Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, as did slaughter cattle. Due to all the rain had a small offering of cattle today, so hard to get true trends on cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $448.75/cwt on 31 head, down $14.44 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 20 comparable sales and sits +4.88 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$448.75

▼ 14.44 vs prior sale

31 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$51.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.56

vs MS average

−38.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	462.44	2,465	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	503	451.00	2,269	25
Medium and Large 2	535	445.00	2,381	2thin
Medium and Large 3	575	410.70	2,362	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.74/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $370.48, median $443.87 across 20 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 sale31 hd

448.75

—

MS average14 barns · 335 hd

449.31

−0.56

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−38.80

This barn, trailing median20 sales

443.87

+4.88

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	1,636	198.17	3,242	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	170.90	2,287	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	165.41	2,564	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	161.00	1,771	1thin

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)	895	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$2,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,705	$2,888	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,368	$2,825	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	800–850	830	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	475.12/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	462.44/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	557.60/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	496.64/cwt	490.00–503.00	2,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	600.08/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,269	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	418.99/cwt	416.00–428.00	2,774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	361.41/cwt	358.00–365.00	2,783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	575.08/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	419.32/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	472.49/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	459.95/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,304	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,771	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	165.41/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,564	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	170.90/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,287	2
Bulls	—	—	1,678	204.23/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,427	3
Bulls	—	—	1,510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,718	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,530	3,336.76/head	3,300.00–3,375.00	3,337	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,500	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	895	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,910	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	435.71/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	410.70/cwt	394.00–428.00	2,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,360	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 May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 182Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 23Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 34Year ago 40

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, as did slaughter cattle. Due to all the rain had a small offering of cattle today, so hard to get true trends on cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	610.00	610.00
2	300–350	308	590.00–610.00	600.08
2	450–500	475	490.00–503.00	496.64
2	500–550	533	460.00–465.00	462.44
1	600–650	610	433.00	433.00
4	650–700	662	416.00–428.00	418.99
1	700–750	725	363.00	363.00
2	750–800	770	358.00–365.00	361.41
1	800–850	830	343.00	343.00
1	900–950	940	335.00	335.00
1	950–1000	965	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	570.00–580.00	575.08
3	450–500	470	470.00–480.00	475.12
2	500–550	535	440.00–450.00	445.00
1	600–650	615	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	670	390.00	390.00
7	750–800	764	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	565.00	565.00
2	350–400	370	555.00–560.00	557.60
2	550–600	575	394.00–428.00	410.70
2	600–650	620	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	680	387.00	387.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	503	451.00	451.00
4	600–650	648	437.00	437.00
5	700–750	722	386.00	386.00
5	800–850	837	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	515.00	515.00
1	350–400	370	492.00	492.00
2	400–450	418	470.00–475.00	472.49
1	450–500	455	480.00	480.00
4	500–550	513	430.00–440.00	435.71
1	600–650	605	390.00	390.00
1	800–850	845	323.00	323.00
1	900–950	905	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	435	438.00	438.00
1	450–500	480	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	505	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	640	378.00	378.00
1	650–700	685	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	410.00–425.00	419.32
1	600–650	615	363.00	363.00
1	650–700	665	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	455.00–465.00	459.95
1	500–550	525	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	480.00	480.00
2	500–550	510	450.00–460.00	455.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	161.00	161.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	163.00–168.00	165.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	170.00–172.00	170.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,678	200.00–208.00	204.23
1	—	1,510	180.00	180.00

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)	2	—	1,530	3,300.00–3,375.00	3,336.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	895	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,910	3,125.00	3,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	3,200.00	3,200.00

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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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

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