Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. And slaughter cattle sold a little stronger.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $388.48/cwt on 23 head, up $3.06 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 20 comparable sales and sits −55.39 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$388.48

▲ 3.06 vs prior sale

23 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$18.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.31

vs MS average

−25.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	393.42	2,207	13thin
Medium and Large 1	553	386.66	2,138	6thin
Medium and Large 2	539	375.17	2,022	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.25/cwt here — about $185 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

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 sale23 hd

388.48

—

MS average13 barns · 359 hd

379.18

+9.31

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−25.76

This barn, trailing median20 sales

443.87

−55.39

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	1,688	199.76	3,372	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,435	184.55	2,648	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	173.00	2,690	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,084	156.26	1,694	4thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	450–500	475	412.53/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	393.42/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,207	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	374.88/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	495.07/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	440.88/cwt	435.00–443.00	1,808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	364.91/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	363.91/cwt	360.00–367.00	2,249	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	386.66/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,138	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,690	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	184.55/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,648	5
Bulls	—	—	1,260	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,306	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	203.95/cwt	201.00–206.00	3,661	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,386	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	171.52/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	479.97/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	352.99/cwt	349.00–355.00	1,846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	375.46/cwt	373.00–378.00	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	420.91/cwt	418.00–425.00	1,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	373.65/cwt	368.00–378.00	1,711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	382.46/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	403.14/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	432.50/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	454.63/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	351.49/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	459.93/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	324.97/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	413.53/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	398.50/cwt	393.00–403.00	2,052	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,578	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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 182Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 11Year ago 34

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. And slaughter cattle sold a little stronger.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	410.00–415.00	412.53
2	500–550	513	380.00–385.00	382.46
1	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	630	337.00	337.00
1	650–700	680	333.00	333.00
1	750–800	770	308.00	308.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	458	395.00–425.00	413.53
4	500–550	515	393.00–403.00	398.50
1	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	725	320.00–330.00	324.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	623	342.00	342.00
5	750–800	768	330.00	330.00
2	800–850	815	311.00	311.00
7	900–950	915	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	410	435.00–443.00	440.88
2	550–600	565	360.00–370.00	364.91
1	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	430.00–435.00	432.50
3	350–400	373	418.00–425.00	420.91
5	400–450	422	390.00–415.00	403.14
3	500–550	523	349.00–355.00	352.99
2	550–600	593	350.00–353.00	351.49
1	700–750	705	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	393.00	393.00
1	400–450	430	383.00	383.00
3	450–500	458	368.00–378.00	373.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	561	390.00–395.00	393.42
17	600–650	618	360.00–367.00	363.91
4	650–700	655	361.00	361.00
3	750–800	752	338.00	338.00
4	800–850	832	327.00	327.00
2	900–950	928	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	383	475.00–485.00	479.97
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	518	370.00–380.00	374.88
2	550–600	560	373.00–378.00	375.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	305	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	365	490.00–500.00	495.07
1	400–450	445	455.00	455.00
6	550–600	553	385.00–395.00	386.66
1	600–650	615	367.00	367.00
1	700–750	745	340.00	340.00
1	900–950	915	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	455.00–465.00	459.93
3	350–400	380	445.00–470.00	454.63
1	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	483	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	173.00	173.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,435	180.00–188.00	184.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	140.00–142.00	141.00
2	—	1,185	171.00–172.00	171.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	183.00	183.00
4	—	1,795	201.00–206.00	203.95

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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