Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market : feeder calves were crazy high 10.00-15.00 higher and even higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00-7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $465.33/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 17 of 19 comparable sales and sits +21.44 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$465.33

15 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$32.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.75

vs MS average

−22.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	485.00	2,655	2thin
Medium and Large 2	545	474.17	2,584	6thin
Medium and Large 3	577	452.14	2,608	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.86/cwt here — about $47 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.

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 sale15 hd

465.33

—

MS average13 barns · 305 hd

449.59

+15.75

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−22.02

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

+21.44

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	1,701	181.91	3,095	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,410	186.52	2,630	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,328	179.00	2,376	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,073	150.08	1,610	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,688	$4,350	4thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2	500–550	529	419.05/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,217	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	732.58/cwt	730.00–735.00	2,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	485.06/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	414.16/cwt	410.00–418.00	2,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	451.47/cwt	450.00–453.00	2,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	618.52/cwt	575.00–640.00	2,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	626.21/cwt	605.00–670.00	2,524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	555.00/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	385.95/cwt	380.00–389.00	2,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	422.99/cwt	421.00–425.00	2,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	748.80/cwt	730.00–765.00	2,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	508.29/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,471	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	673.05/cwt	650.00–690.00	2,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	510.00/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	497.65/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,590	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,316	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,226	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	184.70/cwt	183.00–186.00	2,623	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,190	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,445	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	159.67/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,857	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,527	1
Bulls	—	—	1,833	199.28/cwt	195.00–203.00	3,653	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,686	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,438	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	2,125	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	414.00/cwt	405.00–423.00	2,381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	367.66/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	438.25/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	506.66/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	536.91/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,325	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	472.68/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	428.23/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,034	3

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 261Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 14Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 29Year ago 8

As compared to the last market : feeder calves were crazy high 10.00-15.00 higher and even higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00-7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	373	520.00–555.00	536.91
1	400–450	425	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	475	450.00–453.00	451.47
5	500–550	529	415.00–420.00	419.05
2	550–600	573	410.00–418.00	414.16
2	600–650	628	350.00–360.00	354.98
1	650–700	665	353.00	353.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	265	660.00	660.00
1	300–350	335	640.00	640.00
2	400–450	425	480.00–490.00	485.06
2	450–500	468	485.00–530.00	506.66
3	500–550	520	430.00–445.00	438.25
1	550–600	555	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	495.00	495.00
4	350–400	360	545.00	545.00
5	450–500	467	440.00	440.00
8	600–650	604	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	460.00–485.00	472.68
3	450–500	475	420.00–435.00	428.23
2	550–600	573	360.00–375.00	367.66
1	650–700	685	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	730.00–765.00	748.80
2	300–350	325	730.00–735.00	732.58
1	350–400	390	700.00	700.00
4	400–450	403	605.00–670.00	626.21
1	500–550	515	490.00	490.00
1	550–600	580	480.00	480.00
2	600–650	628	421.00–425.00	422.99
1	700–750	725	364.00	364.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	575.00–640.00	618.52
3	450–500	472	490.00–525.00	508.29
1	500–550	540	435.00	435.00
6	550–600	583	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	650.00–690.00	673.05
1	350–400	365	660.00	660.00
3	400–450	438	540.00–565.00	555.00
1	450–500	450	545.00	545.00
1	500–550	515	470.00	470.00
5	550–600	551	475.00	475.00
1	600–650	630	395.00	395.00
3	650–700	663	380.00–389.00	385.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	477	518.00	518.00
5	750–800	773	361.00	361.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	505.00	505.00
3	450–500	452	500.00–520.00	510.00
2	500–550	515	490.00–505.00	497.65
1	600–650	615	397.00	397.00
1	650–700	670	388.00	388.00
1	700–750	715	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	755	343.00	343.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	455	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	545	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	570	455.00	455.00
1	650–700	650	358.00	358.00
1	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	405.00–423.00	414.00
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	192.00	192.00
3	—	1,420	183.00–186.00	184.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	135.00	135.00
1	—	990	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,163	158.00–162.00	159.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,330	190.00	190.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,833	195.00–203.00	199.28
1	—	1,580	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,800	191.00	191.00

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	3,350.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	2,125	4,600.00	4,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	4,100.00	4,100.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle