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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 2

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Feb 23Mar 2Mar 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 277▲ 80 vs year ago 300 · +26.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 13▼ 1 vs year ago 29 · −3.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 14▲ 7 vs year ago 27 · +25.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $456.82/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 23 of 27 comparable sales and sits +35.68 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$456.82

11 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$58.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

vs MS average

−18.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	500.00	2,575	2thin
Medium and Large 2	558	467.50	2,606	2thin
Medium and Large 3	554	441.43	2,444	7thin

One grade step is worth $58.57/cwt here — about $131 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

456.82

—

MS average12 barns · 212 hd

453.39

+3.43

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−18.74

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

+35.68

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	—	Low	1,617	189.86	3,070	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	167.99	2,067	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	160.44	2,395	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	142.73	1,515	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)	1,085	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$3,134	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	790	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$3,515	4thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	218	568.85/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,240	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,513	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	651.96/cwt	630.00–690.00	1,773	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,769	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	595.20/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,893	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	517.52/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,697	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,960	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	532.43/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,917	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	502.02/cwt	495.00–525.00	2,129	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,306	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,025	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,279	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,340	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,575	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,488	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,430	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,726	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,470	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,306	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	396.54/cwt	395.00–398.00	2,470	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,254	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,638	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,584	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,619	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,924	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	414.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,735	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	400.96/cwt	395.00–408.00	2,085	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,176	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	377.69/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,126	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	380.39/cwt	373.00–393.00	2,385	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	345.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,311	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	469.66/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,057	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,225	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,321	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,186	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	442.49/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,248	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,194	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	382.81/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,144	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,423	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	392.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,434	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	382.48/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,505	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,184	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	186.14/cwt	185.00–187.00	3,068	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,552	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	132.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,312	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,449	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	159.75/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,882	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,960	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	169.99/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,121	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	160.44/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,395	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	790	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,197	3,210.44/head	2,950.00–3,650.00	3,210	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	995	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,303	3,514.68/head	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,515	4

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 Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 277Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 13Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 14Year ago 27

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	515.00–520.00	517.52
2	350–400	360	530.00–535.00	532.43
1	400–450	430	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	455	445.00	445.00
5	500–550	540	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	588	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	550.00–590.00	568.85
1	250–300	250	605.00	605.00
1	300–350	305	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	350	560.00	560.00
1	450–500	465	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	535	465.00	465.00
1	550–600	580	470.00	470.00
1	600–650	615	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	665	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	795	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	630.00–690.00	651.96
2	300–350	318	590.00–600.00	595.20
7	400–450	424	495.00–525.00	502.02
3	450–500	468	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	515	500.00	500.00
2	600–650	623	395.00–398.00	396.54
2	750–800	750	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	360	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	520	395.00–408.00	400.96
2	550–600	558	390.00	390.00
3	600–650	627	373.00–393.00	380.39
1	700–750	710	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	315	398.00	398.00
1	350–400	390	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	418	410.00–420.00	414.97
1	450–500	460	425.00	425.00
6	550–600	563	370.00–385.00	377.69
3	650–700	668	340.00–350.00	345.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	405	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	450.00–490.00	469.66
1	450–500	470	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	535	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	570	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	655	380.00–385.00	382.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	455	510.00	510.00
2	500–550	508	440.00–445.00	442.49
2	600–650	620	390.00–395.00	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	560	365.00–400.00	382.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	158.00–162.00	159.75
3	—	992	130.00–135.00	132.29
1	—	1,035	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	160.00–161.00	160.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	168.00–173.00	169.99
2	—	1,195	163.00–165.00	163.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	185.00–187.00	186.14
1	—	1,220	179.00	179.00
2	—	1,785	199.00	199.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,197	2,950.00–3,650.00	3,210.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,303	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,514.68

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.