Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold higher today as well. Sold some groups of weaned calves that sold very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.58/cwt on 44 head, up $16.30 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 15 comparable sales and sits +1.24 against this barn's trailing median of $401.34.

Average price

$402.58

▲ 16.30 vs prior sale

44 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$25.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.51

vs MS average

−22.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	410.85	2,190	16thin
Medium and Large 1	565	403.68	2,280	19thin
Medium and Large 2	560	385.56	2,159	9thin

One grade step is worth $25.29/cwt here — about $31 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

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 sale44 hd

402.58

—

MS average13 barns · 190 hd

396.07

+6.51

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−22.61

This barn, trailing median15 sales

401.34

+1.24

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	1,597	190.56	3,042	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	178.96	2,312	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	174.00	2,775	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	165.14	1,792	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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,839	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,554	4thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	605.23/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	672.43/cwt	665.00–680.00	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	410.85/cwt	410.00–412.00	2,190	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,753	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	3,001	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	522.41/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	467.91/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	577.69/cwt	565.00–590.00	1,877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	487.58/cwt	487.00–495.00	2,609	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	433.63/cwt	428.00–443.00	2,675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	662.68/cwt	655.00–670.00	2,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	729.32/cwt	700.00–760.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	2,328	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	374.38/cwt	368.00–385.00	2,546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	455.19/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,448	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	165.14/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,792	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,775	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	172.40/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,029	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	182.90/cwt	179.50–186.00	2,489	5
Bulls	—	—	1,560	186.95/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,916	2
Bulls	—	—	1,633	194.16/cwt	193.00–195.00	3,171	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,839.26/head	2,625.00–3,000.00	2,839	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,553.85/head	2,225.00–2,700.00	2,554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	548.06/cwt	530.00–565.00	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	494.94/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	435.73/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,314	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	408.87/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,241	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,455	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	353.81/cwt	349.00–363.00	2,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,136	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	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 Mar 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 156Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 11Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 14Year ago 16

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold higher today as well. Sold some groups of weaned calves that sold very good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	665.00–680.00	672.43
1	300–350	330	620.00	620.00
2	350–400	373	600.00–610.00	605.23
4	400–450	425	520.00–530.00	522.41
1	450–500	450	525.00	525.00
10	550–600	565	465.00–470.00	467.91
3	650–700	668	378.00	378.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	477	488.00	488.00
5	500–550	509	495.00	495.00
2	600–650	600	413.00	413.00
10	650–700	690	399.00	399.00
14	850–900	875	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	630.00	630.00
2	300–350	325	565.00–590.00	577.69
1	350–400	365	585.00	585.00
1	450–500	480	465.00	465.00
1	550–600	570	445.00	445.00
1	650–700	665	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	700.00–760.00	729.32
2	300–350	313	655.00–670.00	662.68
1	350–400	355	650.00	650.00
1	400–450	445	565.00	565.00
13	500–550	535	487.00–495.00	487.58
3	600–650	617	428.00–443.00	433.63
1	700–750	745	400.00	400.00
1	900–950	915	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	533	410.00–412.00	410.85
18	650–700	653	376.00	376.00
7	750–800	752	349.00	349.00
4	1100–1150	1,136	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	530.00–565.00	548.06
1	400–450	430	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	460	475.00	475.00
9	500–550	548	405.00–440.00	408.87
10	550–600	580	399.00	399.00
1	650–700	660	380.00	380.00
5	700–750	747	334.00	334.00
2	900–950	920	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	385	495.00	495.00
4	450–500	488	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	540	390.00	390.00
4	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	674	349.00–363.00	353.81
2	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	486	430.00–445.00	435.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	490.00–500.00	494.94
1	450–500	480	510.00	510.00
1	500–550	530	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	555	480.00	480.00
1	600–650	600	418.00	418.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	475	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	520	450.00–460.00	455.19
3	650–700	680	368.00–385.00	374.38
1	750–800	785	327.00	327.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	161.00–170.00	165.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	174.00	174.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	171.00–174.00	172.40
5	—	1,361	179.50–186.00	182.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	185.00–189.00	186.95
2	—	1,633	193.00–195.00	194.16

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,195	2,625.00–3,000.00	2,839.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,135	2,225.00–2,700.00	2,553.85

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