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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 20

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

164 head

▼ 167 vs last sale 331▼ 85 vs year ago 249 · −34.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 20▼ 11 vs year ago 34 · −32.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 15▼ 14 vs year ago 31 · −45.2%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $399.30/cwt on 7 head, down $14.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 27 comparable sales and sits −21.84 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$399.30

▼ 14.04 vs prior sale

7 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.80

vs MS average

−19.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	425.00	2,287	2thin
Medium and Large 2	570	392.53	2,238	4thin
Medium and Large 3	550	375.00	2,063	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $224 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

399.30

—

MS average13 barns · 343 hd

415.10

−15.80

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−19.74

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−21.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $344.60, median $421.14 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	182.84	2,584	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	160.20	1,747	9thin

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)	1,112	$2,862	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,475	1thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,254	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	555.65/cwt	545.00–565.00	1,489	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	587.50/cwt	585.00–590.00	1,616	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,609	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	589.05/cwt	588.00–590.00	1,932	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,006	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	515.03/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,844	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	489.76/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,057	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	469.05/cwt	465.00–473.00	1,993	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	446.51/cwt	445.00–448.00	2,090	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,287	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	390.04/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,270	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,381	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	355.95/cwt	353.00–359.00	2,349	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,300	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,359	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,246	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,229	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,482	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	467.55/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,674	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,491	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	426.89/cwt	418.00–435.00	1,614	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	415.54/cwt	413.00–418.00	1,758	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	390.43/cwt	385.00–396.00	1,874	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	371.50/cwt	370.00–373.00	1,969	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,933	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,008	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	376.47/cwt	375.00–378.00	2,120	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,136	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,196	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,312	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,248	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	320.99/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,305	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,465	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	451.47/cwt	450.00–453.00	1,932	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	427.55/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,988	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	421.47/cwt	415.00–428.00	2,141	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	357.59/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,074	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,318	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	348.25/cwt	343.00–355.00	2,316	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,466	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,744	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	143.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,333	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,777	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	169.55/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,014	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	182.84/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,584	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	975	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,112	2,861.77/head	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,862	3

This sale against other markets

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 331Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 20Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 15Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	358	465.00–470.00	467.55
2	500–550	530	370.00–373.00	371.50
2	550–600	563	375.00–378.00	376.47
1	600–650	610	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	718	320.00–322.00	320.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	378	418.00–435.00	426.89
2	400–450	423	413.00–418.00	415.54
1	500–550	540	358.00	358.00
1	550–600	550	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	670	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	370	403.00	403.00
3	450–500	480	385.00–396.00	390.43
1	550–600	595	359.00	359.00
1	650–700	675	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	585.00–590.00	587.50
2	300–350	328	588.00–590.00	589.05
2	400–450	420	480.00–500.00	489.76
2	500–550	538	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	635	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	570.00	570.00
2	250–300	268	545.00–565.00	555.65
1	300–350	310	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	355	565.00	565.00
2	400–450	425	465.00–473.00	469.05
1	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	582	385.00–395.00	390.04
2	650–700	660	353.00–359.00	355.95
1	700–750	735	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	358	510.00–520.00	515.03
2	450–500	468	445.00–448.00	446.51
1	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	695	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	425.00–430.00	427.55
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	665	343.00–355.00	348.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	450.00–453.00	451.47
1	450–500	450	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	508	415.00–428.00	421.47
1	600–650	630	368.00	368.00
1	650–700	685	360.00	360.00
1	850–900	885	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	350.00–363.00	357.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,188	166.00–173.00	169.55
1	—	1,090	163.00	163.00
3	—	928	140.00–150.00	143.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,413	178.00–186.00	182.84

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)	3	—	1,112	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,861.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	975	2,475.00	2,475.00

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.