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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 28

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

320 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 207▲ 53 vs year ago 267 · +19.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 61 vs year ago 65 · −93.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 13▼ 3 vs year ago 19 · −15.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market feeder calves sold steady, but were higher in spots. To few slaughter cattle to get a trend.

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 $402.41/cwt on 23 head, up $12.41 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 27 comparable sales and sits −18.73 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$402.41

▲ 12.41 vs prior sale

23 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$60.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.98

vs MS average

−12.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	428.95	2,196	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	507	410.00	2,079	12thin
Medium and Large 2	550	387.50	2,131	2thin
Medium and Large 3	557	368.91	2,055	5thin

One grade step is worth $60.04/cwt here — about $141 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale23 hd

402.41

—

MS average13 barns · 342 hd

388.42

+13.98

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

−12.25

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−18.73

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	142.99	2,013	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	953	114.50	1,091	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,843	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,280	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$3,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,750	2thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	614.49/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,370	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,484	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	536.56/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,717	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,581	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	495.03/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,822	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	479.77/cwt	478.00–485.00	1,780	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,931	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	434.80/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,796	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,735	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	469.55/cwt	463.00–485.00	2,010	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,112	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,896	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,079	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	428.95/cwt	418.00–440.00	2,196	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	375.49/cwt	375.00–376.00	2,001	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,252	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	364.53/cwt	358.00–374.00	2,089	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	601	353.57/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,125	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	350.50/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,219	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	353.52/cwt	348.00–359.00	2,308	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	340.76/cwt	340.00–343.00	2,283	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	327.97/cwt	322.00–331.00	2,394	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,600	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,842	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,060	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,074	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	609.35/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,402	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	401.95/cwt	393.00–408.00	1,495	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	396.38/cwt	393.00–400.00	1,665	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	383.60/cwt	375.00–386.00	1,611	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	371.54/cwt	370.00–373.00	1,795	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	354.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,739	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,765	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,959	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	342.34/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,739	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	357.36/cwt	351.00–360.00	1,840	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	329.42/cwt	326.00–335.00	1,904	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	326.63/cwt	318.00–329.00	2,032	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	308.00/cwt	307.00–309.00	1,965	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,121	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,002	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,377	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,125	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,336	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,693	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	428.98/cwt	428.00–430.00	1,823	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,817	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	417.02/cwt	413.00–420.00	1,927	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,914	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	414.39/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,113	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	378.96/cwt	370.00–388.00	1,944	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,006	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	358.98/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,028	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,954	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	336.97/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,099	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,171	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	954	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,236	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	142.99/cwt	140.50–145.00	2,013	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	2,690.02/head	2,650.00–2,725.00	2,690	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,295	2,280.02/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,280	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,610	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 207Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 19

As compared to the last market feeder calves sold steady, but were higher in spots. To few slaughter cattle to get a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	372	393.00–408.00	401.95
6	400–450	420	375.00–386.00	383.60
2	450–500	483	370.00–373.00	371.54
8	500–550	515	351.00–360.00	357.36
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	638	307.00–309.00	308.00
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	278.00	278.00
1	750–800	790	269.00	269.00
1	850–900	865	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	493	358.00	358.00
2	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
3	750–800	782	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	600.00–620.00	609.35
1	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	420	393.00–400.00	396.38
1	500–550	505	388.00	388.00
9	600–650	622	318.00–329.00	326.63
1	650–700	665	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	350.00–360.00	354.95
5	500–550	508	338.00–345.00	342.34
9	550–600	578	326.00–335.00	329.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	490.00–500.00	495.03
3	400–450	413	425.00–445.00	434.80
2	450–500	480	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	570	395.00	395.00
4	650–700	670	340.00–343.00	340.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	507	410.00	410.00
21	600–650	601	350.00–355.00	353.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	600.00–630.00	614.49
3	300–350	320	530.00–540.00	536.56
1	350–400	375	515.00	515.00
4	400–450	428	463.00–485.00	469.55
4	500–550	512	418.00–440.00	428.95
2	600–650	633	350.00–351.00	350.50
2	650–700	653	348.00–359.00	353.52
4	700–750	730	322.00–331.00	327.97
1	800–850	810	321.00	321.00
1	900–950	935	304.00	304.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	340	465.00	465.00
4	350–400	371	478.00–485.00	479.77
1	400–450	415	418.00	418.00
1	450–500	480	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	533	375.00–376.00	375.49
3	550–600	573	358.00–374.00	364.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	428.00–430.00	428.98
3	500–550	510	405.00–420.00	414.39
3	600–650	623	330.00–342.00	336.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	413.00	413.00
3	450–500	462	413.00–420.00	417.02
2	500–550	513	370.00–388.00	378.96
1	600–650	605	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	408.00	408.00
1	450–500	475	403.00	403.00
1	500–550	545	368.00	368.00
2	550–600	565	358.00–360.00	358.98
1	650–700	685	317.00	317.00

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	—	1,225	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	3,900.00	3,900.00

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)	1	—	1,610	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	2,650.00–2,725.00	2,690.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,295	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,280.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	140.50–145.00	142.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,030	120.00	120.00

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.