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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

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

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

310 head

▲ 154 vs last sale 156▲ 84 vs year ago 226 · +37.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 11▲ 14 vs year ago 14 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 14▲ 18 vs year ago 16 · +112.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold higher today as well. Sold some groups of weaned calves that sold very good.

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 $402.58/cwt on 44 head, up $16.30 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 20 comparable sales and sits +35.77 against this barn's trailing median of $366.81.

Average price

$402.58

▲ 16.30 vs prior sale

44 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$25.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.51

vs MS average

−22.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	410.85	2,190	16thin
Medium and Large 1	565	403.68	2,280	19thin
Medium and Large 2	560	385.56	2,159	9thin

One grade step is worth $25.29/cwt here — about $31 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 sale44 hd

402.58

—

MS average13 barns · 190 hd

396.07

+6.51

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−22.61

This barn, trailing median20 sales

366.81

+35.77

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	—	Low	1,597	190.56	3,042	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	178.96	2,312	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	174.00	2,775	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	165.14	1,792	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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,839	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,554	4thin

Every lot

66 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	220	729.32/cwt	700.00–760.00	1,605	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,701	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	672.43/cwt	665.00–680.00	1,903	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	662.68/cwt	655.00–670.00	2,074	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	577.69/cwt	565.00–590.00	1,877	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,046	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,308	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,135	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	605.23/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,258	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	522.41/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,220	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,514	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,363	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	2,328	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,232	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,520	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	487.58/cwt	487.00–495.00	2,609	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	467.91/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,644	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,537	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,478	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	433.63/cwt	428.00–443.00	2,675	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,394	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,525	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,753	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,980	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	3,001	14
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,020	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	548.06/cwt	530.00–565.00	1,726	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,086	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,185	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	435.73/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,118	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,196	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	410.85/cwt	410.00–412.00	2,190	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	408.87/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,241	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,314	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,455	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	353.81/cwt	349.00–363.00	2,385	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,495	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,624	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,594	2
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,136	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,897	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	494.94/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,064	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,112	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,256	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,448	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	455.19/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,367	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,491	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,664	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,508	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	374.38/cwt	368.00–385.00	2,546	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,567	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	186.95/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,916	2
Bulls	—	—	1,633	194.16/cwt	193.00–195.00	3,171	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	165.14/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,792	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	172.40/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,029	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	182.90/cwt	179.50–186.00	2,489	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	2,553.85/head	2,225.00–2,700.00	2,554	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	2,839.26/head	2,625.00–3,000.00	2,839	3

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 156Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 11Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 14Year ago 16

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold higher today as well. Sold some groups of weaned calves that sold very good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	665.00–680.00	672.43
1	300–350	330	620.00	620.00
2	350–400	373	600.00–610.00	605.23
4	400–450	425	520.00–530.00	522.41
1	450–500	450	525.00	525.00
10	550–600	565	465.00–470.00	467.91
3	650–700	668	378.00	378.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	477	488.00	488.00
5	500–550	509	495.00	495.00
2	600–650	600	413.00	413.00
10	650–700	690	399.00	399.00
14	850–900	875	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	630.00	630.00
2	300–350	325	565.00–590.00	577.69
1	350–400	365	585.00	585.00
1	450–500	480	465.00	465.00
1	550–600	570	445.00	445.00
1	650–700	665	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	700.00–760.00	729.32
2	300–350	313	655.00–670.00	662.68
1	350–400	355	650.00	650.00
1	400–450	445	565.00	565.00
13	500–550	535	487.00–495.00	487.58
3	600–650	617	428.00–443.00	433.63
1	700–750	745	400.00	400.00
1	900–950	915	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	533	410.00–412.00	410.85
18	650–700	653	376.00	376.00
7	750–800	752	349.00	349.00
4	1100–1150	1,136	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	530.00–565.00	548.06
1	400–450	430	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	460	475.00	475.00
9	500–550	548	405.00–440.00	408.87
10	550–600	580	399.00	399.00
1	650–700	660	380.00	380.00
5	700–750	747	334.00	334.00
2	900–950	920	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	385	495.00	495.00
4	450–500	488	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	540	390.00	390.00
4	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	674	349.00–363.00	353.81
2	750–800	760	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	486	430.00–445.00	435.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	490.00–500.00	494.94
1	450–500	480	510.00	510.00
1	500–550	530	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	555	480.00	480.00
1	600–650	600	418.00	418.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	475	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	520	450.00–460.00	455.19
3	650–700	680	368.00–385.00	374.38
1	750–800	785	327.00	327.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	161.00–170.00	165.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	171.00–174.00	172.40
5	—	1,361	179.50–186.00	182.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	185.00–189.00	186.95
2	—	1,633	193.00–195.00	194.16

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,195	2,625.00–3,000.00	2,839.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,135	2,225.00–2,700.00	2,553.85

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.