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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 19

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

337 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 258▲ 97 vs year ago 240 · +40.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 29▲ 1 vs year ago 21 · +4.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 20▼ 45 vs year ago 70 · −64.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, as did slaughter cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.38/cwt on 24 head, down $21.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −62.62 against this barn's trailing median of $427.00.

Average price

$364.38

▼ 21.54 vs prior sale

24 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$51.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs MS average

−74.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	405.00	2,066	2thin
Medium and Large 1	522	395.94	2,067	3thin
Medium and Large 2	537	360.00	1,933	5thin
Medium and Large 3	553	353.38	1,954	14thin

One grade step is worth $51.62/cwt here — about $112 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

364.38

—

MS average13 barns · 297 hd

362.67

+1.71

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−74.89

This barn, trailing median26 sales

427.00

−62.62

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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $344.60, median $427.00 across 26 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
Bulls	—	Average	2,295	174.50	4,005	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	132.43	1,659	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	130.38	1,953	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	121.65	1,384	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$2,925	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,057	$2,246	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,304	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	530.00/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,617	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	505.73/cwt	495.00–518.00	1,623	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,768	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	473.64/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,743	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,714	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,583	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	437.59/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,925	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	382.92/cwt	378.00–388.00	1,773	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,066	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	395.94/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,067	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,933	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	353.13/cwt	345.00–354.00	1,907	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,071	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,948	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	330.58/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,066	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,174	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,148	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	334.53/cwt	334.00–335.00	2,251	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	323.83/cwt	321.00–325.00	2,390	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	318.51/cwt	317.00–319.00	2,468	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	501.00/cwt	500.00–502.00	1,152	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,287	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	450.24/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,261	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	407.70/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,354	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	421.02/cwt	418.00–425.00	1,516	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	394.48/cwt	393.00–396.00	1,538	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	407.94/cwt	403.00–413.00	1,673	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	355.41/cwt	353.00–358.00	1,493	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	379.48/cwt	370.00–388.00	1,598	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	363.97/cwt	363.00–365.00	1,692	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,773	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,864	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	339.26/cwt	330.00–344.00	1,818	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,712	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,924	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	312.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,782	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	301.99/cwt	301.00–303.00	2,054	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	318.51/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,198	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,161	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	449.94/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,867	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,805	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	389.02/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,821	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,985	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,958	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	314.73/cwt	311.00–317.00	1,977	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,141	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	300.51/cwt	298.00–303.00	2,173	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,295	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	4,005	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,245	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,227	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	128.79/cwt	128.00–129.50	1,539	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	132.43/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,659	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	130.38/cwt	128.00–132.50	1,953	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,057	2,246.37/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,246	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 258Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 70

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, as did slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	495.00–518.00	505.73
1	350–400	350	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	410	418.00	418.00
1	450–500	470	410.00	410.00
5	500–550	537	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	605	322.00	322.00
1	650–700	655	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	460.00–485.00	473.64
1	400–450	420	377.00	377.00
2	450–500	463	378.00–388.00	382.92
10	500–550	540	345.00–354.00	353.13
4	550–600	585	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	555.00	555.00
2	300–350	305	520.00–540.00	530.00
2	400–450	440	430.00–445.00	437.59
3	500–550	522	390.00–400.00	395.94
5	600–650	625	330.00–333.00	330.58
11	650–700	673	334.00–335.00	334.53
5	700–750	738	321.00–325.00	323.83
4	750–800	775	317.00–319.00	318.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	405.00	405.00
3	600–650	632	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	440.00–460.00	450.24
3	300–350	332	405.00–410.00	407.70
2	350–400	390	393.00–396.00	394.48
4	400–450	421	370.00–388.00	379.48
3	500–550	536	330.00–344.00	339.26
4	550–600	561	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	353.00–358.00	355.41
2	450–500	465	363.00–365.00	363.97
1	500–550	540	317.00	317.00
3	550–600	570	310.00–315.00	312.64
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	680	301.00–303.00	301.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	500.00–502.00	501.00
1	250–300	260	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	360	418.00–425.00	421.02
2	400–450	410	403.00–413.00	407.94
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	525	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	690	317.00–320.00	318.51
1	700–750	725	298.00	298.00
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	510	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
4	600–650	628	311.00–317.00	314.73
1	650–700	665	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	388.00–390.00	389.02
2	550–600	580	335.00–340.00	337.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	445.00–455.00	449.94
1	500–550	505	393.00	393.00
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	723	298.00–303.00	300.51

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	3,200.00	3,200.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,057	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,246.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	128.00–129.50	128.79
1	—	1,055	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,105	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	130.00–134.00	132.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	128.00–132.50	130.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,295	174.50	174.50

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.