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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 6

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 183▲ 66 vs year ago 68 · +97.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 18▲ 17 vs year ago 17 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 28▲ 2 vs year ago 24 · +8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady- 5.00 higher and slaughter cattle sold 5.00-10.00 higher.

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 $437.52/cwt on 19 head, up $34.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 20 comparable sales and sits +70.71 against this barn's trailing median of $366.81.

Average price

$437.52

▲ 34.94 vs prior sale

19 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$47.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.99

vs MS average

+9.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	442.99	2,268	16thin
Medium and Large 1	540	415.00	2,241	2thin
Medium and Large 2	570	395.00	2,252	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.99/cwt here — about $17 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 sale19 hd

437.52

—

MS average14 barns · 329 hd

406.53

+30.99

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

+9.16

This barn, trailing median20 sales

366.81

+70.71

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

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	1,650	193.67	3,196	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	183.34	2,561	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	173.76	2,884	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	164.13	1,807	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)	995	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,660	$3,437	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$3,238	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,878	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$3,800	2thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,512	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,769	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,013	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,419	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	630.20/cwt	625.00–635.00	2,363	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	519.92/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,210	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	507.44/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,329	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	489.93/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,273	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	467.42/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,220	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	472.49/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,566	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,476	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	447.56/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,520	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,672	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	395.29/cwt	393.00–400.00	2,475	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,587	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,823	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	502.50/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,583	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	482.45/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,775	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	1,898	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	483.21/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,996	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	1,998	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	457.59/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,013	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,158	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	442.99/cwt	441.00–453.00	2,268	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,276	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,252	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,394	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,546	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,673	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,995	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	499.89/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,314	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,395	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,475	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	456.04/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,426	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,702	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,578	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,245	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,191	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,461	1
Bulls	—	—	2,375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	5,225	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	156.79/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,610	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	171.47/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,015	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	183.34/cwt	179.50–186.00	2,561	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	173.76/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,884	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	995	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	2,878.48/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,878	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,660	3,437.12/head	3,010.00–3,800.00	3,437	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 183Year ago 68

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 18Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 28Year ago 24

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady- 5.00 higher and slaughter cattle sold 5.00-10.00 higher.

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	995	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,133	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,878.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,660	3,010.00–3,800.00	3,437.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,775.00	2,775.00

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	—	1,095	3,800.00	3,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	315	495.00–510.00	502.50
1	350–400	385	493.00	493.00
3	400–450	413	475.00–490.00	483.21
1	500–550	525	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	555	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	670	380.00	380.00
1	950–1000	965	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	478.00	478.00
16	500–550	512	441.00–453.00	442.99
4	650–700	665	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	368	480.00–485.00	482.45
2	400–450	440	450.00–465.00	457.59
1	550–600	570	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	305	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	485	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	660.00	660.00
2	350–400	375	645.00	645.00
3	400–450	425	505.00–540.00	519.92
4	450–500	459	500.00–510.00	507.44
2	500–550	543	470.00–475.00	472.49
1	600–650	610	438.00	438.00
1	950–1000	970	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	270	655.00	655.00
2	350–400	375	625.00–635.00	630.20
4	450–500	464	485.00–495.00	489.93
2	550–600	563	445.00–450.00	447.56
3	600–650	626	393.00–400.00	395.29
1	650–700	650	398.00	398.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	460.00–475.00	467.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	554	447.00	447.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	463	480.00–520.00	499.89
3	500–550	532	440.00–465.00	456.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	465	515.00	515.00
1	500–550	505	490.00	490.00
1	600–650	610	443.00	443.00
1	700–750	720	358.00	358.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,027	152.00–163.00	156.79
3	—	1,175	167.00–175.00	171.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	168.00–178.00	173.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,397	179.50–186.00	183.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,245	176.00	176.00
1	—	2,375	220.00	220.00

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.