Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, and the lighter calves sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold a little higher. Sold some good black stock cows, a sell out, bred cows light bred 5-7 year old brought $3500-4300, and pairs same age some three in ones $4800-5950.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $421.14/cwt on 13 head, down $27.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 19 comparable sales and sits −22.75 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$421.14

▼ 27.61 vs prior sale

13 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$39.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.08

vs MS average

−53.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	444.93	2,483	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	419.44	2,415	9thin
Medium and Large 3	588	404.98	2,381	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.95/cwt here — about $101 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 sale13 hd

421.14

—

MS average13 barns · 372 hd

445.22

−24.08

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−53.34

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−22.75

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	—	Average	1,635	211.00	3,450	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	185.20	2,295	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	179.00	2,855	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	149.48	1,511	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$4,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$4,009	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$3,932	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$3,890	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$4,000	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$3,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$5,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,411	$5,371	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$5,225	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1	600–650	615	426.94/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	617.45/cwt	615.00–620.00	2,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,424	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	494.69/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	442.47/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	444.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	465.05/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	583.37/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,438	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	4,009.03/head	3,850.00–4,300.00	4,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	399.49/cwt	390.00–408.00	2,509	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	5,600.00/head	5,600.00–5,600.00	5,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	421.27/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,788	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	188.93/cwt	185.00–194.00	2,432	5
Bulls	—	—	1,635	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	130.33/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,241	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	157.90/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,626	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	169.79/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,834	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,855	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,398	5,328.49/head	4,800.00–5,800.00	5,328	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	5,500.00/head	5,500.00–5,500.00	5,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	5,950.00/head	5,950.00–5,950.00	5,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	3,931.66/head	3,400.00–4,250.00	3,932	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	3,890.19/head	3,750.00–4,000.00	3,890	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	436.91/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	487.37/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,305	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	357.31/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,423	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	404.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	416.53/cwt	415.00–418.00	2,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	464.95/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	490.14/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	634.89/cwt	630.00–640.00	2,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	598.62/cwt	590.00–610.00	2,233	4

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 163Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 17Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 147Last week 16Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	630.00–640.00	634.89
2	350–400	358	615.00–620.00	617.45
4	400–450	418	570.00–600.00	583.37
2	550–600	558	440.00–450.00	444.93
5	600–650	615	420.00–430.00	426.94
1	700–750	705	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	435.00	435.00
7	550–600	584	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	560.00	560.00
6	450–500	473	475.00–510.00	487.37
2	550–600	588	400.00–410.00	404.98
2	650–700	678	350.00–365.00	357.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	590.00–610.00	598.62
1	400–450	440	565.00	565.00
5	650–700	659	389.00	389.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	535.00	535.00
1	450–500	450	500.00	500.00
4	600–650	606	405.00–445.00	421.27
1	750–800	770	333.00	333.00
1	800–850	835	328.00	328.00
1	850–900	885	318.00	318.00
1	900–950	920	303.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	455.00–475.00	464.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	485.00–495.00	490.14
1	650–700	690	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	325	490.00–500.00	494.69
2	450–500	455	460.00–470.00	465.05
2	500–550	538	435.00–450.00	442.47
3	600–650	628	390.00–408.00	399.49
2	700–750	715	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	425.00–450.00	436.91
1	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	595	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	495	433.00	433.00
2	500–550	530	415.00–418.00	416.53
1	550–600	565	413.00	413.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	530	400.00	400.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	4,050.00	4,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	3,850.00–4,300.00	4,009.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,177	3,400.00–4,250.00	3,931.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,070	3,750.00–4,000.00	3,890.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	5,600.00	5,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,398	4,800.00–5,800.00	5,328.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,450	5,500.00	5,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	5,950.00	5,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	4,500.00	4,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,025	4,000.00	4,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	780	3,500.00	3,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,287	185.00–194.00	188.93
3	—	1,160	178.00–180.00	178.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	126.00–135.00	130.33
2	—	1,030	156.00–160.00	157.90
2	—	1,080	165.00–174.00	169.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	179.00	179.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	211.00	211.00

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle