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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 9

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 256 vs last sale 380▲ 124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 28▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 34▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Had a small offering of cattle today, and with the futures down hard feeder cattle still sold steady to 5.00 lower in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

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 $391.43/cwt on 7 head, up $5.16 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 20 comparable sales and sits +24.63 against this barn's trailing median of $366.81.

Average price

$391.43

▲ 5.16 vs prior sale

7 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$39.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

vs MS average

−22.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	399.01	2,163	5thin
Medium and Large 2	515	385.00	1,983	1thin
Medium and Large 3	550	360.00	1,980	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.01/cwt here — about $183 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 sale7 hd

391.43

—

MS average14 barns · 191 hd

387.02

+4.42

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−22.35

This barn, trailing median20 sales

366.81

+24.63

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	1,520	181.00	2,751	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	172.44	1,997	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	164.00	2,649	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	154.35	1,567	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$3,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,535	$3,200	2thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,408	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	586.57/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,584	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	554.03/cwt	550.00–558.00	1,762	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	567.44/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,861	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,988	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,098	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	517.46/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,189	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,391	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	500.02/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,335	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	487.21/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,558	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,336	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	469.95/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,491	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,588	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,839	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	489.92/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,582	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	467.25/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,766	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	460.09/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,877	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	442.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,903	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,802	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	450.72/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,114	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	419.79/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,994	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	400.01/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,136	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,271	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,138	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	692	331.50/cwt	331.00–332.00	2,294	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,074	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,013	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,252	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	477.56/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,307	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	467.48/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,454	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,231	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,516	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,368	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,803	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,751	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,421	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,643	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,997	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,649	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	960	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,535	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	935	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Mar 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 380Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 34Year ago 0

As compared to the last market: Had a small offering of cattle today, and with the futures down hard feeder cattle still sold steady to 5.00 lower in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

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	405	512.00	512.00
1	450–500	455	495.00	495.00
2	500–550	525	465.00–470.00	467.48
1	600–650	640	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	483	475.00–480.00	477.56
1	900–950	925	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	585	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	575.00–600.00	586.57
1	300–350	310	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	525	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	550.00–558.00	554.03
1	350–400	385	545.00	545.00
3	500–550	530	465.00–475.00	469.95
1	650–700	655	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	640.00	640.00
2	300–350	328	565.00–570.00	567.44
1	350–400	355	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	423	515.00–520.00	517.46
3	450–500	467	495.00–505.00	500.02
2	500–550	525	480.00–495.00	487.21
1	700–750	700	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	535.00	535.00
2	700–750	723	358.00	358.00
3	850–900	863	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	475	415.00–425.00	419.79
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
4	650–700	692	331.00–332.00	331.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	469	445.00–460.00	450.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	460.00–475.00	467.25
2	400–450	430	440.00–445.00	442.50
1	500–550	515	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	627	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	480.00–500.00	489.92
2	400–450	408	455.00–465.00	460.09
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
4	500–550	534	390.00–405.00	400.01
1	550–600	575	395.00	395.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,158	170.00–175.00	172.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,043	155.00–160.00	157.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	181.00	181.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	3,200.00	3,200.00

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	—	1,535	3,200.00	3,200.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	935	2,150.00	2,150.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.