Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market feeder calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Sold 126 head of black hided steers 804 lb. average @ $ 3.72. good cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.76/cwt on 20 head, up $11.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 20 comparable sales and sits +8.89 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$452.76

▲ 11.56 vs prior sale

20 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$35.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.40

vs MS average

−15.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	472.81	2,511	7thin
Medium and Large 2	522	447.46	2,336	6thin
Medium and Large 3	544	437.26	2,379	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.55/cwt here — about $131 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

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $370.48, median $443.87 across 20 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 sale20 hd

452.76

—

MS average11 barns · 281 hd

439.37

+13.40

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−15.70

This barn, trailing median20 sales

443.87

+8.89

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	1,708	213.39	3,645	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	180.06	2,337	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	172.38	2,551	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	164.20	1,705	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$5,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,302	$3,898	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$3,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	400–450	428	478.27/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	381.34/cwt	376.00–387.00	2,769	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	447.46/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,336	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	443.83/cwt	442.00–448.00	1,908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,991	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,657	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	4,297.12/head	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	370.02/cwt	365.00–371.00	2,287	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	391.82/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	520.86/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,162	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	615.24/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	468.92/cwt	465.00–473.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	424.31/cwt	418.00–430.00	2,219	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	182.05/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,345	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	213.39/cwt	212.00–215.00	3,645	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	162.05/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,757	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	174.35/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,857	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	153.52/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,448	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	172.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,408	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	5,050.00/head	5,050.00–5,050.00	5,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	177.07/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	541.91/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,021	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	421.06/cwt	415.00–428.00	1,958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	472.47/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	522.47/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	437.97/cwt	437.00–443.00	2,361	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	355.86/cwt	355.00–356.00	2,438	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	384.88/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	521.00/cwt	521.00–521.00	2,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	567.46/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	472.81/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,511	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	487.50/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	457.52/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	397.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,258	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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 153Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 7Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 18Year ago 54

As compared to the last market feeder calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Sold 126 head of black hided steers 804 lb. average @ $ 3.72. good cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	565.00–570.00	567.46
3	400–450	428	470.00–485.00	478.27
1	450–500	470	483.00	483.00
6	500–550	522	445.00–455.00	447.46
2	650–700	675	375.00–380.00	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	400	521.00	521.00
3	600–650	648	410.00	410.00
14	700–750	726	376.00–387.00	381.34
126	800–850	804	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	610.00–620.00	615.24
1	300–350	320	600.00	600.00
5	400–450	415	500.00–530.00	520.86
7	500–550	531	460.00–485.00	472.81
6	600–650	619	390.00–398.00	391.82
1	650–700	650	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	540.00–550.00	541.91
4	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
6	500–550	539	437.00–443.00	437.97
1	550–600	575	433.00	433.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	455.00–460.00	457.52
1	350–400	355	452.00	452.00
3	450–500	465	415.00–428.00	421.06
1	500–550	540	388.00	388.00
2	550–600	568	395.00–400.00	397.49
7	650–700	685	355.00–356.00	355.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	388	465.00–473.00	468.92
5	400–450	430	442.00–448.00	443.83
1	450–500	470	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	523	418.00–430.00	424.31
6	600–650	618	365.00–371.00	370.02
1	700–750	705	350.00	350.00
1	900–950	925	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	398.00	398.00
1	500–550	525	378.00	378.00
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	485.00–490.00	487.50
1	450–500	470	480.00	480.00
5	500–550	507	433.00	433.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	520.00–525.00	522.47
1	500–550	535	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	550	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	455	470.00–475.00	472.47
2	500–550	533	380.00–390.00	384.88

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,390	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,297.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,365	5,050.00	5,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,450	3,750.00	3,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	180.00–185.00	182.05
2	—	1,313	176.00–178.00	177.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,084	159.00–165.00	162.05
4	—	1,065	170.00–178.00	174.35
3	—	943	150.00–156.00	153.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	170.00–175.00	172.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	212.00–215.00	213.39

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