Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder steers were steady and heifers a little cheaper. Slaughter cattle were steady. Reminder there will be no sales in the state next week, have a happy fourth of July.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.93/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −69.64 against this barn's trailing median of $398.57.

Average price

$328.93

28 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$46.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.53

vs MS average

−6.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	509	336.89	1,715	13thin
Medium and Large 1	510	334.33	1,705	3thin
Medium and Large 2	540	321.60	1,736	11thin
Medium and Large 3	580	290.00	1,682	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.89/cwt here — about $33 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

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.52, low $354.26, median $398.57 across 16 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 sale28 hd

328.93

—

MS average14 barns · 361 hd

317.40

+11.53

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−6.98

This barn, trailing median16 sales

398.57

−69.64

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	1,788	185.50	3,316	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	155.32	1,990	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	143.06	1,541	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)	1,130	$2,985	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$2,631	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,525	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,663	$3,942	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$3,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,665	$2,800	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	650–700	685	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,935	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	424.46/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	324.65/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	469.46/cwt	463.00–480.00	1,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	422.50/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	291.48/cwt	290.00–293.00	2,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	336.89/cwt	332.00–341.00	1,715	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	367.44/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	379.63/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,881	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,985.00/head	2,985.00–2,985.00	2,985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	2,631.48/head	2,325.00–2,900.00	2,631	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,665	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	2,053	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	155.86/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,981	7
Bulls	—	—	1,560	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,668	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,030	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,280	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	149.09/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,701	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,663	3,942.11/head	3,450.00–4,300.00	3,942	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	291.02/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	333.94/cwt	331.00–338.00	1,563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	340.95/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	647	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	778	264.01/cwt	263.00–265.00	2,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	321.57/cwt	318.00–327.00	1,717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	399.85/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	376.51/cwt	375.00–378.00	1,781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	388.29/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	321.67/cwt	319.00–323.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	334.33/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	297.54/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,946	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	347.68/cwt	340.00–349.00	1,926	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	397.43/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	304.41/cwt	304.00–306.00	2,082	12

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 570Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 32Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 14Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	310	410.00–435.00	422.50
1	350–400	365	403.00	403.00
2	400–450	410	365.00–370.00	367.44
3	500–550	510	330.00–338.00	334.33
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	685	308.00	308.00
1	800–850	825	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	509	332.00–341.00	336.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	370	358.00	358.00
4	450–500	468	331.00–338.00	333.94
1	550–600	580	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	647	287.00	287.00
4	650–700	677	280.00–308.00	291.02
1	700–750	715	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	341.00	341.00
4	450–500	473	340.00–344.00	340.95
8	500–550	534	318.00–327.00	321.57
3	550–600	555	319.00–323.00	321.67
1	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
10	650–700	654	290.00–305.00	297.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	512	378.00	378.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	545.00	545.00
3	300–350	317	463.00–480.00	469.46
1	350–400	365	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	415	410.00–440.00	424.46
1	450–500	450	418.00	418.00
2	500–550	505	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	622	315.00–330.00	324.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	428	395.00–405.00	399.85
2	450–500	468	395.00–400.00	397.43
10	550–600	554	340.00–349.00	347.68
7	600–650	639	308.00	308.00
12	650–700	684	304.00–306.00	304.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	378.00	378.00
2	450–500	473	375.00–378.00	376.51
1	550–600	575	328.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	459	380.00–395.00	388.29
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	760	279.00	279.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	513	360.00–405.00	379.63
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	713	290.00–293.00	291.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	778	263.00–265.00	264.01

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	—	1,330	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,665	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	3,675.00	3,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,663	3,450.00–4,300.00	3,942.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,985.00	2,985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,242	2,325.00–2,900.00	2,631.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,525	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,025.00	2,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	151.50	151.50
7	—	1,271	153.00–160.00	155.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	143.00	143.00
4	—	1,141	148.00–150.00	149.09
1	—	1,005	119.00	119.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	171.00	171.00
1	—	2,015	200.00	200.00

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

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