Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were mixed and slaughter cattle a little stronger.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $291.94/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −109.39 against this barn's trailing median of $401.34.

Average price

$291.94

16 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$39.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.89

vs MS average

−6.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	516	303.00	1,563	11thin
Medium and Large 2	520	270.36	1,406	3thin
Medium and Large 3	555	263.50	1,462	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.50/cwt here — about $101 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.52, low $354.26, median $401.34 across 15 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 sale16 hd

291.94

—

MS average13 barns · 329 hd

270.06

+21.89

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−6.92

This barn, trailing median15 sales

401.34

−109.39

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	—	Low	1,425	152.00	2,166	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	137.28	1,709	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	108.73	1,193	5thin

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)	1,223	$2,258	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,740	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,590	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$1,580	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1	1100–1150	1,140	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	325.36/cwt	318.00–333.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	345.72/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	253.57/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	260.62/cwt	242.00–280.00	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	424.00/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	350.73/cwt	340.00–371.00	1,505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	362.70/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	433.05/cwt	429.00–440.00	1,403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	505.45/cwt	503.00–508.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	407.91/cwt	383.00–446.00	1,546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	319.51/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	403.63/cwt	390.00–418.00	1,308	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1300–1350	1,306	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	308.44/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	258.66/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	118.08/cwt	93.50–129.00	1,337	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	131.32/cwt	130.50–132.00	1,497	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	142.89/cwt	140.00–147.50	2,005	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	136.14/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,587	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	94.70/cwt	92.00–98.00	990	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,410	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,935	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,580.00/head	1,580.00–1,580.00	1,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	2,258.16/head	2,200.00–2,320.00	2,258	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,980.00/head	1,980.00–1,980.00	1,980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	309.08/cwt	305.00–313.00	1,592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	322.97/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,403	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	332.74/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	258.46/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	283.07/cwt	278.00–291.00	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	306.89/cwt	303.00–311.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	270.36/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,563	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	859	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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 240Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 15Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 14Year ago 33

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were mixed and slaughter cattle a little stronger.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	310	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	375	328.00–336.00	332.74
3	400–450	420	320.00–325.00	322.97
2	600–650	623	257.00–260.00	258.46
2	650–700	668	251.00–256.00	253.57
1	950–1000	980	198.00	198.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	337.00	337.00
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	355	319.00	319.00
1	400–450	420	306.00	306.00
2	450–500	473	303.00–311.00	306.89
3	500–550	520	269.00–272.00	270.36
2	600–650	608	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	750	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	278.00–291.00	283.07
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	525	264.00	264.00
1	550–600	585	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	424	331.00	331.00
11	500–550	516	303.00	303.00
5	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	503.00–508.00	505.45
4	300–350	324	429.00–440.00	433.05
5	400–450	429	340.00–371.00	350.73
3	450–500	467	342.00–350.00	345.72
2	500–550	525	318.00–333.00	325.36
2	550–600	553	325.00–330.00	327.49
1	650–700	660	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	380	355.00–370.00	362.70
2	600–650	628	242.00–280.00	260.62
3	650–700	660	258.00–259.00	258.66
1	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	410.00–440.00	424.00
5	300–350	324	390.00–418.00	403.63
5	350–400	379	383.00–446.00	407.91
1	400–450	410	336.00	336.00
2	450–500	465	319.00–320.00	319.51
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	560	305.00–312.00	308.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	817	245.00	245.00
3	850–900	875	240.00	240.00
4	1300–1350	1,306	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	322.00	322.00
2	500–550	515	305.00–313.00	309.08
1	600–650	615	273.00	273.00
1	650–700	690	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	286.00	286.00
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	266.00	266.00
1	750–800	790	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	651	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	713	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	93.50–129.00	118.08
2	—	1,045	92.00–98.00	94.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	130.50–132.00	131.32
4	—	1,403	140.00–147.50	142.89
4	—	1,166	135.00–137.50	136.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,325	146.00	146.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,380.00	1,380.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,580.00	1,580.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	2,200.00–2,320.00	2,258.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,980.00	1,980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	2,275.00	2,275.00

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