Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: feeder calves were for the most part steady, but the bigger calves could have been 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle were steady. Had some really good stocker cows that brought really good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $399.03/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 4 of 19 comparable sales and sits −44.86 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$399.03

19 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$23.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.40

vs MS average

−5.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	410.31	2,173	8thin
Medium and Large 2	567	391.68	2,221	9thin
Medium and Large 3	543	387.00	2,099	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.31/cwt here — about $73 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

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $370.48, median $443.89 across 19 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 sale19 hd

399.03

—

MS average13 barns · 451 hd

382.63

+16.40

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−5.61

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−44.86

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	1,739	186.59	3,244	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,419	162.49	2,306	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	156.84	2,269	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	989	149.28	1,476	9thin

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)	1,190	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$3,348	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$3,240	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,112	$3,098	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,605	$4,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$3,887	6

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	400–450	408	429.97/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	560.46/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	367.73/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,519	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	386.57/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,459	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,489	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	409.52/cwt	403.00–415.00	2,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	338.32/cwt	338.00–339.00	2,233	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	412.67/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	445.03/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	313.16/cwt	311.00–316.00	2,239	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	387.74/cwt	378.00–400.00	2,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	545.00/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	606.30/cwt	595.00–620.00	1,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	344.49/cwt	343.00–346.00	2,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	306.32/cwt	295.00–318.00	2,506	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,605	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	398.99/cwt	398.00–400.00	2,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	433.22/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,166	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,112	3,097.79/head	2,975.00–3,150.00	3,098	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,498	3,930.97/head	3,650.00–4,200.00	3,931	4
Bulls	—	—	1,365	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,361	1
Bulls	—	—	1,355	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,453	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	136.39/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,252	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	151.93/cwt	149.50–154.00	1,531	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	165.46/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,429	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,185	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	187.95/cwt	187.00–189.00	3,336	3
Bulls	—	—	1,955	191.63/cwt	190.00–194.00	3,746	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	159.51/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,659	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	156.84/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	344.00/cwt	343.00–345.00	1,858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,953	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	3,348.02/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,348	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	3,239.80/head	2,950.00–3,600.00	3,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	365.08/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	342.12/cwt	333.00–345.00	1,974	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	320.17/cwt	310.00–329.00	2,168	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	334.03/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	333.03/cwt	321.00–348.00	2,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	487.79/cwt	465.00–520.00	1,766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	412.50/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	334.28/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,136	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	359.40/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	363.39/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	450.07/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	472.52/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	395.57/cwt	393.00–398.00	1,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	388.56/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	326.51/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	390.02/cwt	388.00–398.00	2,278	6

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 188Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 26Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 45Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	550.00–570.00	560.46
1	350–400	385	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	408	425.00–435.00	429.97
3	500–550	533	395.00	395.00
6	550–600	584	388.00–398.00	390.02
3	600–650	625	350.00–370.00	363.39
19	650–700	685	360.00–370.00	367.73
1	700–750	705	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	471.00	471.00
23	600–650	636	385.00–387.00	386.57
4	700–750	744	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	595.00–620.00	606.30
2	300–350	330	530.00–560.00	545.00
2	400–450	418	440.00–450.00	445.03
1	450–500	450	460.00	460.00
6	500–550	520	403.00–415.00	409.52
2	550–600	558	400.00–425.00	412.67
3	600–650	627	378.00–400.00	387.74
11	650–700	662	376.00	376.00
2	700–750	715	343.00–346.00	344.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	465.00–520.00	487.79
1	450–500	455	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	515	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	570	379.00	379.00
3	650–700	678	321.00–348.00	333.03
1	700–750	730	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	525	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	610	333.00	333.00
1	700–750	705	283.00	283.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	425.00–445.00	433.22
1	450–500	465	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	630	348.00	348.00
1	700–750	740	298.00	298.00
1	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	410.00–415.00	412.50
1	450–500	480	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	580	330.00–338.00	334.03
1	600–650	605	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	800	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	355	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	443	414.00	414.00
1	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	510	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	578	398.00–400.00	398.99
1	600–650	605	358.00	358.00
16	650–700	660	338.00–339.00	338.32
10	700–750	715	311.00–316.00	313.16
2	750–800	752	306.00	306.00
2	800–850	818	295.00–318.00	306.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	435	360.00–370.00	365.08
1	450–500	490	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	540	343.00–345.00	344.00
10	550–600	577	333.00–345.00	342.12
1	600–650	640	323.00	323.00
5	650–700	677	310.00–329.00	320.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	470.00–475.00	472.52
2	300–350	335	445.00–455.00	450.07
1	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	433	393.00–398.00	395.57
4	450–500	476	380.00–400.00	388.56
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
5	550–600	551	358.00–365.00	359.40
7	600–650	639	330.00–335.00	334.28
2	650–700	660	325.00–328.00	326.51

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)	2	—	1,605	4,700.00	4,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,498	3,650.00–4,200.00	3,930.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	2,975.00–3,150.00	3,097.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	3,025.00	3,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,348.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,193	2,950.00–3,600.00	3,239.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,355	181.00	181.00
3	—	1,775	187.00–189.00	187.95
3	—	1,955	190.00–194.00	191.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	132.00–140.00	136.39
3	—	1,008	149.50–154.00	151.93
3	—	1,040	156.00–165.00	159.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	165.00–166.00	165.46
2	—	1,370	159.00–160.00	159.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	155.00–158.00	156.84

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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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