Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower, had a small offering of cattle today and 90% of the calves were bulls that actually brought pretty good. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $352.54/cwt on 13 head, down $22.57 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −22.57 against this barn's trailing median of $375.11.

Average price

$352.54

▼ 22.57 vs prior sale

13 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$33.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.06

vs MS average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	364.26	1,923	4thin
Medium and Large 2	532	351.99	1,873	7thin
Medium and Large 3	555	331.00	1,837	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.26/cwt here — about $86 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

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $442.22, low $330.58, median $375.11 across 7 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 sale13 hd

352.54

—

MS average12 barns · 139 hd

335.48

+17.06

This barn, trailing median7 sales

375.11

−22.57

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	1,641	198.12	3,251	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	163.87	2,114	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	150.00	2,325	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	144.56	1,664	7thin

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)	1,340	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,525	$2,659	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,303	$2,219	3thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,325	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	150.27/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,761	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	144.98/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,762	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	135.57/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,430	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	166.81/cwt	163.50–171.00	2,235	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	159.45/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	364.26/cwt	360.00–369.00	1,923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	2,218.80/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	388.73/cwt	380.00–398.00	1,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	405.53/cwt	403.00–408.00	1,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	427.76/cwt	423.00–433.00	1,638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	387.56/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	352.25/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	303.00/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	369.07/cwt	365.00–373.00	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	368.99/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,149	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	403.70/cwt	395.00–413.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	330.65/cwt	325.00–334.00	1,885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	352.16/cwt	348.00–358.00	1,849	6
Bulls	—	—	1,641	198.12/cwt	193.00–201.00	3,251	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	2,659.02/head	2,600.00–2,725.00	2,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	404.54/cwt	401.00–408.00	1,760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	316.00/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,546	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 Aug 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 147Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 11Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 15Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	147.00–154.00	150.27
2	—	1,215	144.00–146.00	144.98
2	—	1,055	133.00–138.00	135.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	163.50–171.00	166.81
2	—	1,215	159.00–160.00	159.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,641	193.00–201.00	198.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	401.00–408.00	404.54
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	528	360.00–369.00	364.26
2	600–650	620	312.00–320.00	316.00
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	525	348.00–358.00	352.16
1	550–600	575	351.00	351.00
2	600–650	620	301.00–305.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	368.00–370.00	368.99
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	585	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	418.00	418.00
2	400–450	423	380.00–398.00	388.73
1	500–550	515	354.00	354.00
1	700–750	705	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	403.00	403.00
2	300–350	338	380.00–395.00	387.56
2	400–450	413	365.00–373.00	369.07
1	550–600	555	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	570	325.00–334.00	330.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	345	448.00	448.00
1	350–400	380	438.00	438.00
1	450–500	455	418.00	418.00
4	550–600	576	350.00–353.00	352.25
1	600–650	630	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	388.00	388.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	450.00	450.00
5	350–400	383	423.00–433.00	427.76
2	400–450	425	403.00–408.00	405.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	395.00–413.00	403.70
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,303	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,218.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,525	2,600.00–2,725.00	2,659.02

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

Bulls · 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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