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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, May 4

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 182▼ 95 vs year ago 233 · −40.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 23▼ 9 vs year ago 25 · −36.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 34▼ 13 vs year ago 40 · −32.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, as did slaughter cattle. Due to all the rain had a small offering of cattle today, so hard to get true trends on cattle.

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 $448.75/cwt on 31 head, down $14.44 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 27 comparable sales and sits +27.61 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$448.75

▼ 14.44 vs prior sale

31 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$51.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.56

vs MS average

−38.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	462.44	2,465	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	503	451.00	2,269	25
Medium and Large 2	535	445.00	2,381	2thin
Medium and Large 3	575	410.70	2,362	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.74/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale31 hd

448.75

—

MS average14 barns · 335 hd

449.31

−0.56

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−38.80

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

+27.61

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	1,636	198.17	3,242	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	170.90	2,287	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	165.41	2,564	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	161.00	1,771	1thin

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)	895	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$2,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,705	$2,888	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,368	$2,825	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,200	2thin

Every lot

62 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,586	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	600.08/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,848	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,808	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	575.08/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,869	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	557.60/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,063	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	475.12/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,233	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	496.64/cwt	490.00–503.00	2,359	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,269	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	462.44/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,465	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,381	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	410.70/cwt	394.00–428.00	2,362	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,641	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,387	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,832	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	418.99/cwt	416.00–428.00	2,774	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,613	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,632	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,787	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,632	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	764	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,697	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	361.41/cwt	358.00–365.00	2,783	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,847	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	837	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,871	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,149	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,194	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,571	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,820	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	472.49/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,975	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,905	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,136	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	419.32/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,025	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,146	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	435.71/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,235	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,268	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,360	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,232	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,419	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,569	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,729	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,625	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,304	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	459.95/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,208	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,321	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,231	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,718	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	204.23/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,427	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,771	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	170.90/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,287	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	165.41/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,564	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	895	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,205	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,500	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,530	3,336.76/head	3,300.00–3,375.00	3,337	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,910	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	980	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	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 May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 182Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 23Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 34Year ago 40

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold steady, as did slaughter cattle. Due to all the rain had a small offering of cattle today, so hard to get true trends on cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	610.00	610.00
2	300–350	308	590.00–610.00	600.08
2	450–500	475	490.00–503.00	496.64
2	500–550	533	460.00–465.00	462.44
1	600–650	610	433.00	433.00
4	650–700	662	416.00–428.00	418.99
1	700–750	725	363.00	363.00
2	750–800	770	358.00–365.00	361.41
1	800–850	830	343.00	343.00
1	900–950	940	335.00	335.00
1	950–1000	965	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	570.00–580.00	575.08
3	450–500	470	470.00–480.00	475.12
2	500–550	535	440.00–450.00	445.00
1	600–650	615	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	670	390.00	390.00
7	750–800	764	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	565.00	565.00
2	350–400	370	555.00–560.00	557.60
2	550–600	575	394.00–428.00	410.70
2	600–650	620	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	680	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	503	451.00	451.00
4	600–650	648	437.00	437.00
5	700–750	722	386.00	386.00
5	800–850	837	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	515.00	515.00
1	350–400	370	492.00	492.00
2	400–450	418	470.00–475.00	472.49
1	450–500	455	480.00	480.00
4	500–550	513	430.00–440.00	435.71
1	600–650	605	390.00	390.00
1	800–850	845	323.00	323.00
1	900–950	905	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	435	438.00	438.00
1	450–500	480	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	505	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	640	378.00	378.00
1	650–700	685	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	410.00–425.00	419.32
1	600–650	615	363.00	363.00
1	650–700	665	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	455.00–465.00	459.95
1	500–550	525	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	480.00	480.00
2	500–550	510	450.00–460.00	455.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	163.00–168.00	165.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	170.00–172.00	170.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,678	200.00–208.00	204.23
1	—	1,510	180.00	180.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,530	3,300.00–3,375.00	3,336.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	895	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,910	3,125.00	3,125.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	—	980	3,200.00	3,200.00

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.