Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were stronger had some good calves so 5-7 higher. Slaughter cattle were a little higher today. Sold a load of good black heifers 60 head, total 875 lb. average and brought $2.5650 = $2,244.375 pretty dang good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.42/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −67.92 against this barn's trailing median of $401.34.

Average price

$333.42

10 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$28.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.79

vs MS average

−0.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	348.08	1,810	3thin
Medium and Large 2	520	332.97	1,731	4thin
Medium and Large 3	565	319.35	1,804	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.73/cwt here — about $6 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

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 sale10 hd

333.42

—

MS average13 barns · 319 hd

314.63

+18.79

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−0.84

This barn, trailing median15 sales

401.34

−67.92

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	1,469	174.33	2,560	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	148.20	1,922	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	141.28	2,058	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	124.28	1,204	7thin

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)	1,630	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,750	$2,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,365	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	397.45/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	367.86/cwt	360.00–373.00	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	318.03/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,807	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,630	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	174.28/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,623	3
Bulls	—	—	1,583	182.67/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,892	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	166.06/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,159	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	139.36/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,373	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	126.93/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,314	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	348.08/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,114	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	366.01/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	356.02/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,237	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	2,365.40/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,365	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,750	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	362.57/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	319.59/cwt	314.00–325.00	1,965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	431.61/cwt	428.00–435.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	434.08/cwt	430.00–438.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	340.05/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	370.22/cwt	363.00–385.00	1,947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,249	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	373.38/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	405.73/cwt	390.00–418.00	1,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	324.02/cwt	318.00–325.00	2,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	332.97/cwt	327.00–336.00	1,731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	334.59/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	348.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,959	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	318.06/cwt	314.00–322.00	2,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	291.33/cwt	289.00–292.00	2,133	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	393.95/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	330.04/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	142.89/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,736	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	151.74/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,050	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	141.28/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,058	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 137Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 21Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 55Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	427	390.00–418.00	405.73
2	450–500	465	395.00–400.00	397.45
8	550–600	563	340.00–350.00	348.03
7	600–650	636	318.00–325.00	324.02
2	650–700	675	314.00–322.00	318.06
9	700–750	732	289.00–292.00	291.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	495	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	428.00–435.00	431.61
2	350–400	388	430.00–438.00	434.08
1	400–450	415	428.00	428.00
1	450–500	475	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	526	363.00–385.00	370.22
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	627	330.00–350.00	340.05
5	650–700	658	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	713	310.00–315.00	312.51
4	850–900	870	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	368	360.00–373.00	367.86
1	450–500	480	343.00	343.00
4	500–550	520	327.00–336.00	332.97
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
5	650–700	672	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	545	322.00	322.00
2	550–600	575	316.00–320.00	318.03
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	350.00–363.00	356.02
2	450–500	478	360.00–365.00	362.57
3	500–550	520	344.00–355.00	348.08
2	600–650	615	314.00–325.00	319.59
9	850–900	870	243.00	243.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	850–900	875	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	390.00–398.00	393.95
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	518	360.00–370.00	366.01
2	600–650	608	320.00–340.00	330.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	370.00–378.00	373.38
3	500–550	523	330.00–338.00	334.59
2	550–600	550	335.00–340.00	337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	350.00–360.00	354.97
1	450–500	455	363.00	363.00
1	500–550	525	303.00	303.00
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,630	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,380	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,365.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,750	2,875.00	2,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	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	—	1,025	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	170.00–177.00	174.28
2	—	1,583	179.00–185.00	182.67
2	—	1,300	164.00–168.00	166.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	135.00–142.00	139.36
2	—	1,035	126.00–128.00	126.93
2	—	878	98.00–100.00	99.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,215	141.00–145.00	142.89
6	—	1,351	147.00–157.00	151.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	135.00–146.00	141.28

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle