Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady. Not enough slaughter cattle to get trends.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.42/cwt on 31 head, down $12.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −49.59 against this barn's trailing median of $394.01.

Average price

$344.42

▼ 12.35 vs prior sale

31 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$33.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.36

vs MS average

+12.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	357.07	2,014	17thin
Medium and Large 2	504	336.00	1,693	6thin
Medium and Large 3	529	323.85	1,713	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.22/cwt here — about $301 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

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.52, low $323.65, median $394.01 across 18 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 sale31 hd

344.42

—

MS average13 barns · 326 hd

317.06

+27.36

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

+12.90

This barn, trailing median18 sales

394.01

−49.59

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	1,725	180.00	3,105	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,043	143.22	1,493	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)	1,215	$2,463	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$1,913	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$3,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,825	4thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	304.23/cwt	296.00–307.00	1,920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	375.67/cwt	370.00–384.00	1,953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	346.19/cwt	343.00–350.00	1,492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	307.39/cwt	306.00–310.00	2,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	296.20/cwt	291.00–298.00	2,565	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	2,462.86/head	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,463	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	497.57/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	295.82/cwt	291.00–301.00	2,139	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,155	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	147.96/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,616	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	357.07/cwt	353.00–360.00	2,014	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	315.42/cwt	311.00–320.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	337.47/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	338.46/cwt	336.00–341.00	2,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	395.16/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	359.26/cwt	351.00–368.00	1,918	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	335.01/cwt	329.00–339.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	336.00–345.00	1,836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	372.18/cwt	361.00–378.00	1,712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,208	1,912.84/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	324.26/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,341	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 Aug 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 98Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 28Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 23Year ago 83

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady. Not enough slaughter cattle to get trends.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	385.00–405.00	395.16
5	500–550	534	351.00–368.00	359.26
1	550–600	580	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	610	336.00–341.00	338.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	495.00–500.00	497.57
1	300–350	320	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	410	445.00	445.00
3	500–550	520	370.00–384.00	375.67
1	600–650	605	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	745	309.00	309.00
8	850–900	866	291.00–298.00	296.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	439.00	439.00
1	350–400	355	448.00	448.00
1	400–450	430	378.00	378.00
4	450–500	460	361.00–378.00	372.18
3	500–550	540	336.00–345.00	340.00
2	550–600	584	335.00–340.00	337.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	371.00	371.00
5	400–450	431	343.00–350.00	346.19
6	500–550	504	336.00	336.00
1	600–650	615	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	383.00	383.00
3	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	405	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	564	353.00–360.00	357.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	348.00	348.00
1	400–450	405	331.00	331.00
3	450–500	483	329.00–339.00	335.01
7	500–550	523	320.00–328.00	324.26
1	550–600	570	321.00	321.00
1	650–700	690	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	445.00	445.00
5	500–550	538	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	631	296.00–307.00	304.23
3	650–700	665	306.00–310.00	307.39
4	700–750	723	291.00–301.00	295.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	494	379.00	379.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	475	376.00	376.00
2	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	620	289.00	289.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	565	311.00–320.00	315.42

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	—	1,240	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,462.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,912.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	2,675.00	2,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	2,975.00	2,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	129.00	129.00
3	—	1,092	145.00–153.00	147.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	180.00	180.00

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

Heifers · 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

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