Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady, but had some nice weaned calves they sold in groups that brought really good. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $340.52/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −103.38 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$340.52

15 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$58.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.96

vs MS average

−44.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	379.97	2,033	4thin
Medium and Large 2	570	346.50	1,975	2thin
Medium and Large 3	554	321.65	1,782	9thin

One grade step is worth $58.32/cwt here — about $251 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale15 hd

340.52

—

MS average12 barns · 282 hd

356.47

−15.96

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−44.08

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−103.38

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	1,924	175.11	3,369	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	146.51	1,778	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,840	130.00	2,392	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	125.11	1,293	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$2,063	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	963	$1,959	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,428	$3,471	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$3,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$2,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	327.42/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	134.17/cwt	133.50–135.00	1,503	2
Bulls	—	—	2,040	177.81/cwt	176.50–180.00	3,627	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,630	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	145.52/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,847	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	149.00/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,602	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	338.97/cwt	333.00–345.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	354.85/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,483	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	317.55/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	331.22/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,073	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	312.03/cwt	308.00–318.00	2,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,230	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	381.63/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	257.98/cwt	257.00–260.00	2,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,363	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,220	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	307.25/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	346.50/cwt	340.00–353.00	1,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	324.02/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	419.01/cwt	415.00–423.00	1,735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	696	284.67/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	397.09/cwt	390.00–408.00	1,938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	547	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	367.44/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	303.92/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,878	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	2,101.07/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,101	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	3,532.12/head	3,500.00–3,575.00	3,532	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 May 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 233Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 25Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 40Year ago 10

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady, but had some nice weaned calves they sold in groups that brought really good. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	350	438.00	438.00
1	400–450	430	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	488	390.00–408.00	397.09
2	550–600	570	340.00–353.00	346.50
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	755	280.00–285.00	282.48
1	800–850	805	247.00	247.00
1	950–1000	995	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	480	375.00	375.00
7	500–550	547	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	578	325.00–330.00	327.42
1	750–800	780	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	414	415.00–423.00	419.01
1	450–500	450	411.00	411.00
3	500–550	520	380.00–385.00	381.63
1	550–600	580	375.00	375.00
3	650–700	687	308.00–318.00	312.03
1	700–750	740	318.00	318.00
3	900–950	930	257.00–260.00	257.98
2	950–1000	970	258.00	258.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	226.00	226.00
1	1200–1250	1,230	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	626	330.00–333.00	331.22
8	850–900	895	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	585	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	685	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	513	333.00–345.00	338.97
2	600–650	618	300.00–308.00	303.92
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	830	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	365.00–370.00	367.44
1	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	590	297.00	297.00
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	730	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	315	388.00	388.00
2	400–450	418	350.00–360.00	354.85
1	450–500	480	343.00	343.00
2	500–550	530	315.00–320.00	317.55
1	550–600	550	322.00	322.00
3	600–650	615	302.00–310.00	307.25
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	850–900	888	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	320.00–328.00	324.02
3	650–700	696	280.00–287.00	284.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	133.50–135.00	134.17
1	—	860	107.00	107.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,269	141.00–150.00	145.52
2	—	1,075	145.00–154.00	149.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,040	176.50–180.00	177.81
1	—	1,575	167.00	167.00

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	2	—	1,425	3,350.00	3,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,430	3,500.00–3,575.00	3,532.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,101.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,675.00	1,675.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle