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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 2

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

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Feeder Cattle receipts

304 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 353▼ 149 vs year ago 453 · −32.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 18▼ 31 vs year ago 58 · −53.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 13▼ 38 vs year ago 66 · −57.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As, compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 10.00 lower, slaughter cattle sold a little cheaper also.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.71/cwt on 18 head, down $5.45 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −13.83 against this barn's trailing median of $352.54.

Average price

$338.71

▼ 5.45 vs prior sale

18 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$83

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

$21.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	342.53	1,795	11thin
Medium and Large 2	548	337.40	1,848	5thin
Medium and Large 3	585	321.00	1,878	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.53/cwt here — about −$83 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 sale18 hd

338.71

—

MS average14 barns · 202 hd

337.80

+0.91

This barn, trailing median7 sales

352.54

−13.83

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

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $442.22, low $330.58, median $352.54 across 7 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	129.98	1,934	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	127.78	1,692	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	117.05	1,296	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,580	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	928	$2,289	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$3,150	4thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,071	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	517.22/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,396	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	489.00/cwt	485.00–493.00	1,369	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	480.00/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,584	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,789	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,936	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	382.59/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,844	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,865	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,103	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,254	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,334	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,479	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,778	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,900	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	381.78/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,435	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,609	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,571	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	337.71/cwt	333.00–345.00	1,584	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	349.00/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,710	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,661	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	312.38/cwt	311.00–313.00	1,634	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	294.67/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,783	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,061	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,953	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	283.57/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,056	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,321	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	278.68/cwt	273.00–283.00	2,140	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	434.88/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,805	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	409.09/cwt	405.00–413.00	1,759	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	374.18/cwt	371.00–380.00	1,759	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,955	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	341.98/cwt	341.00–346.00	1,778	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	336.49/cwt	335.00–338.00	1,767	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,903	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,966	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	321.00/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,878	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	317.24/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,942	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,884	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,064	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	671	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,872	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	297.60/cwt	287.00–300.00	2,000	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	278.74/cwt	277.00–280.00	2,021	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	293.03/cwt	290.00–296.00	2,250	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,278	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,191	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	113.77/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,115	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,317	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	120.33/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,486	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,394	128.23/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,788	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	129.98/cwt	128.50–131.50	1,934	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	990	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,580	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	928	2,289.42/head	1,950.00–2,525.00	2,289	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 Nov 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 353Year ago 453

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 18Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 13Year ago 66

As, compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 10.00 lower, slaughter cattle sold a little cheaper also.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	371.00–380.00	374.18
2	550–600	585	317.00–325.00	321.00
4	650–700	671	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	405.00–413.00	409.09
1	450–500	485	403.00	403.00
2	500–550	525	335.00–338.00	336.49
3	550–600	563	338.00	338.00
1	600–650	630	299.00	299.00
11	650–700	672	287.00–300.00	297.60
4	700–750	725	277.00–280.00	278.74
3	800–850	830	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	425.00–445.00	434.88
10	500–550	520	341.00–346.00	341.98
1	550–600	565	348.00	348.00
12	600–650	612	315.00–318.00	317.24
1	650–700	670	308.00	308.00
2	750–800	768	290.00–296.00	293.03
1	800–850	805	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	370.00–385.00	381.78
4	450–500	469	333.00–345.00	337.71
10	500–550	523	311.00–313.00	312.38
1	550–600	575	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	690	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	440	357.00	357.00
2	450–500	490	348.00–350.00	349.00
2	500–550	515	320.00–325.00	322.55
3	600–650	605	292.00–300.00	294.67
2	700–750	725	280.00–287.00	283.57
3	750–800	768	273.00–283.00	278.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	642	321.00	321.00
4	750–800	756	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	380	455.00	455.00
8	450–500	482	365.00–385.00	382.59
1	550–600	560	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	485.00–493.00	489.00
2	300–350	330	475.00–485.00	480.00
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	445.00	445.00
17	550–600	581	362.00	362.00
10	650–700	665	339.00	339.00
5	700–750	718	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	510.00	510.00
2	250–300	270	510.00–525.00	517.22
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	365	490.00	490.00
1	750–800	765	324.00	324.00
1	900–950	905	307.00	307.00
1	950–1000	970	299.00	299.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,580	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	928	1,950.00–2,525.00	2,289.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	—	1,190	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,345	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	128.50–131.50	129.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,394	127.00–130.00	128.23
1	—	1,045	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	110.00–117.00	113.77
3	—	1,235	119.00–122.00	120.33

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.