Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: feeder calves were 10.00 higher and slaughter cattle sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $427.53/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 6 of 19 comparable sales and sits −16.36 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$427.53

4 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$29.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.14

vs MS average

−44.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	442.50	2,489	2thin
Medium and Large 2	563	412.56	2,323	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.94/cwt here — about $166 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 sale4 hd

427.53

—

MS average14 barns · 310 hd

431.67

−4.14

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−44.45

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−16.36

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	—	Low	1,485	183.00	2,718	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	165.85	2,183	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	165.50	2,499	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,137	150.77	1,715	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$3,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,170	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,364	$3,049	10

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	471.73/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	514.46/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	542.44/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	604.98/cwt	590.00–615.00	2,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	507.60/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	593.54/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	412.56/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	442.41/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	495.00/cwt	440.00–550.00	2,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	664.77/cwt	660.00–670.00	2,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	484.64/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	631.33/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,545	1
Steers	Medium 1	200–250	235	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	359.79/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	432.46/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	417.57/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	142.95/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,484	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,000	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	2,499	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	165.51/cwt	163.00–167.50	2,128	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	159.75/cwt	159.50–160.00	2,013	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	172.64/cwt	171.50–174.00	2,474	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,170	155.22/cwt	154.50–156.00	1,816	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,718	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,113	2,169.89/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,170	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,372	3,114.43/head	2,975.00–3,250.00	3,114	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	429.84/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	394.07/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	372.56/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	399.90/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	402.62/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	440.07/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 314Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 33Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 27Year ago 20

As compared to the last market: feeder calves were 10.00 higher and slaughter cattle sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	320	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	360	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	415	420.00–445.00	429.84
1	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	555	378.00	378.00
1	600–650	605	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	680	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	505.00–525.00	514.46
2	300–350	325	460.00–485.00	471.73
1	350–400	350	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	462	395.00–410.00	402.62
2	500–550	540	365.00–375.00	370.00
2	550–600	580	360.00–370.00	365.00
1	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	760	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	805	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	435.00–445.00	440.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	510.00–560.00	542.44
2	350–400	380	500.00–515.00	507.60
2	400–450	420	435.00–450.00	442.41
1	450–500	480	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	720.00	720.00
1	250–300	250	690.00	690.00
2	300–350	320	660.00–670.00	664.77
1	350–400	355	690.00	690.00
2	400–450	440	440.00–550.00	495.00
1	450–500	465	525.00	525.00
1	500–550	540	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	585	435.00	435.00
1	600–650	605	440.00	440.00
2	700–750	720	350.00–370.00	359.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	600.00–660.00	631.33
3	300–350	335	590.00–615.00	604.98
4	350–400	360	580.00–620.00	593.54
2	400–450	420	470.00–500.00	484.64
1	450–500	470	475.00	475.00
2	550–600	563	410.00–415.00	412.56
1	650–700	680	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	695.00	695.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	448.00	448.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	430.00–435.00	432.46
2	500–550	510	410.00–425.00	417.57
1	550–600	550	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	610	385.00	385.00
1	800–850	825	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	525	395.00–405.00	399.90
2	550–600	560	390.00–398.00	394.07
1	600–650	615	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	360.00–385.00	372.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	140.00–146.00	142.95
1	—	1,270	157.50	157.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	165.50	165.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	163.00–167.50	165.51
2	—	1,260	159.50–160.00	159.75
2	—	1,433	171.50–174.00	172.64
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	154.50–156.00	155.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	183.00	183.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	3,275.00	3,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,169.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,415	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,372	2,975.00–3,250.00	3,114.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	2,500.00	2,500.00

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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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

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