Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market had a better offering of cattle today. Feeder cattle sold 5-10 higher and lighter calves even stronger slaughter cattle 3-7 higher. Stocker cows sold good as well.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.20/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −106.37 against this barn's trailing median of $398.57.

Average price

$292.20

11 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$42.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.90

vs MS average

−14.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	320.00	1,664	2thin
Medium and Large 1	533	293.02	1,562	5thin
Medium and Large 2	528	277.28	1,464	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.72/cwt here — about $200 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 sale11 hd

292.20

—

MS average11 barns · 174 hd

270.30

+21.90

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−14.81

This barn, trailing median16 sales

398.57

−106.37

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	1,559	162.32	2,531	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	141.20	1,602	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	130.04	1,247	3thin

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)	1,012	$2,064	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,054	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,690	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,464	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,925	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	350–400	371	337.72/cwt	333.00–344.00	1,253	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	302.88/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	293.02/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	342.05/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	282.58/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	397.07/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	386.44/cwt	385.00–388.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	246	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	366.69/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	424.84/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	402.54/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	361.56/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	324.57/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	267.63/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	135.06/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,348	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,844	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	137.98/cwt	136.50–139.00	1,493	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	144.42/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,714	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	152.52/cwt	152.00–153.00	2,295	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	165.79/cwt	162.50–170.00	2,619	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	2,170.77/head	1,950.00–2,375.00	2,171	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	2,464.14/head	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,464	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,054.13/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,054	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	715	1,690.00/head	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	750	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	323.94/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	330.19/cwt	324.00–333.00	1,261	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	296.44/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	277.28/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,940	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 109Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 17Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 8Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	340.00–345.00	342.05
7	350–400	371	333.00–344.00	337.72
2	450–500	468	325.00–330.00	327.49
5	500–550	533	285.00–298.00	293.02
3	600–650	615	263.00	263.00
1	650–700	665	252.00	252.00
1	850–900	870	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	324.00–333.00	330.19
2	400–450	428	300.00–306.00	302.88
2	450–500	470	295.00–298.00	296.44
4	500–550	528	273.00–283.00	277.28
1	750–800	785	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	470	280.00–285.00	282.58
1	600–650	625	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	449	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	385.00–388.00	386.44
1	400–450	435	346.00	346.00
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	690	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00–405.00	402.54
5	350–400	384	390.00–400.00	397.07
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	458	350.00–373.00	361.56
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	315	420.00–430.00	424.84
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	246	475.00	475.00
4	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
9	450–500	473	365.00–370.00	366.69
6	500–550	518	328.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	320.00–329.00	324.57
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	655	273.00	273.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	260.00–275.00	267.63
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	318.00–330.00	323.94
1	500–550	535	278.00	278.00
1	600–650	640	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	670	253.00	253.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	120.00	120.00
2	—	998	134.00–136.00	135.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	136.50–139.00	137.98
3	—	1,187	140.00–148.50	144.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,505	152.00–153.00	152.52
2	—	1,580	162.50–170.00	165.79

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,093	1,950.00–2,375.00	2,170.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,054.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,690.00	1,690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,163	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,464.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,550.00	2,550.00

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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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