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Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 8, 2026

318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 318 564 270
Feeder cattle 258 510 228
Slaughter cattle 19 34 16
Replacement cattle 41 20 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, as did slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,943 -60.00
385 385 1 570.00 $570.00 $2,194 —
405 405 1 545.00 $545.00 $2,207 -5.24
505–522 516 5 450.00–455.00 $453.41 $2,340 +8.41
555–565 558 3 440.00–455.00 $449.94 $2,511 +6.73
625 625 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,562 +15.00
700 700 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,730 +51.01
800 800 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,880 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,650 —
395 395 1 515.00 $515.00 $2,034 -27.85
405–435 417 3 460.00–490.00 $475.30 $1,982 +35.30
460 460 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,162 +8.29
565–588 583 5 375.00–410.00 $403.22 $2,351 -6.78
650 650 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,438 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 407 6 570.00–575.00 $573.32 $2,333 —
875 875 2 328.00 $328.00 $2,870 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 378 3 550.00–560.00 $555.15 $2,098 -34.85
420 420 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,079 -19.82
580–585 583 2 425.00–435.00 $429.98 $2,507 +5.00
615 615 1 383.00 $383.00 $2,355 —
690 690 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,656 +2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–388 375 3 480.00–495.00 $490.34 $1,839 +13.94
410–428 424 4 428.00–440.00 $430.90 $1,827 +5.90
450–456 455 6 425.00–430.00 $425.82 $1,937 +6.76
530 530 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,040 —
605–625 615 2 340.00–345.00 $342.54 $2,107 —
705–745 725 2 323.00–326.00 $324.46 $2,352 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 318 3 500.00–530.00 $517.83 $1,647 +11.69
370 370 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,942 —
405 405 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,924 +37.38
525–530 528 2 400.00–420.00 $409.95 $2,165 +12.70
585 585 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,282 ±0.00
615 615 2 350.00–370.00 $360.00 $2,214 -5.00
730 730 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,446 +23.30
800–845 828 3 306.00–320.00 $314.56 $2,605 —
900–940 920 3 299.00–303.00 $300.64 $2,766 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,876 +20.03
415 415 1 413.00 $413.00 $1,714 —
460 460 3 410.00–415.00 $411.67 $1,894 +24.92
545 545 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,989 +15.00
555–590 575 5 353.00–368.00 $361.71 $2,080 +1.71
645 645 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,051 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
867 867 6 323.00 $323.00 $2,800 —
1022 1022 2 315.00 $315.00 $3,219 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 2 493.00–500.00 $496.52 $2,100 -13.36
505–545 523 3 440.00–455.00 $446.17 $2,333 +18.55
605–645 624 4 365.00–373.00 $368.73 $2,301 -4.27
685 685 1 361.00 $361.00 $2,473 -14.00
700 700 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,555 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,900 ±0.00
465 465 2 460.00 $460.00 $2,139 -5.00
505–525 515 3 420.00–430.00 $425.03 $2,189 +22.43
775 775 2 328.00–333.00 $330.50 $2,561 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–490 485 2 435.00–440.00 $437.53 $2,122 -14.93
515 515 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,086 —
585 585 2 393.00–398.00 $395.50 $2,314 —
705 705 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,115 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,275 —
1020–1145 1083 85-90% 2 158.00–160.00 $158.94 $1,721 -9.08
1145–1270 1207 85-90% 3 167.00–173.00 $170.05 $2,053 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1235 1182 80-85% 3 175.00–179.00 $176.63 $2,088 —
1145–1560 1310 80-85% 3 184.00–188.00 $185.90 $2,435 -2.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1940–2280 2110 2 215.00–216.00 $215.54 $4,548 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680 1680 1 187.00 $187.00 $3,142 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165–1235 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 2,900.00–3,200.00 $3,054.38
1270 1270 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,750.00 $3,750.00 —
1525 1525 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 4,500.00 $4,500.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.