Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady- 5.00 higher and slaughter cattle sold 5.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $437.52/cwt on 19 head, up $34.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 16 comparable sales and sits +38.94 against this barn's trailing median of $398.57.

Average price

$437.52

▲ 34.94 vs prior sale

19 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$47.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.99

vs MS average

+9.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	442.99	2,268	16thin
Medium and Large 1	540	415.00	2,241	2thin
Medium and Large 2	570	395.00	2,252	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.99/cwt here — about $17 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

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.52, low $354.26, median $398.57 across 16 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 sale19 hd

437.52

—

MS average14 barns · 329 hd

406.53

+30.99

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

+9.16

This barn, trailing median16 sales

398.57

+38.94

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	1,650	193.67	3,196	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	183.34	2,561	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	173.76	2,884	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	164.13	1,807	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)	995	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,660	$3,437	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$3,238	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,878	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$3,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	1,998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	507.44/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	519.92/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	489.93/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	395.29/cwt	393.00–400.00	2,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	447.56/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	467.42/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	472.49/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,476	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	630.20/cwt	625.00–635.00	2,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	499.89/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,578	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	156.79/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,610	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	171.47/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,015	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	173.76/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,884	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	183.34/cwt	179.50–186.00	2,561	5
Bulls	—	—	1,330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,461	1
Bulls	—	—	1,245	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,191	1
Bulls	—	—	2,375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	5,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	2,878.48/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,878	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,660	3,437.12/head	3,010.00–3,800.00	3,437	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	457.59/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	456.04/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	442.99/cwt	441.00–453.00	2,268	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	502.50/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	483.21/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	482.45/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,276	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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 183Year ago 68

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 18Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 28Year ago 24

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady- 5.00 higher and slaughter cattle sold 5.00-10.00 higher.

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	995	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,133	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,878.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,660	3,010.00–3,800.00	3,437.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,775.00	2,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	3,800.00	3,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	315	495.00–510.00	502.50
1	350–400	385	493.00	493.00
3	400–450	413	475.00–490.00	483.21
1	500–550	525	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	555	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	670	380.00	380.00
1	950–1000	965	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	478.00	478.00
16	500–550	512	441.00–453.00	442.99
4	650–700	665	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	368	480.00–485.00	482.45
2	400–450	440	450.00–465.00	457.59
1	550–600	570	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	485	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	660.00	660.00
2	350–400	375	645.00	645.00
3	400–450	425	505.00–540.00	519.92
4	450–500	459	500.00–510.00	507.44
2	500–550	543	470.00–475.00	472.49
1	600–650	610	438.00	438.00
1	950–1000	970	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	270	655.00	655.00
2	350–400	375	625.00–635.00	630.20
4	450–500	464	485.00–495.00	489.93
2	550–600	563	445.00–450.00	447.56
3	600–650	626	393.00–400.00	395.29
1	650–700	650	398.00	398.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	460.00–475.00	467.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	554	447.00	447.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	463	480.00–520.00	499.89
3	500–550	532	440.00–465.00	456.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	465	515.00	515.00
1	500–550	505	490.00	490.00
1	600–650	610	443.00	443.00
1	700–750	720	358.00	358.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,027	152.00–163.00	156.79
3	—	1,175	167.00–175.00	171.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	168.00–178.00	173.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,397	179.50–186.00	183.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,245	176.00	176.00
1	—	2,375	220.00	220.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle