Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Stocker cows sold high had some really nice pairs, top pair @ $6250.00 and top bred cow $ 5500.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $429.35/cwt on 9 head, up $8.21 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 20 comparable sales and sits −14.53 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$429.35

▲ 8.21 vs prior sale

9 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$67.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.22

vs MS average

−31.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	462.65	2,429	3thin
Medium and Large 2	523	429.99	2,250	3thin
Medium and Large 3	560	395.40	2,214	3thin

One grade step is worth $67.25/cwt here — about $215 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

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 sale9 hd

429.35

—

MS average13 barns · 324 hd

433.56

−4.22

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−31.02

This barn, trailing median20 sales

443.87

−14.53

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	1,740	201.93	3,514	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	185.01	2,433	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	181.00	3,041	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	151.44	1,532	5thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$5,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$5,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,575	$4,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,191	$4,396	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,578	$6,016	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$5,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$5,435	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$4,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	600–650	630	379.88/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	556.60/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,383	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	462.65/cwt	458.00–470.00	2,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	405.31/cwt	398.00–415.00	2,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	487.50/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	369.27/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	437.81/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,874	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	5,700.00/head	5,700.00–5,700.00	5,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,266	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	5,100.00/head	5,100.00–5,100.00	5,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,573	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	5,435.18/head	4,750.00–5,900.00	5,435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,365	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	192.22/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,206	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	180.01/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,247	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,323	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	157.38/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,679	3
Bulls	—	—	1,865	214.77/cwt	210.00–219.00	4,005	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	203.64/cwt	201.00–206.00	3,509	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,191	4,396.48/head	3,950.00–5,500.00	4,396	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,560	5,898.72/head	5,850.00–5,950.00	5,899	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,615	6,250.00/head	6,250.00–6,250.00	6,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	5,450.00/head	5,450.00–5,450.00	5,450	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,041	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	379.54/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,575	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	395.40/cwt	388.00–400.00	2,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	530.02/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	467.47/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	427.48/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	409.97/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,698	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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 232Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 131Last week 147Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	525.00–535.00	530.02
1	400–450	440	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	470	465.00–470.00	467.47
2	500–550	510	425.00–430.00	427.48
1	550–600	550	435.00	435.00
2	600–650	630	375.00–385.00	379.88
1	750–800	795	329.00	329.00
1	800–850	830	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	550.00–565.00	556.60
1	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	450	480.00–495.00	487.50
3	500–550	525	458.00–470.00	462.65
3	600–650	610	398.00–415.00	405.31
1	700–750	705	365.00	365.00
1	800–850	825	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	394	510.00	510.00
7	600–650	611	390.00	390.00
2	1000–1050	1,045	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	560	388.00–400.00	395.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	515	440.00	440.00
1	700–750	730	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	475	418.00	418.00
4	550–600	575	375.00–385.00	379.54
1	600–650	625	378.00	378.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	315	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	428	430.00–445.00	437.81
1	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	560	415.00	415.00
3	600–650	618	365.00–375.00	369.27
2	750–800	768	308.00	308.00
1	800–850	820	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	495	388.00	388.00
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	473	405.00–415.00	409.97
1	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	570	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	623	340.00–345.00	342.51
1	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	431.00	431.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,460	5,700.00	5,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	4,900.00	4,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,355	4,750.00–5,900.00	5,435.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,560	5,850.00–5,950.00	5,898.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,615	6,250.00	6,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	5,100.00	5,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,191	3,950.00–5,500.00	4,396.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	5,450.00	5,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,575	4,700.00	4,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	3,500.00	3,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,668	190.00–195.00	192.22
2	—	1,865	210.00–219.00	214.77
2	—	1,723	201.00–206.00	203.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	179.00–181.00	180.01
1	—	1,450	195.00	195.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	140.00–145.00	142.52
3	—	1,067	154.00–161.00	157.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	181.00	181.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle