Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, and slaughter cattle sold higher. Had a small offering of cattle due to a lot of rain and celebrating mothers day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.40/cwt on 7 head, down $30.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 19 comparable sales and sits −25.49 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$418.40

▼ 30.35 vs prior sale

7 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$138

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$31.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.05

vs MS average

−55.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	445.00	2,292	1thin
Medium and Large 2	587	413.97	2,430	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.03/cwt here — about −$138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale7 hd

418.40

—

MS average13 barns · 268 hd

444.46

−26.05

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−55.30

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−25.49

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	—	High	1,763	213.83	3,769	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,375	177.86	2,446	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	166.63	1,744	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,947	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$3,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$3,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	413.97/cwt	410.00–418.00	2,430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	390.50/cwt	390.00–391.00	2,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	560.24/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	494.93/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	394.28/cwt	394.00–395.00	2,669	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	608.42/cwt	600.00–615.00	2,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	579.04/cwt	570.00–585.00	2,391	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,272	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,509	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	4,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	216.16/cwt	214.00–218.00	3,934	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	167.95/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,864	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	177.86/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,446	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,165	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,946.62/head	2,875.00–3,025.00	2,947	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	418.93/cwt	413.00–425.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	467.72/cwt	453.00–475.00	2,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	473.49/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	612.64/cwt	610.00–615.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	434.59/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,060	5

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 May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 138Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 27Year ago 55

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, and slaughter cattle sold higher. Had a small offering of cattle due to a lot of rain and celebrating mothers day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	365	590.00	590.00
1	400–450	445	515.00	515.00
4	450–500	469	490.00–500.00	494.93
6	550–600	587	410.00–418.00	413.97
7	650–700	677	394.00–395.00	394.28
1	700–750	710	338.00	338.00
1	750–800	760	335.00	335.00
1	850–900	865	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	610.00–615.00	612.64
3	350–400	358	600.00–615.00	608.42
3	400–450	415	550.00–570.00	560.24
1	500–550	515	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	610	410.00	410.00
1	750–800	780	355.00	355.00
1	850–900	855	343.00	343.00
1	900–950	905	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	413	570.00–585.00	579.04
6	800–850	817	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	465.00–485.00	473.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	739	336.00	336.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	445	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	515	390.00–391.00	390.50
1	600–650	645	348.00	348.00
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
1	900–950	925	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	413.00–425.00	418.93
3	450–500	480	422.00	422.00
4	550–600	588	375.00	375.00
1	750–800	765	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
5	450–500	474	430.00–440.00	434.59
1	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	650	344.00	344.00
1	850–900	870	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	955	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	490	490.00	490.00
1	650–700	670	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	735	337.00	337.00
1	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	561	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	453.00–475.00	467.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,110	166.00–170.00	167.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	175.00–180.00	177.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	227.00	227.00
2	—	1,820	214.00–218.00	216.16
1	—	1,615	196.00	196.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	920	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,110	2,875.00–3,025.00	2,946.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,875.00	2,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	3,050.00	3,050.00

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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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