Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Had a small offering of cattle today, and with the futures down hard feeder cattle still sold steady to 5.00 lower in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.43/cwt on 7 head, up $5.16 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 15 comparable sales and sits −9.90 against this barn's trailing median of $401.34.

Average price

$391.43

▲ 5.16 vs prior sale

7 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$39.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

vs MS average

−22.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	399.01	2,163	5thin
Medium and Large 2	515	385.00	1,983	1thin
Medium and Large 3	550	360.00	1,980	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.01/cwt here — about $183 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

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.52, low $354.26, median $401.34 across 15 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 sale7 hd

391.43

—

MS average14 barns · 191 hd

387.02

+4.42

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−22.35

This barn, trailing median15 sales

401.34

−9.90

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	1,520	181.00	2,751	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	172.44	1,997	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	164.00	2,649	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	154.35	1,567	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$3,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,535	$3,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	400–450	405	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	477.56/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	467.48/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	586.57/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	554.03/cwt	550.00–558.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	517.46/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	419.79/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	567.44/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	500.02/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	450.72/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,114	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	442.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,903	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,649	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,997	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,421	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,751	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,643	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	960	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,535	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	467.25/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	489.92/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	460.09/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	487.21/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	400.01/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	692	331.50/cwt	331.00–332.00	2,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	469.95/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,491	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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 380Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 34Year ago 0

As compared to the last market: Had a small offering of cattle today, and with the futures down hard feeder cattle still sold steady to 5.00 lower in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	512.00	512.00
1	450–500	455	495.00	495.00
2	500–550	525	465.00–470.00	467.48
1	600–650	640	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	483	475.00–480.00	477.56
1	900–950	925	303.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	585	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	575.00–600.00	586.57
1	300–350	310	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	525	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	550.00–558.00	554.03
1	350–400	385	545.00	545.00
3	500–550	530	465.00–475.00	469.95
1	650–700	655	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	640.00	640.00
2	300–350	328	565.00–570.00	567.44
1	350–400	355	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	423	515.00–520.00	517.46
3	450–500	467	495.00–505.00	500.02
2	500–550	525	480.00–495.00	487.21
1	700–750	700	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	535.00	535.00
2	700–750	723	358.00	358.00
3	850–900	863	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	475	415.00–425.00	419.79
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
4	650–700	692	331.00–332.00	331.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	469	445.00–460.00	450.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	460.00–475.00	467.25
2	400–450	430	440.00–445.00	442.50
1	500–550	515	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	627	341.00	341.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	480.00–500.00	489.92
2	400–450	408	455.00–465.00	460.09
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
4	500–550	534	390.00–405.00	400.01
1	550–600	575	395.00	395.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	164.00	164.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,158	170.00–175.00	172.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,043	155.00–160.00	157.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	181.00	181.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,535	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	935	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,800.00	2,800.00

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

Heifers · 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