Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market just a good steady market on the feeder calves and steady on the slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.15/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −79.72 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$364.15

8 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$61.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.83

vs MS average

−16.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	398.74	2,054	2thin
Medium and Large 2	513	367.59	1,886	3thin
Medium and Large 3	559	337.65	1,886	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.09/cwt here — about $167 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

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $370.48, median $443.87 across 20 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 sale8 hd

364.15

—

MS average12 barns · 281 hd

342.32

+21.83

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

−16.86

This barn, trailing median20 sales

443.87

−79.72

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	1,773	181.00	3,208	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	155.31	1,869	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	823	115.37	950	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)	1,230	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,609	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,088	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	928	$2,850	4thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	429.90/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	286.53/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	344.01/cwt	343.00–345.00	1,686	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	363.06/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	318.99/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	333.48/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	356.39/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	364.00/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	314.12/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	316.00/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	435.60/cwt	433.00–438.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	292.96/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	887	275.86/cwt	275.00–276.00	2,447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	367.59/cwt	363.00–370.00	1,886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,226	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,342	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	380.07/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	447.46/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	370.97/cwt	368.00–375.00	1,688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,290	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	398.74/cwt	390.00–408.00	2,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	310.82/cwt	310.00–311.00	2,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	331.37/cwt	330.00–341.00	2,051	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,660	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,609.24/head	2,575.00–2,650.00	2,609	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	343.62/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	414.94/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,784	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,325	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	785	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,971	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	169.03/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,969	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	150.77/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,788	4
Bulls	—	—	1,490	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	386.60/cwt	380.00–393.00	1,848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,956	1
Bulls	—	—	2,055	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	4,007	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	780	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Jun 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 604Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 36Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 20Year ago 25

Good day, as compared to the last market just a good steady market on the feeder calves and steady on the slaughter cows and bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	420.00–440.00	429.90
1	350–400	365	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	423	433.00–438.00	435.60
1	450–500	450	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	513	363.00–370.00	367.59
2	600–650	630	312.00–320.00	316.00
2	650–700	675	310.00–318.00	314.12
7	850–900	887	275.00–276.00	275.86
1	950–1000	950	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	478	380.00–393.00	386.60
1	500–550	540	346.00	346.00
2	550–600	568	330.00–337.00	333.48
1	600–650	635	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	687	324.00	324.00
4	700–750	731	318.00	318.00
7	750–800	773	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	440.00–455.00	447.46
2	500–550	515	390.00–408.00	398.74
12	600–650	619	330.00–341.00	331.37
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	850	294.00	294.00
1	900–950	910	295.00	295.00
2	950–1000	950	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	490	343.00–345.00	344.01
1	550–600	565	303.00	303.00
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	683	285.00–288.00	286.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	360.00–368.00	364.00
2	450–500	463	350.00–363.00	356.39
2	500–550	545	316.00	316.00
2	550–600	583	318.00–320.00	318.99
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	677	290.00–295.00	292.96
1	750–800	785	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	805	274.00	274.00
1	950–1000	950	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	338	375.00–385.00	380.07
1	350–400	370	383.00	383.00
1	400–450	405	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	455	368.00–375.00	370.97
2	500–550	523	330.00–340.00	334.98
1	600–650	620	323.00	323.00
6	650–700	660	310.00–311.00	310.82
2	900–950	913	270.00–275.00	272.51
1	1100–1150	1,115	200.00	200.00
1	1250–1300	1,290	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	355.00–370.00	363.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	470	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	505	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	410.00–420.00	414.94
3	500–550	512	340.00–348.00	343.62
1	600–650	645	310.00	310.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,775.00	2,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,575.00–2,650.00	2,609.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	141.00	141.00
2	—	765	100.00–105.00	102.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,165	168.00–170.00	169.03
4	—	1,186	148.00–153.00	150.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	167.00	167.00
1	—	2,055	195.00	195.00

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

Replacement Cattle

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