Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Weather issues have made the numbers low, but the feeder calves brought good. And the same with the slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $461.56/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 15 of 19 comparable sales and sits +17.67 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$461.56

3 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.39

vs MS average

−21.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	461.56	2,586	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale3 hd

461.56

—

MS average7 barns · 127 hd

469.95

−8.39

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−21.47

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

+17.67

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	—	High	1,505	185.00	2,784	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,419	173.64	2,465	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	154.32	1,753	6thin

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)	1,680	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$2,916	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,470	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	462.45/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	428.41/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	407.70/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	573.89/cwt	570.00–578.00	2,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	498.18/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	462.34/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	462.08/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	386.53/cwt	383.00–390.00	2,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	561.05/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	491.28/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	442.49/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	362.64/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	419.97/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,262	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,680	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	2,915.86/head	2,875.00–2,950.00	2,916	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	179.29/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,734	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,296	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,310	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	159.32/cwt	157.50–163.00	1,796	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	153.48/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,831	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	169.41/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,270	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,481	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 Feb 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 150Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 28Year ago 15

As compared to the last market: Weather issues have made the numbers low, but the feeder calves brought good. And the same with the slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	490.00	490.00
2	500–550	515	460.00–465.00	462.45
1	800–850	835	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	528	420.00–435.00	428.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	400.00–415.00	407.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	640.00	640.00
1	250–300	285	660.00	660.00
1	300–350	320	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	370	570.00–578.00	573.89
3	400–450	420	540.00–580.00	561.05
1	500–550	525	460.00	460.00
2	550–600	578	455.00–470.00	462.34
2	650–700	685	383.00–390.00	386.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	580.00	580.00
3	400–450	435	490.00–505.00	498.18
1	450–500	495	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	630.00	630.00
1	350–400	395	535.00	535.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	450.00–475.00	462.08
2	450–500	473	415.00–425.00	419.97
1	500–550	510	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	580	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	740	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	480.00–510.00	491.28
2	400–450	428	440.00–445.00	442.49
1	450–500	465	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	505	435.00	435.00
3	600–650	632	355.00–370.00	362.64
1	650–700	695	358.00	358.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,680	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	2,875.00–2,950.00	2,915.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	178.00–181.00	179.29
4	—	1,340	165.00–174.00	169.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	157.50–163.00	159.32
2	—	1,193	153.00–154.00	153.48
1	—	1,050	141.00	141.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,320	175.00	175.00

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