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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 30

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

183 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 310▲ 21 vs year ago 162 · +13.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 28▼ 2 vs year ago 20 · −10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 34▲ 7 vs year ago 21 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady to 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also sold steady. Sold several groups of weaned calves that sold 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 $463.74/cwt on 13 head, down $16.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 27 comparable sales and sits +42.60 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$463.74

▼ 16.87 vs prior sale

13 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

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

$40.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.69

vs MS average

−19.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	487.51	2,547	4thin
Medium and Large 2	525	465.00	2,441	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	580	447.26	2,594	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.25/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale13 hd

463.74

—

MS average12 barns · 203 hd

452.05

+11.69

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−19.44

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

+42.60

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	—	High	1,658	197.00	3,265	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	174.56	1,960	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	164.23	2,458	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	154.34	1,598	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,944	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,988	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$3,705	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$3,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$2,600	2thin

Every lot

75 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	658.35/cwt	645.00–670.00	1,896	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	607.65/cwt	590.00–625.00	1,750	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,798	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	637.61/cwt	625.00–650.00	2,047	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	632.25/cwt	620.00–645.00	2,358	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	577.75/cwt	565.00–590.00	2,184	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	584.84/cwt	575.00–595.00	2,468	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	525.88/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,272	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,222	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	497.57/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,378	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	488.35/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,466	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	440.00/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,222	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,910	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,789	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	447.26/cwt	428.00–457.00	2,594	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	419.04/cwt	408.00–430.00	2,632	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,489	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,801	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,636	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,718	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	338.48/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,938	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	330.49/cwt	328.00–333.00	2,902	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	3,093	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,435	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	745.35/cwt	740.00–750.00	1,603	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,809	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	487.98/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,830	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	495.10/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,079	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	472.50/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,174	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	446.58/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,197	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,374	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	440.05/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,257	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,530	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	382.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,230	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	387.54/cwt	383.00–392.00	2,345	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,403	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,448	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,642	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,960	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	535.00/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,220	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	478.07/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,285	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	471.73/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,453	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	430.02/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,331	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,394	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	398.68/cwt	390.00–408.00	2,500	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,864	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,723	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,572	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,910	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,951	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,593	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,705	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	154.57/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,603	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,470	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	172.75/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,938	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,025	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,245	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,317	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	164.38/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,573	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	700	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	975	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,200	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,550	3,087.34/head	2,850.00–3,300.00	3,087	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	885	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,013	3,705.35/head	3,525.00–3,900.00	3,705	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 310Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 28Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 34Year ago 21

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold steady to 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also sold steady. Sold several groups of weaned calves that sold well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	740.00–750.00	745.35
1	300–350	335	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	390	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	420	490.00–500.00	495.10
2	450–500	460	470.00–475.00	472.50
1	500–550	505	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	550	460.00	460.00
2	600–650	605	383.00–392.00	387.54
1	700–750	700	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	629	382.00	382.00
2	700–750	710	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	787	311.00	311.00
4	800–850	823	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	700.00	700.00
3	350–400	375	480.00–500.00	487.98
3	450–500	492	425.00–460.00	446.58
4	500–550	513	425.00–455.00	440.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	380.00–385.00	382.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	525.00–545.00	535.00
3	500–550	520	450.00–485.00	471.73
3	600–650	627	390.00–408.00	398.68
1	650–700	690	415.00	415.00
1	800–850	825	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	915	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	490.00	490.00
3	450–500	478	460.00–495.00	478.07
3	500–550	542	415.00–440.00	430.02
1	550–600	570	420.00	420.00
1	800–850	835	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	580	428.00–457.00	447.26
2	700–750	703	375.00	375.00
2	750–800	770	353.00	353.00
4	850–900	868	337.00–340.00	338.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	645.00–670.00	658.35
4	300–350	321	625.00–650.00	637.61
2	350–400	373	620.00–645.00	632.25
3	400–450	422	575.00–595.00	584.84
3	500–550	505	470.00–500.00	488.35
1	550–600	575	485.00	485.00
2	600–650	628	408.00–430.00	419.04
1	650–700	675	415.00	415.00
2	850–900	878	328.00–333.00	330.49
1	900–950	915	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	590.00–625.00	607.65
1	300–350	310	580.00	580.00
2	350–400	378	565.00–590.00	577.75
3	400–450	432	520.00–535.00	525.88
2	500–550	505	430.00–450.00	440.00
1	550–600	565	515.00	515.00
1	600–650	630	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	675	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	505.00	505.00
2	450–500	478	495.00–500.00	497.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	2,175.00	2,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	2,625.00	2,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,550	2,850.00–3,300.00	3,087.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,400.00	2,400.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	3,275.00	3,275.00

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	6	—	1,013	3,525.00–3,900.00	3,705.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,015	168.00	168.00
3	—	1,037	150.00–159.00	154.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	160.00–170.00	164.38
1	—	1,485	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,305	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	170.00–176.00	172.75
1	—	1,125	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	203.00	203.00
1	—	1,545	191.00	191.00

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.