USDA Meridian, MS Livestock 03/23 17:35
03/23/2026 | 5:35 pm CDT USDA Meridian, MS Livestock 03/23 17:35
AMS_2112 MARS
Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS
Meridian Livestock Auction-Meridian,MS
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 03/23/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE 28 11 14
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 34 14 16
FEEDER CATTLE 310 156 226
As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher.
Slaughter cattle sold higher today as well. Sold some groups of weaned calves
that sold very good.
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BULLS - 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 1520-1600 1560 185-189 186.95 Low
2 1365-1900 1633 193-195 194.16 Average
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1060-1290 1177 171-174 172.4 Low
5 1230-1480 1361 179.5-186 182.9 Average
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1595-1595 1595 174-174 174 Average
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1010-1150 1085 161-170 165.14 Average
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1065-1065 1065 2975-2975 2975
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 870-1255 1135 2225-2700 2553.85
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1150-1225 1195 2625-3000 2839.26 T2-3
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 405-425 417 490-500 494.94
1 480-480 480 510-510 510
1 530-530 530 470-470 470
1 555-555 555 480-480 480
1 600-600 600 418-418 418
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 440-440 440 480-480 480
1 475-475 475 475-475 475
2 500-540 520 450-460 455.19
3 665-690 680 368-385 374.38
1 785-785 785 327-327 327
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 305-325 315 530-565 548.06
1 430-430 430 485-485 485
1 460-460 460 475-475 475
9 545-548 548 405-440 408.87
10 580-580 580 399-399 399
1 660-660 660 380-380 380
5 747-747 747 334-334 334
2 920-920 920 282-282 282
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 1136-1136 1136 255-255 255
16 521-543 533 410-412 410.85
18 653-653 653 376-376 376
7 752-752 752 349-349 349
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 335-335 335 500-500 500
1 385-385 385 495-495 495
4 488-488 488 450-450 450
5 540-540 540 390-390 390
4 585-585 585 380-380 380
3 663-695 674 349-363 353.81
2 760-760 760 320-320 320
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 340-340 340 450-450 450
4 480-490 486 430-445 435.73
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 215-225 220 700-760 729.32
2 305-320 313 655-670 662.68
1 355-355 355 650-650 650
1 445-445 445 565-565 565
13 505-537 535 487-495 487.58
3 610-630 617 428-443 433.63
1 745-745 745 400-400 400
1 915-915 915 330-330 330
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 477-477 477 488-488 488
5 509-509 509 495-495 495
2 600-600 600 413-413 413
10 690-690 690 399-399 399
14 875-875 875 343-343 343
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 280-285 283 665-680 672.43
1 330-330 330 620-620 620
2 355-390 373 600-610 605.23
4 410-430 425 520-530 522.41
1 450-450 450 525-525 525
10 550-585 565 465-470 467.91
3 668-668 668 378-378 378
STEERS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 270-270 270 630-630 630
2 320-330 325 565-590 577.69
1 365-365 365 585-585 585
1 480-480 480 465-465 465
1 570-570 570 445-445 445
1 665-665 665 360-360 360
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