Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, due to the stock market nasty weather the calf prices are still good. But compared to the last market feeder calves 10 lower. Slaughter cattle 5-7 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.13/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −111.21 against this barn's trailing median of $401.34.

Average price

$290.13

9 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$33.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.26

vs MS average

−26.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	304.04	1,661	5thin
Medium and Large 2	555	280.00	1,554	1thin
Medium and Large 3	550	270.32	1,487	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.72/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale9 hd

290.13

—

MS average13 barns · 199 hd

297.39

−7.26

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−26.42

This barn, trailing median15 sales

401.34

−111.21

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	1,587	154.43	2,451	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	136.00	1,754	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	127.00	1,708	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	123.73	1,322	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$3,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,390	$3,636	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,675	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	331.34/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	333.66/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	363.86/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	346.46/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	326.43/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	293.11/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	268.98/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	305.89/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	315.51/cwt	313.00–318.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	301.27/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,420	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	3,635.91/head	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,636	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,225	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,807	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,754	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,708	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,236	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,210	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	156.74/cwt	154.00–160.50	2,677	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	128.60/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,370	4

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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 162Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 20Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 21Year ago 23

Good day, due to the stock market nasty weather the calf prices are still good. But compared to the last market feeder calves 10 lower. Slaughter cattle 5-7 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	518	325.00–338.00	331.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	330.00–338.00	333.66
1	500–550	515	313.00	313.00
1	600–650	605	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	433	345.00–348.00	346.46
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	660	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	425	360.00–368.00	363.86
1	450–500	465	371.00	371.00
1	650–700	660	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	430	383.00	383.00
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	645	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	313.00–318.00	315.51
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	425	325.00–328.00	326.43
3	500–550	527	300.00–310.00	305.89
2	550–600	575	295.00–308.00	301.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	338.00	338.00
1	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	460	288.00–298.00	293.11
1	500–550	520	273.00	273.00
2	550–600	565	268.00–270.00	268.98

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,390	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,635.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,500	3,900.00	3,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	2,675.00	2,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	147.50	147.50
3	—	1,708	154.00–160.50	156.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	136.00	136.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	127.00	127.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,120	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,065	126.00–131.00	128.60

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle