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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 23

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

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Feeder Cattle receipts

277 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 246▲ 95 vs year ago 182 · +52.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 17▼ 10 vs year ago 23 · −43.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 13▼ 18 vs year ago 32 · −56.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, and slaughter cattle sold steady as well.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $419.93/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 20 of 20 comparable sales and sits +53.12 against this barn's trailing median of $366.81.

Average price

$419.93

25 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$68.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.92

vs MS average

−10.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	461.54	2,345	3thin
Medium and Large 2	536	428.36	2,295	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	567	415.00	2,353	10thin
Medium and Large 3	567	393.00	2,228	5thin

One grade step is worth $68.54/cwt here — about $116 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

419.93

—

MS average14 barns · 185 hd

400.00

+19.92

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−10.48

This barn, trailing median20 sales

366.81

+53.12

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

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.52, low $313.85, median $366.81 across 20 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	1,740	176.50	3,071	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	180.73	2,331	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	156.29	1,632	6thin

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)	1,198	$3,089	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,869	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,350	4thin

Every lot

72 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	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,620	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	710.53/cwt	690.00–730.00	2,011	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	665.23/cwt	650.00–680.00	2,149	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	635.00/cwt	630.00–640.00	2,223	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	583.47/cwt	575.00–595.00	2,188	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,989	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	583.82/cwt	560.00–610.00	2,481	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	541.61/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,318	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	523.00/cwt	523.00–523.00	2,380	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,346	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	543.00/cwt	543.00–543.00	2,644	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,367	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	2,657	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,408	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,594	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	403.86/cwt	398.00–415.00	2,500	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	432.63/cwt	430.00–433.00	2,691	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	686	399.73/cwt	395.00–403.00	2,742	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,778	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,942	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,271	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	595.04/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,714	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,044	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	548.16/cwt	515.00–570.00	1,792	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	537.39/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,058	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	502.34/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,934	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,869	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	511.91/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,176	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	478.29/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,057	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	437.54/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,091	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,228	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	461.54/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,345	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	432.91/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,273	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,348	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,353	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,228	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,428	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	371.50/cwt	368.00–375.00	2,340	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,405	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	744	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,388	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,646	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 2	1,165	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	3,064	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,279	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,225	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	515.07/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,405	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,331	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,440	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,302	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	410.29/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,113	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	489.90/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,547	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	451.61/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,362	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,334	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	432.66/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,674	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,568	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	332.63/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,372	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,813	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	328.99/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,550	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,697	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,161	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	4,141	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	152.69/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,590	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	163.49/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,717	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	186.98/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,244	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	174.48/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,408	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,198	3,088.94/head	3,025.00–3,150.00	3,089	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,212	2,869.39/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,869	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2

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 Feb 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 246Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 17Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 13Year ago 32

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, and slaughter cattle sold steady as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	530.00	530.00
3	450–500	467	510.00–520.00	515.07
2	500–550	520	480.00–500.00	489.90
4	600–650	618	420.00–450.00	432.66
1	700–750	725	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	750	375.00	375.00
1	850–900	870	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	465.00	465.00
2	500–550	515	395.00–425.00	410.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	490	498.00	498.00
3	500–550	523	445.00–460.00	451.61
1	650–700	650	395.00	395.00
2	700–750	713	320.00–345.00	332.63
2	750–800	775	328.00–330.00	328.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	498.00	498.00
4	500–550	548	426.00	426.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	620.00	620.00
1	300–350	305	670.00	670.00
2	400–450	425	500.00–525.00	511.91
3	500–550	508	450.00–475.00	461.54
1	600–650	610	398.00	398.00
1	750–800	765	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	840	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	385	490.00–515.00	502.34
1	400–450	420	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	478	435.00–440.00	437.54
5	550–600	567	393.00	393.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	590.00–600.00	595.04
3	300–350	327	515.00–570.00	548.16
4	350–400	383	530.00–550.00	537.39
3	400–450	430	465.00–490.00	478.29
1	450–500	495	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	525	420.00–440.00	432.91
2	550–600	563	417.00	417.00
2	600–650	630	368.00–375.00	371.50
2	650–700	650	370.00	370.00
6	700–750	744	321.00	321.00
2	750–800	750	325.00	325.00
1	1150–1200	1,165	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	567	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	600.00	600.00
3	350–400	375	575.00–595.00	583.47
1	400–450	410	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	490	483.00	483.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	690.00–730.00	710.53
3	300–350	323	650.00–680.00	665.23
2	400–450	425	560.00–610.00	583.82
1	450–500	460	510.00	510.00
2	500–550	523	508.00	508.00
8	600–650	622	430.00–433.00	432.63
2	850–900	868	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	940	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	630.00–640.00	635.00
3	400–450	428	535.00–555.00	541.61
1	450–500	455	523.00	523.00
1	500–550	535	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	570	455.00	455.00
3	600–650	619	398.00–415.00	403.86
8	650–700	686	395.00–403.00	399.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	487	543.00	543.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	145.00–163.00	152.69
2	—	1,050	162.00–165.00	163.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	174.00–175.00	174.48
2	—	1,200	185.00–189.00	186.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,030	204.00	204.00
1	—	1,450	149.00	149.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	3,025.00–3,150.00	3,088.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,212	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,869.39

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)	Open	2	—	1,290	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.