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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 21

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

207 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 207▼ 31 vs year ago 238 · −13.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 9▼ 23 vs year ago 29 · −79.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 29▼ 3 vs year ago 16 · −18.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market feeder calves sold steady for the most part, but were a little higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.00/cwt on 14 head, up $19.78 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 27 comparable sales and sits −31.14 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$390.00

▲ 19.78 vs prior sale

14 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$66.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.61

vs MS average

−15.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	518	424.00	2,196	5thin
Medium and Large 1	533	386.00	2,057	2thin
Medium and Large 2	521	373.49	1,946	4thin
Medium and Large 3	582	358.00	2,084	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.00/cwt here — about $113 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

390.00

—

MS average12 barns · 328 hd

380.38

+9.61

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−15.41

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−31.14

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $344.60, median $421.14 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,835	173.00	3,175	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	150.00	1,703	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	135.12	2,175	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,090	125.00	1,363	2thin

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,450	2thin

Every lot

63 lots · USDA AMS · Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	524.00/cwt	523.00–525.00	1,624	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	502.44/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,698	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	524.93/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,864	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	1,839	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	460.00/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,794	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	434.88/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,774	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	416.52/cwt	413.00–420.00	1,824	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,003	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	411.41/cwt	408.00–415.00	1,967	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	433.94/cwt	430.00–438.00	2,118	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	372.98/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,895	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,196	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	386.00/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,057	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,100	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,084	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,185	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,141	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,346	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,361	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,622	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,218	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,326	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,451	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	387.40/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,453	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	411.26/cwt	403.00–418.00	1,694	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	377.40/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,615	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	377.93/cwt	373.00–383.00	1,738	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	354.50/cwt	349.00–360.00	1,631	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	344.02/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,765	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	553	324.50/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,794	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	333.50/cwt	333.00–334.00	1,894	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,972	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,122	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,900	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	326.56/cwt	323.00–330.00	2,057	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,244	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,447	1
Heifers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,556	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	396.38/cwt	393.00–400.00	1,704	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	383.87/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,804	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,827	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	338.48/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,956	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	349.47/cwt	347.00–352.00	2,055	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,007	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,993	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,019	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,943	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	279.00/cwt	278.00–280.00	2,129	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,835	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,175	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,162	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,703	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,580	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	135.12/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,175	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	750	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,260	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,280	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1

This sale against other markets

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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 207Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 29Year ago 16

As compared to the last market feeder calves sold steady for the most part, but were a little higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	621	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	393.00–400.00	396.38
1	500–550	525	348.00	348.00
2	550–600	588	347.00–352.00	349.47
1	600–650	610	329.00	329.00
2	750–800	763	278.00–280.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	380.00–388.00	383.87
2	550–600	578	337.00–340.00	338.48
1	600–650	635	318.00	318.00
1	700–750	725	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	500.00–505.00	502.44
1	350–400	355	518.00	518.00
2	450–500	488	430.00–438.00	433.94
3	500–550	508	370.00–376.00	372.98
1	550–600	560	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	523.00–525.00	524.00
2	350–400	355	520.00–530.00	524.93
2	400–450	408	415.00–455.00	434.88
1	450–500	450	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	533	385.00–387.00	386.00
28	650–700	682	344.00	344.00
2	700–750	740	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	518	424.00	424.00
17	600–650	607	360.00	360.00
3	800–850	827	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	455.00–465.00	460.00
2	400–450	438	413.00–420.00	416.52
2	450–500	478	408.00–415.00	411.41
3	550–600	582	358.00	358.00
1	650–700	665	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	408.00	408.00
1	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	428	375.00–380.00	377.40
3	450–500	460	373.00–383.00	377.93
2	550–600	568	333.00–334.00	333.50
1	600–650	605	314.00	314.00
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	335	433.00	433.00
1	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	412	403.00–418.00	411.26
2	500–550	513	340.00–348.00	344.02
1	550–600	575	343.00	343.00
2	600–650	630	323.00–330.00	326.56
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	710	316.00	316.00
1	750–800	760	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	596	356.00	356.00
2	1200–1250	1,200	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	385.00–390.00	387.40
2	450–500	460	349.00–360.00	354.50
2	550–600	553	324.00–325.00	324.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,170	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	132.00–139.00	135.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	150.00	150.00

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.