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Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 9, 2026

151 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 151 442 0
Feeder cattle 124 380 0
Slaughter cattle 12 28 0
Replacement cattle 15 34 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to the last market: Had a small offering of cattle today, and with the futures down hard feeder cattle still sold steady to 5.00 lower in spots. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,408 —
320–335 328 2 565.00–570.00 $567.44 $1,861 -27.76
355 355 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,988 —
415–430 423 2 515.00–520.00 $517.46 $2,189 +15.44
455–485 467 3 495.00–505.00 $500.02 $2,335 +0.02
505–545 525 2 480.00–495.00 $487.21 $2,558 -12.79
700 700 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,590 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 535.00 $535.00 $2,391 +5.00
723 723 2 358.00 $358.00 $2,588 —
863 863 3 329.00 $329.00 $2,839 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 550.00–558.00 $554.03 $1,762 -25.97
385 385 1 545.00 $545.00 $2,098 -15.00
525–540 530 3 465.00–475.00 $469.95 $2,491 +4.95
655 655 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,391 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 2 575.00–600.00 $586.57 $1,584 —
310 310 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,550 -17.52
525 525 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,336 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 480.00–500.00 $489.92 $1,582 +19.92
400–415 408 2 455.00–465.00 $460.09 $1,877 —
460 460 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,070 —
530–540 534 4 390.00–405.00 $400.01 $2,136 -0.95
575 575 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,271 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–477 469 8 445.00–460.00 $450.72 $2,114 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,802 +5.00
455–495 475 2 415.00–425.00 $419.79 $1,994 —
550 550 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,980 —
690–693 692 4 331.00–332.00 $331.50 $2,294 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 2 460.00–475.00 $467.25 $1,766 +27.25
430 430 2 440.00–445.00 $442.50 $1,903 +27.53
515 515 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,983 —
627 627 2 341.00 $341.00 $2,138 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 512.00 $512.00 $2,074 —
455 455 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,252 -15.00
520–530 525 2 465.00–470.00 $467.48 $2,454 +24.99
640 640 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,368 -22.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,013 +15.34
470–495 483 2 475.00–480.00 $477.56 $2,307 +12.56
925 925 1 303.00 $303.00 $2,803 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,231 —
585 585 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,516 +47.19

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 85-90% 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,421 +15.71
1030–1055 1043 85-90% 2 155.00–160.00 $157.53 $1,643 +17.53
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1285 1158 80-85% 3 170.00–175.00 $172.44 $1,997 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 75-80% 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,649 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,751 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1535 1535 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.