Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last sale: Feeder calves sold steady, and slaughter cattle sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Had a good sale and stock cows sold very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $476.08/cwt on 15 head, up $25.83 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 19 comparable sales and sits +32.19 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$476.08

▲ 25.83 vs prior sale

15 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$49.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.13

vs MS average

−12.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	493.40	2,576	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	500	489.00	2,445	2thin
Medium and Large 2	560	467.46	2,618	2thin
Medium and Large 3	562	443.64	2,494	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.76/cwt here — about $81 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

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $370.48, median $443.89 across 19 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 sale15 hd

476.08

—

MS average12 barns · 221 hd

461.95

+14.13

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−12.27

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

+32.19

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	—	Low	1,725	208.15	3,590	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	186.00	2,920	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	185.61	2,470	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	171.13	2,024	4thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$3,722	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,207	$3,179	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$2,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,770	$5,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$4,323	4thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	171.13/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,391	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	396.14/cwt	394.00–398.00	2,409	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	480.00/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	556.00/cwt	556.00–556.00	2,107	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	551.81/cwt	535.00–570.00	2,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	493.13/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	2,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	495.31/cwt	490.00–504.00	2,417	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	467.46/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	504.01/cwt	498.00–515.00	2,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	439.74/cwt	433.00–443.00	2,762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	237	616.76/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	397.02/cwt	395.00–399.00	2,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	444.85/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	519.25/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	487.50/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,512	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,920	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	191.78/cwt	191.00–193.00	2,670	3
Bulls	—	—	1,612	194.26/cwt	190.00–198.00	3,131	3
Bulls	—	—	1,977	222.95/cwt	221.00–225.00	4,408	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	180.99/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,326	4
Bulls	—	—	1,585	207.25/cwt	204.00–211.00	3,285	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	955	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	3,721.80/head	3,200.00–4,100.00	3,722	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,348	4,323.38/head	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,323	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	3,313.72/head	3,075.00–3,500.00	3,314	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,770	5,400.00/head	5,400.00–5,400.00	5,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	447.21/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	502.50/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	467.37/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	419.93/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	2,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	374.01/cwt	373.00–375.00	2,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	374.02/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	424.81/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,226	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	362.49/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	472.50/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	2,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	459.50/cwt	458.00–460.00	2,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	505.19/cwt	495.00–507.00	1,960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	456.03/cwt	450.00–462.00	2,184	8

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 Apr 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 134Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 34Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 26Year ago 14

As compared to the last sale: Feeder calves sold steady, and slaughter cattle sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Had a good sale and stock cows sold very good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,183	169.00–175.00	171.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	186.00	186.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	191.00–193.00	191.78
4	—	1,285	179.00–184.00	180.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	190.00–198.00	194.26
3	—	1,977	221.00–225.00	222.95
3	—	1,585	204.00–211.00	207.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	550.00	550.00
1	500–550	540	470.00	470.00
2	550–600	560	475.00–485.00	480.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	494	484.00	484.00
26	600–650	608	394.00–398.00	396.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	500.00–505.00	502.50
1	450–500	460	503.00	503.00
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	550	465.00	465.00
2	600–650	635	373.00–375.00	374.01
1	650–700	685	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	455.00–480.00	467.37
1	550–600	590	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	379	556.00	556.00
26	450–500	488	490.00–504.00	495.31
2	500–550	500	489.00	489.00
4	850–900	859	344.00	344.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	660.00	660.00
1	300–350	345	635.00	635.00
3	400–450	433	535.00–570.00	551.81
6	500–550	514	485.00–500.00	493.13
1	550–600	570	495.00	495.00
4	600–650	628	433.00–443.00	439.74
1	650–700	665	445.00	445.00
1	700–750	705	393.00	393.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	610.00–620.00	616.76
1	300–350	330	580.00	580.00
5	350–400	355	590.00	590.00
1	400–450	410	520.00	520.00
1	450–500	450	525.00	525.00
2	550–600	560	465.00–470.00	467.46
1	600–650	605	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	660	413.00	413.00
1	700–750	735	378.00	378.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	360	565.00	565.00
4	450–500	479	498.00–515.00	504.01
1	500–550	545	440.00	440.00
3	550–600	568	435.00–455.00	444.85
1	600–650	635	385.00	385.00
1	750–800	785	363.00	363.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	515.00–520.00	519.25
1	350–400	380	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	420	485.00–490.00	487.50
2	500–550	525	440.00–455.00	447.21
2	600–650	630	395.00–399.00	397.02
1	650–700	670	398.00	398.00
1	700–750	705	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	504.00	504.00
8	450–500	479	450.00–462.00	456.03
14	650–700	690	364.00	364.00
3	800–850	815	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	495.00–507.00	505.19
2	400–450	445	470.00–475.00	472.50
4	450–500	477	458.00–460.00	459.50
5	500–550	524	420.00–435.00	424.81
2	550–600	563	415.00–425.00	419.93
1	600–650	605	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	683	360.00–365.00	362.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	583	370.00–378.00	374.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,775.00	2,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	3,200.00–4,100.00	3,721.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,212	3,075.00–3,500.00	3,313.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,348	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,323.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,770	5,400.00	5,400.00

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.

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Meridian Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle

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