Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market had a small offering of cattle today feeder cattle steady. Slaughter cattle and bulls also steady. Sold a load of good mostly black hided steers 835 lb. average 60 total of them @ $ 2.7870. That is $2,327.145 each x 60 = $139,628.70 pretty dang good and were really nice steers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $327.99/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −115.90 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$327.99

11 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$29.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.94

vs MS average

−41.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	346.79	1,789	4thin
Medium and Large 2	546	317.24	1,732	7thin

One grade step is worth $29.55/cwt here — about $58 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $370.48, median $443.89 across 19 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

327.99

—

MS average10 barns · 161 hd

341.93

−13.94

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−41.02

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−115.90

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	1,712	160.11	2,742	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,092	135.31	1,478	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	121.84	1,267	2thin

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)	945	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,750	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$2,538	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2	300–350	305	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	346.79/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,330	60
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	346.56/cwt	335.00–358.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,022	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	428.36/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	315.95/cwt	311.00–320.00	1,709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	341.45/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	301.49/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	284.52/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	301.45/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	310.49/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,486	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	—	—	2,065	171.31/cwt	169.00–174.00	3,538	2
Bulls	—	—	1,498	149.86/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,245	2
Bulls	—	—	1,305	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,036	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	135.31/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,478	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	161.22/cwt	160.00–162.50	2,866	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	121.84/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,267	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 Mar 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 226Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 14Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 16Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	333.00	333.00
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	460	310.00–311.00	310.49
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	358.00	358.00
1	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	350	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	460	323.00	323.00
2	500–550	513	298.00–305.00	301.45
2	550–600	558	300.00–303.00	301.49
2	600–650	608	280.00–289.00	284.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	740	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	420.00–435.00	428.36
3	400–450	447	370.00	370.00
6	450–500	489	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	516	337.00–350.00	346.79
1	600–650	635	326.00	326.00
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	705	274.00	274.00
4	750–800	788	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	463	335.00–358.00	346.56
6	500–550	541	311.00–320.00	315.95
1	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	630	294.00	294.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	609	332.00	332.00
60	800–850	835	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	375.00–385.00	380.00
1	600–650	620	272.00	272.00
1	650–700	685	276.00	276.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	279.00	279.00
1	650–700	685	274.00	274.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	340.00–343.00	341.45
1	500–550	510	313.00	313.00
1	550–600	560	321.00	321.00
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	880	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,138	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,395	2,575.00	2,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,365	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,065	169.00–174.00	171.31
2	—	1,498	149.00–151.00	149.86
1	—	1,305	156.00	156.00
2	—	1,778	160.00–162.50	161.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	134.00–137.50	135.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	118.00–125.00	121.84

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle