Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder cattle sold steady, had some grouped weaned calves that sold really good. Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 lower and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.05/cwt on 5 head, down $24.14 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 19 comparable sales and sits −4.84 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$439.05

▼ 24.14 vs prior sale

5 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$60.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs MS average

−41.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	460.12	2,383	2thin
Medium and Large 2	555	437.50	2,428	2thin
Medium and Large 3	550	400.00	2,200	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.12/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale5 hd

439.05

—

MS average13 barns · 310 hd

439.39

−0.34

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−41.97

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−4.84

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	1,748	201.43	3,521	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,386	163.45	2,265	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,154	149.41	1,724	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,513	$3,210	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	479.89/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	893	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	305.36/cwt	304.00–308.00	3,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	321.98/cwt	321.00–323.00	3,123	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,013	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	351.76/cwt	351.00–352.00	2,937	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,028	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	3,218	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	331.92/cwt	328.00–336.00	2,898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	350.47/cwt	349.00–352.00	2,867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	503.98/cwt	500.00–508.00	2,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	500.01/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,150	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,315	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,582	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	198.39/cwt	195.00–201.00	3,200	2
Bulls	—	—	2,087	209.71/cwt	205.00–215.00	4,377	3
Bulls	—	—	1,375	192.06/cwt	191.00–193.00	2,641	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,773	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	163.45/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,265	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,513	3,210.33/head	2,950.00–3,475.00	3,210	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	437.50/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	332.34/cwt	329.00–334.00	2,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	427.50/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,227	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	424.07/cwt	418.00–430.00	1,951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	372.92/cwt	368.00–378.00	2,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	460.12/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	464.90/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,122	1

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 336Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 25Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 60Year ago 26

As compared to the last market: Feeder cattle sold steady, had some grouped weaned calves that sold really good. Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 lower and bulls sold steady.

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	280	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	345	490.00	490.00
2	600–650	635	368.00–378.00	372.92
1	750–800	770	338.00	338.00
1	850–900	865	328.00	328.00
1	900–950	900	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	985	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	460.00–470.00	464.90
1	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	450	455.00	455.00
3	700–750	718	329.00–334.00	332.34
3	750–800	758	318.00	318.00
1	800–850	845	300.00	300.00
6	850–900	893	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	415.00–440.00	427.50
2	450–500	460	418.00–430.00	424.07
1	600–650	645	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	735	352.00	352.00
3	800–850	800	319.00	319.00
3	850–900	858	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	555.00	555.00
1	350–400	355	565.00	565.00
2	450–500	470	475.00–485.00	479.89
1	500–550	535	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	575	430.00	430.00
1	750–800	765	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	850	313.00	313.00
1	900–950	920	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	665	373.00	373.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	580.00	580.00
2	400–450	418	500.00–508.00	503.98
2	500–550	518	455.00–465.00	460.12
1	650–700	670	415.00	415.00
2	700–750	705	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	760	366.00	366.00
2	800–850	818	349.00–352.00	350.47
2	850–900	873	328.00–336.00	331.92
1	900–950	905	335.00	335.00
3	1000–1050	1,025	304.00–308.00	305.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	428.00	428.00
8	800–850	835	351.00–352.00	351.76
12	900–950	930	324.00	324.00
12	950–1000	970	321.00–323.00	321.98
5	1000–1050	1,028	313.00	313.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	480.00	480.00
4	450–500	479	465.00	465.00
2	500–550	505	435.00–440.00	437.50
1	600–650	620	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	690	363.00	363.00
1	750–800	760	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	495.00–505.00	500.01
1	500–550	500	463.00	463.00
1	600–650	610	378.00	378.00
1	700–750	705	351.00	351.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	540	423.00	423.00
1	650–700	685	338.00	338.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,162	150.00–155.00	152.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	161.00–166.00	163.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	195.00–201.00	198.39
3	—	2,087	205.00–215.00	209.71
2	—	1,375	191.00–193.00	192.06

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)	2	—	1,513	2,950.00–3,475.00	3,210.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,975.00	2,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,925.00	1,925.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle