Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: feeder calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.77/cwt on 22 head, down $35.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −44.57 against this barn's trailing median of $401.34.

Average price

$356.77

▼ 35.44 vs prior sale

22 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$38.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.25

vs MS average

−3.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	373.64	1,962	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	512	359.00	1,838	10thin
Medium and Large 2	547	350.38	1,915	8thin
Medium and Large 3	585	335.00	1,960	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.64/cwt here — about $2 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

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.52, low $354.26, median $401.34 across 15 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 sale22 hd

356.77

—

MS average14 barns · 404 hd

383.02

−26.25

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−3.75

This barn, trailing median15 sales

401.34

−44.57

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	—	Average	2,073	214.47	4,446	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	174.50	2,216	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,067	159.41	1,700	8thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$2,150	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	512.48/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,838	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	398.39/cwt	388.00–408.00	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	350.59/cwt	341.00–360.00	1,991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	507.30/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	334.99/cwt	334.00–336.00	2,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	373.41/cwt	368.00–380.00	1,945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	341.06/cwt	335.00–348.00	2,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	369.02/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	392.91/cwt	380.00–403.00	2,059	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	424.03/cwt	423.00–425.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	398.02/cwt	396.00–400.00	2,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	418.53/cwt	418.00–419.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	1
Bulls	—	—	2,073	214.47/cwt	214.00–215.00	4,446	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,452	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	160.35/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,794	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	171.77/cwt	171.50–172.00	1,766	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	2,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	366.33/cwt	360.00–373.00	2,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	397.77/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	391.85/cwt	383.00–400.00	1,834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	373.95/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	326.51/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	350.48/cwt	346.00–355.00	2,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	381.53/cwt	373.00–393.00	1,965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	350.16/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	323.50/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	353.96/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	376.50/cwt	365.00–388.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	477.78/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	374.79/cwt	363.00–383.00	1,758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	442.48/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,717	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	373.64/cwt	368.00–383.00	1,962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	354.00/cwt	353.00–355.00	2,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,960	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 164Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 23Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 17Year ago 32

As compared to the last market: feeder calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	500.00–515.00	507.30
2	300–350	308	510.00–515.00	512.48
1	450–500	455	433.00	433.00
1	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	633	368.00–370.00	369.02
1	650–700	680	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	465.00	465.00
4	450–500	450	423.00	423.00
7	500–550	524	380.00–403.00	392.91
4	650–700	669	364.00	364.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	465.00–490.00	477.78
1	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	420	390.00–405.00	397.77
3	500–550	515	373.00–393.00	381.53
2	550–600	558	370.00–378.00	373.95
1	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	388	440.00–445.00	442.48
1	550–600	585	353.00	353.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
10	500–550	512	359.00	359.00
6	650–700	669	322.00–325.00	323.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	388.00–408.00	398.39
2	400–450	420	365.00–388.00	376.50
4	450–500	469	363.00–383.00	374.79
4	500–550	525	340.00–358.00	350.16
4	550–600	568	341.00–360.00	350.59
1	600–650	610	327.00	327.00
2	650–700	678	325.00–328.00	326.51
1	850–900	875	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	950	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	375	418.00–419.00	418.53
1	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	525	368.00–383.00	373.64
2	600–650	615	334.00–336.00	334.99
1	700–750	740	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	305	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	455	350.00–358.00	353.96
1	550–600	585	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	500	381.00	381.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	468	383.00–400.00	391.85
5	500–550	521	368.00–380.00	373.41
2	550–600	570	360.00–373.00	366.33
3	600–650	632	335.00–348.00	341.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	423.00–425.00	424.03
2	500–550	505	396.00–400.00	398.02
3	600–650	607	353.00–355.00	354.00
1	750–800	785	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	368.00	368.00
2	550–600	583	346.00–355.00	350.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,073	214.00–215.00	214.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	140.00–150.00	145.15
4	—	1,119	155.00–164.00	160.35
2	—	1,028	171.50–172.00	171.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	174.50	174.50

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

Heifers · 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