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Meridian Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 27

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 164▼ 35 vs year ago 217 · −16.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 23▼ 23 vs year ago 34 · −67.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 17▼ 13 vs year ago 32 · −40.6%

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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 10 of 20 comparable sales and sits −10.04 against this barn's trailing median of $366.81.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median20 sales

366.81

−10.04

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

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.52, low $313.85, median $366.81 across 20 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
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

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. 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	507.30/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,461	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	512.48/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,578	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,502	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	477.78/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,572	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	442.48/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,717	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	397.77/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,671	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,904	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,970	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	381.53/cwt	373.00–393.00	1,965	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	392.91/cwt	380.00–403.00	2,059	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	373.95/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,087	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,065	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	369.02/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,336	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,435	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	788	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	398.39/cwt	388.00–408.00	1,299	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	418.53/cwt	418.00–419.00	1,569	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	376.50/cwt	365.00–388.00	1,581	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	353.96/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,611	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	374.79/cwt	363.00–383.00	1,758	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,838	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	373.64/cwt	368.00–383.00	1,962	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	350.16/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,838	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	350.59/cwt	341.00–360.00	1,991	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,960	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,995	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	334.99/cwt	334.00–336.00	2,060	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	323.50/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,164	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	326.51/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,214	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,309	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,494	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,613	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,527	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	424.03/cwt	423.00–425.00	1,836	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	391.85/cwt	383.00–400.00	1,834	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,905	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	398.02/cwt	396.00–400.00	2,010	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	373.41/cwt	368.00–380.00	1,945	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	366.33/cwt	360.00–373.00	2,088	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	350.48/cwt	346.00–355.00	2,043	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	354.00/cwt	353.00–355.00	2,149	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	341.06/cwt	335.00–348.00	2,155	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,394	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,073	214.47/cwt	214.00–215.00	4,446	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,452	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	171.77/cwt	171.50–172.00	1,766	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	160.35/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,794	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	2,216	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	965	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1

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 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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	500	381.00	381.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.