Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, and bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $378.48/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 20 comparable sales and sits −65.39 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$378.48

20 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$40.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.17

vs MS average

−11.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	394.98	2,006	10thin
Large 1	520	388.00	2,018	1thin
Medium and Large 2	510	375.57	1,915	2thin
Medium and Large 3	562	354.38	1,992	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.60/cwt here — about $15 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale20 hd

378.48

—

MS average13 barns · 299 hd

367.31

+11.17

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

−11.54

This barn, trailing median20 sales

443.87

−65.39

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	1,731	196.46	3,401	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,505	164.17	2,471	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	151.35	2,217	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,124	151.24	1,699	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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	893	$1,788	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$4,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1	200–250	240	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	444.82/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	322.12/cwt	321.00–328.00	2,023	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	445.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	459.77/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	475.16/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	495.51/cwt	495.00–496.00	1,799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	365.99/cwt	363.00–370.00	1,947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	394.98/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,006	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	327.56/cwt	320.00–329.00	2,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	357.82/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	398.33/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,645	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	750	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	506.71/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	330.88/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,227	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,515	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	151.35/cwt	147.50–155.00	2,217	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	185.00/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,636	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	194.71/cwt	190.00–199.50	3,209	3
Bulls	—	—	2,018	205.86/cwt	201.00–210.00	4,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	2
Steers	Large 1	500–550	520	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,018	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,537	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,498	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	154.34/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,784	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	354.38/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,992	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	476.90/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	324.03/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	305.45/cwt	295.00–309.00	2,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	359.53/cwt	353.00–368.00	1,701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	431.90/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	385.50/cwt	375.00–389.00	1,681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	337.10/cwt	332.00–343.00	1,918	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	375.57/cwt	368.00–383.00	1,915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,350	31

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 Aug 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 217Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 34Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 32Year ago 10

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, and bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	540.00	540.00
1	250–300	275	525.00	525.00
3	300–350	332	500.00–515.00	506.71
2	350–400	363	495.00–496.00	495.51
3	400–450	418	465.00–485.00	475.16
10	500–550	508	390.00–400.00	394.98
1	600–650	615	338.00	338.00
8	650–700	673	330.00–331.00	330.88
1	750–800	755	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	465.00–485.00	476.90
2	400–450	420	440.00–450.00	444.82
2	500–550	510	368.00–383.00	375.57
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	685	320.00–328.00	324.03
1	850–900	865	263.00	263.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	388.00	388.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	433.00	433.00
2	450–500	468	410.00–455.00	431.90
7	550–600	562	352.00–360.00	354.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	650–700	685	343.00	343.00
3	700–750	715	328.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	590	353.00	353.00
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	680	328.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	450	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	532	363.00–370.00	365.99
1	600–650	615	343.00	343.00
1	700–750	710	313.00	313.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	473	353.00–368.00	359.53
1	550–600	585	323.00	323.00
4	650–700	670	295.00–309.00	305.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
9	400–450	436	375.00–389.00	385.50
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	545	348.00	348.00
21	550–600	569	332.00–343.00	337.10
6	600–650	628	321.00–328.00	322.12
1	650–700	680	319.00	319.00
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	440.00–450.00	445.09
2	300–350	323	450.00–470.00	459.77
3	400–450	413	390.00–405.00	398.33
4	500–550	523	350.00–365.00	357.82
6	600–650	641	320.00–329.00	327.56
5	800–850	800	280.00	280.00
4	850–900	896	272.00	272.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,425.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,445	4,700.00	4,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	139.00	139.00
5	—	1,156	150.00–158.00	154.34
1	—	995	148.00	148.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	147.50–155.00	151.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	174.00	174.00
6	—	1,537	160.00–165.00	162.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	183.00–187.00	185.00
3	—	1,648	190.00–199.50	194.71
3	—	2,018	201.00–210.00	205.86

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

Slaughter Cattle