Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well. Had some really good feeder calves today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.06/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 4 of 16 comparable sales and sits −30.51 against this barn's trailing median of $398.57.

Average price

$368.06

11 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$62.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.97

vs MS average

−0.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	400.00	2,060	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	570	375.00	2,138	5thin
Medium and Large 2	541	358.92	1,943	4thin
Medium and Large 3	585	338.00	1,977	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.00/cwt here — about $83 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

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 sale11 hd

368.06

—

MS average14 barns · 389 hd

363.09

+4.97

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−0.28

This barn, trailing median16 sales

398.57

−30.51

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	1,805	192.88	3,481	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	166.46	2,261	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	158.00	2,291	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,194	150.34	1,794	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)	1,345	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,553	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,101	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$2,575	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,495	$2,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	600–650	620	381.41/cwt	370.00–393.00	2,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	424.00/cwt	423.00–425.00	2,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	331.52/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	341.46/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	438.32/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	402.68/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	473.06/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	356.90/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	400.12/cwt	395.00–408.00	1,713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	427.39/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,009	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	2,552.99/head	2,400.00–2,675.00	2,553	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	442.37/cwt	432.00–453.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	564.81/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	414.96/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	444.92/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,171	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,291	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	166.46/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,261	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	146.70/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,760	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	153.97/cwt	150.00–158.50	1,828	3
Bulls	—	—	1,465	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,652	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	198.82/cwt	195.00–202.00	3,927	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,495	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	460.65/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	2,100.55/head	1,875.00–2,225.00	2,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	426.53/cwt	423.00–430.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	491.80/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	375.26/cwt	370.00–383.00	2,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	417.49/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	393.75/cwt	378.00–410.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	430.00/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	360.23/cwt	353.00–365.00	1,891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	368.42/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	532.27/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	362.55/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	579.51/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	452.64/cwt	450.00–458.00	1,688	3

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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 402Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 36Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 83Year ago 20

As compared to the last market: feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well. Had some really good feeder calves today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	570.00–590.00	579.51
4	300–350	328	550.00–580.00	564.81
5	400–450	419	450.00–470.00	460.65
2	500–550	508	423.00–425.00	424.00
2	550–600	560	410.00–420.00	414.96
2	600–650	620	370.00–393.00	381.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	320	525.00–540.00	532.27
1	350–400	350	535.00	535.00
3	450–500	472	430.00–445.00	438.32
1	500–550	505	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	630	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	655	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	375	480.00–500.00	491.80
2	450–500	478	415.00–420.00	417.49
1	500–550	530	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	455.00–490.00	473.06
3	350–400	373	450.00–458.00	452.64
2	400–450	415	432.00–453.00	442.37
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	630	330.00–333.00	331.52
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	645	343.00	343.00
3	800–850	847	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	423.00–430.00	426.53
2	350–400	385	420.00–440.00	430.00
4	400–450	428	395.00–408.00	400.12
3	500–550	525	353.00–365.00	360.23
1	550–600	590	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	620	305.00	305.00
1	900–950	925	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	378.00–410.00	393.75
3	400–450	422	360.00–375.00	368.42
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	585	338.00	338.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	425.00–430.00	427.39
1	500–550	540	385.00	385.00
4	550–600	558	370.00–383.00	375.26
2	650–700	683	338.00–345.00	341.46
1	700–750	715	318.00	318.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	488	440.00–450.00	444.92
3	500–550	515	400.00–405.00	402.68
4	600–650	619	350.00–363.00	356.90
1	700–750	705	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	475	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	573	360.00–365.00	362.55

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	2,400.00–2,675.00	2,552.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,065	1,875.00–2,225.00	2,100.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,495	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	970	2,575.00	2,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	158.00	158.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	163.00–170.00	166.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	145.00–149.50	146.70
3	—	1,187	150.00–158.50	153.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	181.00	181.00
2	—	1,975	195.00–202.00	198.82

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