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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 16

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

156 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 124▼ 32 vs year ago 188 · −17.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 12▼ 25 vs year ago 36 · −69.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 15▼ 8 vs year ago 22 · −36.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: feeder calves sold 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 $443.85/cwt on 13 head, down $12.97 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 27 comparable sales and sits +22.71 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$443.85

▼ 12.97 vs prior sale

13 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$89.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.63

vs MS average

−28.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	485.00	2,522	4thin
Medium and Large 1	555	447.00	2,481	3thin
Medium and Large 2	573	433.72	2,485	3thin
Medium and Large 3	590	395.97	2,336	3thin

One grade step is worth $89.03/cwt here — about $186 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 sale13 hd

443.85

—

MS average13 barns · 102 hd

438.23

+5.63

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−28.27

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

+22.71

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	1,308	183.65	2,403	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	172.54	2,352	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	168.45	1,580	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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$2,705	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$4,350	2thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,312	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,612	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,904	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	581.23/cwt	565.00–595.00	1,802	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	531.14/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,960	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,588	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	515.18/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,190	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,117	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,090	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	489.08/cwt	483.00–495.00	2,299	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	462.65/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,174	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,425	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,522	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,434	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,503	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	433.72/cwt	430.00–438.00	2,485	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	395.97/cwt	394.00–400.00	2,336	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,718	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	410.96/cwt	393.00–418.00	2,544	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,325	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,518	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	407.60/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,784	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,768	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,659	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	566.81/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,774	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,757	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	474.68/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,737	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	439.96/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,068	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,208	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	412.68/cwt	408.00–420.00	1,993	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	401.42/cwt	393.00–410.00	2,067	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,076	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,117	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,232	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,045	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,231	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	492.46/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,280	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	452.47/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,194	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,401	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,387	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	179.47/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,073	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,101	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	168.45/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,580	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	172.54/cwt	172.00–173.00	2,352	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	965	2,704.66/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,705	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	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 Mar 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 124Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 15Year ago 22

As compared to the last market: feeder calves sold higher in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	485.00	485.00
4	600–650	615	442.00	442.00
2	750–800	793	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	610.00	610.00
1	250–300	260	620.00	620.00
4	300–350	310	565.00–595.00	581.23
1	400–450	425	498.00	498.00
5	450–500	470	483.00–495.00	489.08
3	550–600	573	430.00–438.00	433.72
1	600–650	620	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	675	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	680.00	680.00
1	350–400	375	690.00	690.00
2	400–450	425	500.00–530.00	515.18
4	450–500	485	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	535	455.00	455.00
2	550–600	565	443.00	443.00
5	600–650	619	393.00–418.00	410.96
6	650–700	683	395.00–410.00	407.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	520.00–545.00	531.14
1	400–450	440	475.00	475.00
3	450–500	470	460.00–465.00	462.65
3	550–600	590	394.00–400.00	395.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	485.00	485.00
1	500–550	510	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	505.00	505.00
2	450–500	463	490.00–495.00	492.46
1	550–600	565	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	645	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	450.00–455.00	452.47
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	313	550.00–590.00	566.81
1	400–450	435	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	480	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	515	393.00–410.00	401.42
1	550–600	565	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
7	350–400	366	450.00–485.00	474.68
3	450–500	483	408.00–420.00	412.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	355	495.00	495.00
3	450–500	470	435.00–445.00	439.96
1	500–550	535	388.00	388.00
1	550–600	560	378.00	378.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	166.00–171.00	168.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	172.00–173.00	172.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	179.00–180.00	179.47
1	—	1,615	192.00	192.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	805	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	2	—	965	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,704.66

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	4,350.00	4,350.00

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.