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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 12

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

258 head

▼ 255 vs last sale 513▼ 123 vs year ago 381 · −32.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 13▲ 0 vs year ago 29 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 26▼ 25 vs year ago 45 · −55.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle sold steady as well, just a small offering of them.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.43/cwt on 8 head, down $3.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 19 comparable sales and sits −23.41 against this barn's trailing median of $376.84.

Average price

$353.43

▼ 3.16 vs prior sale

8 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$19.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.61

vs MS average

−19.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	363.19	1,918	3thin
Medium and Large 2	533	353.07	1,882	2thin
Medium and Large 3	557	343.92	1,914	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.27/cwt here — about $3 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

353.43

—

MS average14 barns · 325 hd

333.83

+19.61

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−19.33

This barn, trailing median19 sales

376.84

−23.41

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.52, low $322.70, median $376.84 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	132.09	1,519	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,265	132.00	1,670	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	122.38	1,224	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,525	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,460	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,319	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,416	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,560	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,312	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,510	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	511.55/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,652	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	487.59/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,794	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	436.47/cwt	435.00–438.00	1,877	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	422.51/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,062	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,079	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,115	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,116	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,263	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,231	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,213	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	338.01/cwt	333.00–340.00	2,346	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,543	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,625	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,596	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,035	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,898	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	882	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,296	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,199	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	430.04/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,217	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,584	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	446.43/cwt	443.00–450.00	1,710	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	407.49/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,740	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	383.09/cwt	378.00–388.00	1,640	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	377.77/cwt	373.00–385.00	1,745	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	358.99/cwt	358.00–360.00	1,698	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	363.19/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,918	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	353.07/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,882	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	343.38/cwt	339.00–348.00	1,992	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	329.53/cwt	326.00–333.00	2,010	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	312.01/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,069	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	330.49/cwt	328.00–331.00	2,244	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	444.94/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,847	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	423.20/cwt	418.00–430.00	1,947	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,091	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,836	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	390.51/cwt	388.00–393.00	2,062	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,248	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,033	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	324.03/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,977	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,092	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	313.46/cwt	308.00–319.00	2,163	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,324	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,412	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	117.60/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,132	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	129.55/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,367	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	132.09/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,519	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,670	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	2,319.24/head	2,250.00–2,375.00	2,319	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,460	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,525	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Oct 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 513Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 13Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 26Year ago 45

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady. Slaughter cattle sold steady as well, just a small offering of them.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
4	450–500	460	418.00–430.00	423.20
2	500–550	528	388.00–393.00	390.51
1	550–600	550	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	610	320.00–328.00	324.03
1	800–850	845	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	900	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	440.00–450.00	444.94
1	500–550	510	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	555	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	620	335.00–340.00	337.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	510	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	560	363.00	363.00
2	650–700	690	308.00–319.00	313.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	368	485.00–490.00	487.59
2	450–500	488	420.00–425.00	422.51
1	500–550	540	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	615	344.00	344.00
1	650–700	660	338.00	338.00
1	850–900	895	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	589	359.00	359.00
7	650–700	694	333.00–340.00	338.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	260	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	323	500.00–520.00	511.55
2	400–450	430	435.00–438.00	436.47
1	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	620	365.00	365.00
1	800–850	815	312.00	312.00
1	850–900	875	300.00	300.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	495.00	495.00
1	650–700	685	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	370	428.00	428.00
2	400–450	428	378.00–388.00	383.09
3	450–500	462	373.00–385.00	377.77
2	500–550	533	350.00–356.00	353.07
2	600–650	610	326.00–333.00	329.53
6	650–700	679	328.00–331.00	330.49
1	800–850	810	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	305	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	383	443.00–450.00	446.43
3	400–450	427	390.00–420.00	407.49
3	500–550	528	360.00–370.00	363.19
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	283	425.00–435.00	430.04
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	473	358.00–360.00	358.99
1	500–550	510	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	580	339.00–348.00	343.38
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	663	310.00–314.00	312.01

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,525	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	2,250.00–2,375.00	2,319.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	2,475.00	2,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	126.00–136.00	132.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	128.00–131.00	129.55
3	—	963	116.00–120.00	117.60

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.