Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: feeder calves were on fire sold 25.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Sold some groups of weaned black hided calves that topped the market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $427.56/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 6 of 19 comparable sales and sits −16.33 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$427.56

9 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$37.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.76

vs MS average

−38.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	444.00	2,420	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	518	435.00	2,253	4thin
Medium and Large 2	529	406.67	2,150	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.33/cwt here — about $270 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale9 hd

427.56

—

MS average7 barns · 90 hd

412.80

+14.76

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−38.77

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−16.33

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	1,785	170.00	3,035	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	162.43	1,963	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	148.75	1,643	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$2,824	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$3,300	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	200–250	223	510.56/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	403.90/cwt	398.00–410.00	1,749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	317.98/cwt	313.00–323.00	2,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,833	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	606.65/cwt	595.00–620.00	1,717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	325.57/cwt	323.00–328.00	2,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	630.37/cwt	618.00–640.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	414.01/cwt	413.00–415.00	2,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,531	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	904	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	474.96/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	966	318.01/cwt	317.00–319.00	3,072	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	455.14/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	511.39/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	574.81/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	464.61/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	544.64/cwt	525.00–570.00	1,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,054	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,162	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	361.47/cwt	358.00–365.00	2,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	386.51/cwt	385.00–388.00	2,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	391.49/cwt	390.00–393.00	2,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	400.05/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	654.85/cwt	650.00–660.00	1,814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	467.52/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	1,824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	397.95/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	440.10/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	346.67/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	344.02/cwt	338.00–350.00	2,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	379.80/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,937	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	700	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	2,824.00/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,824	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	940	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	153.58/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,751	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,606	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,310	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	163.12/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,008	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,741	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 Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 242Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 37Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 125Year ago 27

As compared to the last market: feeder calves were on fire sold 25.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Sold some groups of weaned black hided calves that topped the market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	500.00–520.00	510.56
2	300–350	308	465.00–470.00	467.52
3	400–450	422	435.00–445.00	440.10
2	500–550	510	370.00–390.00	379.80
1	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	740	331.00	331.00
1	900–950	905	305.00	305.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	385	448.00	448.00
2	400–450	433	398.00–410.00	403.90
5	450–500	464	390.00–400.00	397.95
6	500–550	518	345.00–355.00	346.67
2	650–700	675	323.00–328.00	325.57
2	700–750	713	313.00–323.00	317.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	400	456.00	456.00
12	800–850	827	306.00	306.00
5	900–950	904	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	525	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	435.00	435.00
3	600–650	615	360.00	360.00
16	750–800	787	360.00	360.00
14	950–1000	966	317.00–319.00	318.01
7	1050–1100	1,054	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	595.00–620.00	606.65
3	350–400	365	500.00–525.00	511.39
2	400–450	433	450.00–460.00	455.14
1	450–500	470	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	513	413.00–415.00	414.01
1	550–600	560	392.00	392.00
1	650–700	675	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	618.00–640.00	630.37
3	250–300	277	650.00–660.00	654.85
2	300–350	333	570.00–580.00	574.81
3	400–450	423	465.00–485.00	474.96
1	500–550	520	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	570	448.00	448.00
1	750–800	775	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	525.00–570.00	544.64
5	350–400	377	455.00–480.00	464.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	575	385.00–388.00	386.51
2	600–650	610	358.00–365.00	361.47
1	700–750	715	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	515	395.00–405.00	400.05
2	550–600	575	390.00–393.00	391.49
1	600–650	615	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	655	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	608	338.00–350.00	344.02
1	650–700	680	348.00	348.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	940	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,824.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,025.00	2,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,140	150.00–157.00	153.58
2	—	1,100	145.00–147.00	145.98
1	—	970	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,231	160.00–166.00	163.12
1	—	1,095	159.00	159.00

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

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