Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeders calves were stronger especially in the lighter calves. Slaughter cattle were a little better and bulls higher as well. Sold 5 loads of weaned heifers 50,000 plus lb. loads. 70 head of black hided heifers 729 lb. average @ $2.9050, two loads 140 head of black hided heifers 712 lb. average @ $2.9250 and 60 head of 842 lb. heifers @ $2.70, and the last load were 87 head of 592 lb. heifers @ $3.27.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.78/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −74.56 against this barn's trailing median of $401.34.

Average price

$326.78

90 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$6.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.52

vs MS average

−7.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	592	327.00	1,936	87
Medium and Large 2	552	320.34	1,767	3thin

One grade step is worth $6.66/cwt here — about $169 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 sale90 hd

326.78

—

MS average14 barns · 375 hd

315.26

+11.52

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−7.33

This barn, trailing median15 sales

401.34

−74.56

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	1,944	187.52	3,645	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	156.98	1,820	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	146.93	2,255	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,101	139.17	1,532	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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$3,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$3,000	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,936	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,642	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	292.32/cwt	291.00–293.00	2,096	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	418.84/cwt	400.00–433.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	376.70/cwt	363.00–390.00	1,932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	428.86/cwt	423.00–435.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	329.09/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	430.58/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	312.43/cwt	312.00–315.00	2,103	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	455.38/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	477.27/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	475.11/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,273	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	554.30/cwt	535.00–570.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	404.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	311.46/cwt	308.00–315.00	2,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	355.19/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,865	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,669	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	169.83/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,069	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,739	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,129	1
Bulls	—	—	2,180	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	4,120	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	147.26/cwt	145.50–149.00	1,686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	364.32/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,642	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	146.93/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,126	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,352	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,848	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	179.53/cwt	179.00–180.00	3,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,525.48/head	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	489	381.67/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	390.02/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	374.85/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	420.65/cwt	413.00–428.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	358.11/cwt	353.00–363.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	321.51/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	389.01/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	305.97/cwt	298.00–314.00	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	437.97/cwt	433.00–443.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	347.85/cwt	346.00–353.00	2,007	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	299.00/cwt	298.00–300.00	2,003	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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 228Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 16Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 26Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	455.00–500.00	477.27
2	250–300	260	445.00–465.00	455.38
2	300–350	323	405.00–460.00	430.58
2	350–400	355	420.00–430.00	425.00
2	400–450	428	370.00–380.00	374.85
1	450–500	450	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	795	329.00	329.00
1	850–900	895	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	970	270.00	270.00
2	1050–1100	1,075	263.00	263.00
1	1100–1150	1,130	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	445	369.00	369.00
87	550–600	592	327.00	327.00
210	700–750	717	291.00–293.00	292.32
60	800–850	842	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	420.00	420.00
4	250–300	275	400.00–433.00	418.84
1	300–350	345	393.00	393.00
3	350–400	368	385.00–395.00	390.02
2	400–450	435	353.00–363.00	358.11
1	450–500	460	357.00	357.00
1	500–550	525	318.00	318.00
2	550–600	565	320.00–323.00	321.51
2	650–700	670	298.00–300.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	395	363.00	363.00
1	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	388.00–390.00	389.01
1	450–500	475	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	573	326.00–332.00	329.09
2	750–800	773	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	403.00	403.00
3	450–500	465	400.00–410.00	404.95
2	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	355.19
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	678	308.00–315.00	311.46
1	750–800	770	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	360.00–368.00	364.32
2	550–600	593	298.00–314.00	305.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	535.00–570.00	554.30
2	300–350	328	460.00–490.00	475.11
2	400–450	425	423.00–435.00	428.86
2	500–550	513	363.00–390.00	376.70
7	650–700	673	312.00–315.00	312.43
1	750–800	750	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	820	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	413.00–428.00	420.65
3	450–500	489	380.00–385.00	381.67
1	550–600	585	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	515.00	515.00
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	373	433.00–443.00	437.97
1	400–450	420	408.00	408.00
1	450–500	470	415.00	415.00
11	550–600	577	346.00–353.00	347.85
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,218	166.00–175.00	169.83
4	—	1,140	150.00–155.00	152.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,145	145.50–149.00	147.26
1	—	980	138.00	138.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	146.00–148.00	146.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,180	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,905	202.00	202.00
2	—	1,845	179.00–180.00	179.53

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	—	1,370	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	3,275.00	3,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	2,775.00	2,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,525.48

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle