt here — about $258 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.

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 sale27 hd

413.34

—

MS average13 barns · 414 hd

428.85

−15.51

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−25.81

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−30.55

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	1,698	206.05	3,499	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	186.36	2,434	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,179	161.24	1,901	5thin

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)	1,445	$3,060	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$2,163	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$4,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	567.73/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	389.60/cwt	388.00–390.00	2,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	436.37/cwt	433.00–440.00	1,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	371.75/cwt	370.00–373.00	2,506	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,418	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	401.09/cwt	395.00–408.00	2,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	417.46/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	496.43/cwt	485.00–508.00	2,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	539.91/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	364.38/cwt	364.00–368.00	2,325	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	3,059.78/head	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,060	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	388.00/cwt	386.00–390.00	2,549	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	160.62/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,964	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	171.98/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,055	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	206.05/cwt	202.00–209.00	3,499	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	187.83/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,434	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	443.84/cwt	368.00–463.00	2,135	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	447	450.49/cwt	447.00–475.00	2,014	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	362.74/cwt	360.00–369.00	2,742	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	399.45/cwt	390.00–409.00	2,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	450.27/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,152	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	351.53/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	410.56/cwt	403.00–412.00	2,402	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	512.50/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	384.37/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,202	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,988	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,131.76/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,132	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	433.95/cwt	423.00–445.00	2,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	353.86/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	375.29/cwt	370.00–383.00	2,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,422	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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 254Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 40Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 38Year ago 211

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady and slaughter cattle sold steady also.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	451.00	451.00
2	500–550	523	390.00–409.00	399.45
1	550–600	595	393.00	393.00
1	600–650	615	369.00	369.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	423.00–445.00	433.95
3	600–650	617	370.00–383.00	375.29
1	650–700	680	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	728	348.00–360.00	353.86
1	1050–1100	1,080	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	418.00	418.00
2	600–650	628	350.00–353.00	351.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	405	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	513	395.00–408.00	401.09
10	600–650	638	364.00–368.00	364.38
1	650–700	660	367.00	367.00
1	700–750	720	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	445.00–455.00	450.27
2	400–450	415	433.00–440.00	436.37
5	500–550	526	388.00–390.00	389.60
8	550–600	573	380.00–385.00	384.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	451	425.00	425.00
12	500–550	538	400.00	400.00
5	600–650	638	371.00	371.00
4	700–750	721	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	425	428.00	428.00
1	450–500	470	423.00	423.00
1	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	575	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	575.00	575.00
2	300–350	325	560.00–575.00	567.73
1	350–400	365	570.00	570.00
2	400–450	408	525.00–555.00	539.91
1	500–550	535	445.00	445.00
12	650–700	657	386.00–390.00	388.00
1	700–750	705	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	760	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	584	414.00	414.00
26	650–700	674	370.00–373.00	371.75
10	750–800	756	360.00–369.00	362.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	555.00	555.00
1	350–400	365	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	438	485.00–508.00	496.43
2	500–550	533	410.00–425.00	417.46
6	550–600	585	403.00–412.00	410.56
1	650–700	695	374.00	374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	510.00–515.00	512.50
8	400–450	447	447.00–475.00	450.49
7	450–500	481	368.00–463.00	443.84
1	550–600	560	379.00	379.00
1	650–700	695	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,445	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,059.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,131.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	965	2,225.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	4,000.00	4,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	156.00–166.00	160.62
2	—	1,195	168.00–176.00	171.98
1	—	1,060	141.00	141.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	179.00	179.00
5	—	1,296	185.00–191.00	187.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	202.00–209.00	206.05

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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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