Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 8.00-10.00 cheaper. Small offering of cattle today. Not enough slaughter cattle to get a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.48/cwt on 12 head, down $18.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −73.41 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$370.48

▼ 18.00 vs prior sale

12 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$38.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.54

vs MS average

−17.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	378.55	2,009	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	501	375.00	1,879	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	362.67	1,995	3thin
Medium and Large 3	590	340.00	2,006	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.55/cwt here — about $3 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 sale12 hd

370.48

—

MS average12 barns · 455 hd

376.02

−5.54

National average109 barns · 4,104 hd

388.41

−17.93

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−73.41

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	1,448	193.53	2,803	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	169.07	2,186	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	167.00	2,438	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,205	158.63	1,912	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$2,134	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	2,133.82/head	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	497.55/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	399.33/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	333.52/cwt	328.00–339.00	1,928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	416.42/cwt	410.00–423.00	1,770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	357.67/cwt	348.00–365.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	361.50/cwt	360.00–363.00	2,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	378.69/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	294.08/cwt	288.00–300.00	2,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	384.22/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	424.02/cwt	423.00–425.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	364.01/cwt	363.00–365.00	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	442.64/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	435.91/cwt	432.00–440.00	1,874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	325.01/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	395.93/cwt	392.00–401.00	1,849	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,438	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	169.07/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,186	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,766	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	163.45/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,986	2
Bulls	—	—	1,145	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,061	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	200.29/cwt	195.00–204.00	3,205	2

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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 206Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 7Year ago 34

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 8.00-10.00 cheaper. Small offering of cattle today. Not enough slaughter cattle to get a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	295	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	338	423.00–425.00	424.02
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	289.00	289.00
2	750–800	780	288.00–300.00	294.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	810	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	413.00	413.00
2	350–400	363	400.00–410.00	404.97
1	400–450	430	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	472	348.00–365.00	357.67
2	500–550	515	350.00–355.00	352.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	495.00–500.00	497.55
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	373	440.00–445.00	442.64
2	400–450	430	432.00–440.00	435.91
4	500–550	521	370.00–400.00	378.69
1	550–600	570	378.00	378.00
1	600–650	625	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	655	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	385	423.00	423.00
2	400–450	425	410.00–423.00	416.42
1	450–500	460	418.00	418.00
1	500–550	530	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	560	360.00–363.00	361.50
1	600–650	605	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	395.00–405.00	399.33
1	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	501	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	650	346.00	346.00
2	750–800	755	331.00	331.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	380.00–388.00	384.22
1	500–550	515	353.00	353.00
1	650–700	665	307.00	307.00
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	373.00	373.00
2	550–600	578	328.00–339.00	333.52
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	583	337.00	337.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	392.00–401.00	395.93
2	500–550	513	363.00–365.00	364.01
3	600–650	612	320.00–330.00	325.01
1	700–750	705	329.00	329.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,133.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	167.00	167.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	168.00–170.00	169.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,215	163.00–164.00	163.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,600	195.00–204.00	200.29

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle