Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day. Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00-5.00 higher and bulls 5.00-10.00 higher. Had a couple sell outs of cows today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.24/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −86.63 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$357.24

8 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$53.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.04

vs MS average

−15.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	383.30	2,031	3thin
Medium and Large 2	533	349.33	1,863	3thin
Medium and Large 3	538	330.00	1,774	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.30/cwt here — about $258 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

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

357.24

—

MS average14 barns · 638 hd

352.20

+5.04

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−15.19

This barn, trailing median20 sales

443.87

−86.63

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	—	High	1,766	191.22	3,378	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	160.71	2,076	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	150.00	2,258	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	139.29	1,350	8thin

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)	995	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$2,879	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,332	$2,758	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$2,082	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,465	$4,108	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$3,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$3,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,808	6

Every lot, as filed

87 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 3	850–900	875	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	323.50/cwt	323.00–324.00	1,708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	386.40/cwt	380.00–393.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	324.96/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	459.58/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	423.41/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	493.32/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	288.06/cwt	283.00–293.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	330.95/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	383.30/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	354.00/cwt	353.00–355.00	1,859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1450–1500	1,465	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	412.04/cwt	408.00–415.00	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	514.95/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	306.22/cwt	305.00–307.00	2,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	374.01/cwt	373.00–375.00	1,646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	313.74/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,911	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	343.60/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	308.43/cwt	306.00–311.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	435.47/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	431.54/cwt	430.00–433.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	285.34/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	399.52/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	353	366.45/cwt	360.00–373.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	314.50/cwt	313.00–316.00	1,840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	4,108.36/head	3,750.00–4,375.00	4,108	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	337.99/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,582	3
Bulls	—	—	1,978	200.96/cwt	200.00–202.00	3,975	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,182	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	180.08/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,914	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	152.74/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,891	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,332	2,757.79/head	2,675.00–2,900.00	2,758	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	2,878.61/head	2,800.00–2,975.00	2,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	339.50/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	823	1,861.17/head	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,861	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	169.44/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,321	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	137.11/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,289	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	145.74/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,456	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,128	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,258	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	161.99/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,095	5

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.

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Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Mon Jul 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 344Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 40Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 211Last week 17Year ago 18

Good day. Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00-5.00 higher and bulls 5.00-10.00 higher. Had a couple sell outs of cows today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	360.00–373.00	366.45
3	450–500	468	336.00–340.00	337.99
1	500–550	525	318.00	318.00
2	550–600	585	313.00–316.00	314.50
1	600–650	640	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	875	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	275	410.00–435.00	423.41
2	300–350	320	380.00–393.00	386.40
1	350–400	355	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	468	350.00–360.00	354.97
2	500–550	528	323.00–324.00	323.50
2	550–600	563	322.00–328.00	324.96
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	670	280.00–291.00	285.34
1	850–900	850	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	745	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	410.00–430.00	420.00
2	400–450	440	373.00–375.00	374.01
1	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	515	339.00–340.00	339.50
2	600–650	623	306.00–311.00	308.43
1	800–850	830	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	450.00–475.00	459.58
1	350–400	365	470.00	470.00
4	400–450	433	395.00–405.00	399.52
1	450–500	455	393.00	393.00
2	500–550	525	353.00–355.00	354.00
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	615	293.00	293.00
1	800–850	845	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	510.00–520.00	514.95
1	250–300	280	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	318	490.00–495.00	493.32
1	350–400	355	485.00	485.00
3	400–450	416	408.00–415.00	412.04
1	450–500	455	418.00	418.00
3	500–550	530	380.00–390.00	383.30
1	650–700	680	317.00	317.00
5	700–750	735	305.00–307.00	306.22
1	750–800	750	293.00	293.00
1	1450–1500	1,465	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	425.00–445.00	435.47
2	350–400	385	430.00–433.00	431.54
1	400–450	425	378.00	378.00
1	500–550	510	332.00	332.00
1	550–600	565	328.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	535	336.00	336.00
3	550–600	575	328.00–335.00	330.95
2	650–700	668	283.00–293.00	288.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	515	340.00–350.00	343.60
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
5	600–650	609	306.00–320.00	313.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	470	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	530	324.00	324.00
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,465	3,750.00–4,375.00	4,108.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,330	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	2,975.00	2,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	2,625.00	2,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	890	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,332	2,675.00–2,900.00	2,757.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,675.00	2,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	2,800.00–2,975.00	2,878.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	2,425.00	2,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	823	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,861.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,978	200.00–202.00	200.96
1	—	1,640	194.00	194.00
2	—	1,618	179.00–181.00	180.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	151.00–155.00	152.74
2	—	1,370	169.00–170.00	169.44
5	—	1,293	159.00–165.00	161.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	135.00–140.00	137.11
4	—	999	141.00–150.00	145.74
1	—	940	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	150.00	150.00

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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