Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $407.65/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 5 of 20 comparable sales and sits −36.22 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$407.65

11 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$33.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.70

vs MS average

−9.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	418.00	2,228	6thin
Medium and Large 1	554	397.79	2,204	4thin
Medium and Large 2	565	385.00	2,175	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about $53 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 sale11 hd

407.65

—

MS average14 barns · 354 hd

375.95

+31.70

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−9.44

This barn, trailing median20 sales

443.87

−36.22

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	1,539	186.20	2,865	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,428	163.77	2,339	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,041	141.22	1,471	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	140.00	2,380	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,328	$2,472	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2	600–650	643	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,228	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,064	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	361.50/cwt	360.00–363.00	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	395.58/cwt	393.00–398.00	2,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	538.19/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	351.48/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	380.51/cwt	378.00–383.00	2,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	384.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	429.53/cwt	423.00–435.00	1,426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	338.43/cwt	334.00–343.00	2,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,974	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	313.98/cwt	313.00–315.00	2,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	362.12/cwt	351.00–371.00	1,865	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	163.77/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,339	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	128.28/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,267	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	147.38/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,580	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	152.76/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,657	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,328	2,471.75/head	2,250.00–2,625.00	2,472	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	184.93/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	416.50/cwt	415.00–418.00	1,833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	348.99/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	398.73/cwt	388.00–410.00	2,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	412.90/cwt	408.00–418.00	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	326.46/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	363.01/cwt	358.00–368.00	2,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	515.10/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,579	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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Mon Sep 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 431Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 34Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 108Year ago 16

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	533	418.00	418.00
7	600–650	643	383.00	383.00
5	700–750	741	348.00	348.00
6	900–950	937	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	550.00	550.00
3	300–350	313	530.00–550.00	538.19
1	400–450	430	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	488	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	568	393.00–398.00	395.58
1	600–650	600	385.00	385.00
2	650–700	673	378.00–383.00	380.51
2	700–750	725	350.00–353.00	351.48
1	850–900	885	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	505.00–525.00	515.10
1	350–400	390	520.00	520.00
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	565	385.00	385.00
3	600–650	620	358.00–368.00	363.01
1	750–800	780	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	390	470.00	470.00
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	685	348.00–350.00	348.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	550	360.00–363.00	361.50
1	600–650	640	328.00	328.00
1	650–700	660	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	513	388.00–410.00	398.73
2	600–650	620	334.00–343.00	338.43
1	700–750	705	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	415.00–418.00	416.50
1	450–500	485	393.00	393.00
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	423.00–435.00	429.53
2	400–450	428	380.00–390.00	384.97
1	450–500	485	385.00	385.00
11	500–550	515	351.00–371.00	362.12
9	550–600	564	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	653	334.00	334.00
2	700–750	713	313.00–315.00	313.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	383.00	383.00
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	408.00–418.00	412.90
1	350–400	390	403.00	403.00
1	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	620	325.00–328.00	326.46
1	700–750	720	288.00	288.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	160.00–167.00	163.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	988	124.00–131.00	128.28
3	—	1,072	145.00–149.00	147.38
4	—	1,085	151.00–155.00	152.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	190.00	190.00
3	—	1,475	184.00–186.00	184.93

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,475.00	2,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,328	2,250.00–2,625.00	2,471.75

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle