Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder steers steady and heifers a little cheaper. Slaughter cattle 3-5 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.76/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −129.81 against this barn's trailing median of $398.57.

Average price

$268.76

8 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$23.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.49

vs MS average

−28.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	281.50	1,506	2thin
Medium and Large 2	558	267.77	1,494	4thin
Medium and Large 3	572	258.00	1,476	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.50/cwt here — about $30 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

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 sale8 hd

268.76

—

MS average13 barns · 289 hd

256.27

+12.49

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−28.24

This barn, trailing median16 sales

398.57

−129.81

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	1,575	153.50	2,418	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,335	136.50	1,822	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	134.79	2,038	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,065	110.11	1,173	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,208	$2,182	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,104	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,101	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	650–700	673	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	316.38/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	461.72/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	361.66/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	421.39/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	282.56/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	267.53/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,573	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	92.60/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,032	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	110.83/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,073	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	126.90/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,412	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	134.79/cwt	131.50–138.00	2,038	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,656	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	137.83/cwt	136.50–139.50	1,879	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,100.77/head	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,101	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	2,181.90/head	2,000.00–2,320.00	2,182	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	2,104.10/head	2,075.00–2,125.00	2,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	243.97/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	295.94/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	328.97/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	310.40/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,211	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	313.37/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,366	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	267.77/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	284.07/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,216	2

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 259Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 33Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 15Year ago 23

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder steers steady and heifers a little cheaper. Slaughter cattle 3-5 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	328.00	328.00
2	300–350	333	325.00–330.00	327.52
16	400–450	436	305.00–316.00	313.37
1	500–550	505	278.00	278.00
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
5	600–650	617	240.00–245.00	243.97
8	650–700	673	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	435	278.00	278.00
2	550–600	572	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	313.00	313.00
5	350–400	390	308.00–320.00	310.40
2	400–450	428	280.00–288.00	284.07
4	550–600	558	265.00–270.00	267.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	729	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	335	455.00–470.00	461.72
4	400–450	434	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	523	313.00–320.00	316.38
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	885	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	357	360.00–365.00	361.66
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	495	313.00	313.00
1	600–650	625	256.00	256.00
3	650–700	680	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	395.00–440.00	421.39
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	637	268.00	268.00
1	850–900	860	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	328.00–330.00	328.97
3	500–550	510	290.00–305.00	295.94
1	600–650	645	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	455	317.00	317.00
2	500–550	523	280.00–285.00	282.56
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	265.00–270.00	267.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	90.00–96.00	92.60
2	—	968	107.00–114.00	110.83
2	—	1,113	126.00–128.00	126.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	131.50–138.00	134.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	132.50	132.50
3	—	1,363	136.50–139.50	137.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,695	163.00	163.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	980	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,100.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,208	2,000.00–2,320.00	2,181.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,075.00–2,125.00	2,104.10

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