Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $456.82/cwt on 11 head, down $8.52 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 19 comparable sales and sits +12.93 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$456.82

▼ 8.52 vs prior sale

11 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$58.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

vs MS average

−18.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	500.00	2,575	2thin
Medium and Large 2	558	467.50	2,606	2thin
Medium and Large 3	554	441.43	2,444	7thin

One grade step is worth $58.57/cwt here — about $131 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 sale11 hd

456.82

—

MS average12 barns · 212 hd

453.39

+3.43

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−18.74

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

+12.93

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	1,617	189.86	3,070	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	167.99	2,067	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	160.44	2,395	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	142.73	1,515	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$3,134	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	790	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$3,515	4thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	400.96/cwt	395.00–408.00	2,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	396.54/cwt	395.00–398.00	2,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	502.02/cwt	495.00–525.00	2,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	568.85/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	517.52/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	532.43/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	651.96/cwt	630.00–690.00	1,773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	595.20/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	392.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	442.49/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,225	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	159.75/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,882	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	160.44/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,395	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	169.99/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,121	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	132.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,312	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,449	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	186.14/cwt	185.00–187.00	3,068	2
Bulls	—	—	1,220	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,184	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,552	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,960	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,197	3,210.44/head	2,950.00–3,650.00	3,210	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	790	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	995	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	3,514.68/head	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,515	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	382.81/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	382.48/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	469.66/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	414.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	380.39/cwt	373.00–393.00	2,385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	377.69/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,126	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	345.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,311	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 Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 277Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 13Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 14Year ago 27

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	515.00–520.00	517.52
2	350–400	360	530.00–535.00	532.43
1	400–450	430	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	455	445.00	445.00
5	500–550	540	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	588	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	550.00–590.00	568.85
1	250–300	250	605.00	605.00
1	300–350	305	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	350	560.00	560.00
1	450–500	465	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	535	465.00	465.00
1	550–600	580	470.00	470.00
1	600–650	615	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	665	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	795	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	630.00–690.00	651.96
2	300–350	318	590.00–600.00	595.20
7	400–450	424	495.00–525.00	502.02
3	450–500	468	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	515	500.00	500.00
2	600–650	623	395.00–398.00	396.54
2	750–800	750	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	530.00	530.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	360	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	520	395.00–408.00	400.96
2	550–600	558	390.00	390.00
3	600–650	627	373.00–393.00	380.39
1	700–750	710	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	315	398.00	398.00
1	350–400	390	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	418	410.00–420.00	414.97
1	450–500	460	425.00	425.00
6	550–600	563	370.00–385.00	377.69
3	650–700	668	340.00–350.00	345.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	405	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	450.00–490.00	469.66
1	450–500	470	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	535	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	570	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	655	380.00–385.00	382.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	455	510.00	510.00
2	500–550	508	440.00–445.00	442.49
2	600–650	620	390.00–395.00	392.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	560	365.00–400.00	382.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	158.00–162.00	159.75
3	—	992	130.00–135.00	132.29
1	—	1,035	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	160.00–161.00	160.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	168.00–173.00	169.99
2	—	1,195	163.00–165.00	163.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	185.00–187.00	186.14
1	—	1,220	179.00	179.00
2	—	1,785	199.00	199.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,197	2,950.00–3,650.00	3,210.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,303	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,514.68

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle