Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, even though all the rain and nasty weather the calf market was very good today. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $291.25/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −107.32 against this barn's trailing median of $398.57.

Average price

$291.25

19 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$52.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.98

vs MS average

−13.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	500	313.00	1,565	8thin
Medium and Large 1	543	289.00	1,569	4thin
Medium and Large 2	570	277.61	1,582	3thin
Medium and Large 3	550	260.25	1,431	4thin

One grade step is worth $52.75/cwt here — about $134 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.52, low $354.26, median $398.57 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

291.25

—

MS average9 barns · 222 hd

275.28

+15.98

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−13.39

This barn, trailing median16 sales

398.57

−107.32

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,648	162.49	2,678	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,122	130.57	1,464	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	119.06	1,082	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,790	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,665	$3,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,349	4thin

Every lot, as filed

63 lots · USDA AMS · Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	285.00/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	431.31/cwt	430.00–433.00	1,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	347.71/cwt	341.00–352.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	350.68/cwt	349.00–354.00	1,824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	311.00/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	277.61/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	312.15/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	391.65/cwt	383.00–400.00	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	307.27/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	316.04/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	368.19/cwt	364.00–373.00	1,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	290.25/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	443.47/cwt	430.00–458.00	1,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	279.49/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	330.54/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,683	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,918	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	121.75/cwt	119.50–123.50	1,165	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	128.59/cwt	126.50–130.00	1,321	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	162.49/cwt	160.00–164.50	2,678	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	1,790.00/head	1,790.00–1,790.00	1,790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,349.32/head	2,150.00–2,525.00	2,349	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,665	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	353.05/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	262.50/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	248.55/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	285.72/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	307.96/cwt	303.00–314.00	1,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	322.98/cwt	321.00–324.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	302.88/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	284.53/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,363	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	257.33/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	234.00/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	352.26/cwt	345.00–359.00	1,684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	379.53/cwt	378.00–381.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	337.99/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	289.00/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,071	1

How this sale compares

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 Jan 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 83Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 7Year ago 14

Good day, even though all the rain and nasty weather the calf market was very good today. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	293.00	293.00
2	400–450	445	284.00–286.00	285.00
5	450–500	479	280.00–292.00	284.53
1	500–550	510	269.00	269.00
3	550–600	563	250.00–262.00	257.33
1	750–800	785	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	341.00–352.00	347.71
1	300–350	305	351.00	351.00
2	350–400	358	336.00–340.00	337.99
3	400–450	438	321.00–324.00	322.98
1	450–500	460	318.00	318.00
4	500–550	543	280.00–296.00	289.00
1	600–650	605	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	308.00–314.00	311.00
2	400–450	438	296.00–310.00	302.88
3	450–500	467	305.00–316.00	312.15
3	550–600	570	271.00–281.00	277.61
3	600–650	625	241.00–255.00	248.55
5	750–800	771	230.00–235.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	500	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	430.00–433.00	431.31
1	350–400	350	398.00	398.00
3	400–450	427	364.00–373.00	368.19
1	450–500	450	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	542	310.00–319.00	316.04
3	550–600	568	302.00–312.00	307.27
1	700–750	735	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	792	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	453.00	453.00
2	300–350	328	430.00–458.00	443.47
2	400–450	418	383.00–400.00	391.65
3	500–550	520	349.00–354.00	350.68
4	600–650	624	285.00–292.00	290.25
1	650–700	660	287.00	287.00
3	800–850	818	253.00	253.00
1	950–1000	975	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	358	378.00–381.00	379.53
9	450–500	478	345.00–359.00	352.26
1	550–600	555	298.00	298.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	312.00	312.00
2	550–600	570	279.00–280.00	279.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	350.00–356.00	353.05
1	450–500	470	358.00	358.00
4	500–550	528	303.00–314.00	307.96
1	550–600	580	301.00	301.00
1	600–650	605	279.00	279.00
1	650–700	665	273.00	273.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	320.00–340.00	330.54
3	500–550	532	283.00–290.00	285.72
1	550–600	550	288.00	288.00
2	650–700	680	262.00–263.00	262.50
1	700–750	705	258.00	258.00
1	750–800	775	249.00	249.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	136.50	136.50
3	—	1,027	126.50–130.00	128.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	111.00	111.00
3	—	957	119.50–123.50	121.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	160.00–164.50	162.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	890	1,790.00	1,790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,110	2,150.00–2,525.00	2,349.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,665	3,850.00	3,850.00

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.

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Meridian Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle