Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

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 $397.16/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 4 of 19 comparable sales and sits −46.73 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$397.16

11 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$40.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.52

vs MS average

−48.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	408.58	2,251	5thin
Medium and Large 2	525	391.57	2,056	5thin
Medium and Large 3	590	368.00	2,171	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.58/cwt here — about $80 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 sale11 hd

397.16

—

MS average14 barns · 411 hd

376.64

+20.52

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−48.69

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−46.73

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	1,822	182.00	3,315	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	157.50	1,851	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	149.71	2,204	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,195	147.64	1,764	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,640	$3,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	336.99/cwt	336.00–338.00	2,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	365.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	347.63/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	409.94/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	406.54/cwt	405.00–408.00	2,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	442.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	397.92/cwt	396.00–400.00	2,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	501.86/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	351.91/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,150	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	324.11/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,350	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,851	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,901	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	142.84/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,660	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	150.52/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,827	5
Bulls	—	—	1,575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,599	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,514	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,640	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,475	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	149.71/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,801	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	353.98/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	417.68/cwt	410.00–423.00	1,980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	361.93/cwt	356.00–368.00	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	334.97/cwt	331.00–339.00	2,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	434.34/cwt	434.00–435.00	1,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	324.67/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	394.97/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	360.43/cwt	358.00–363.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	460.07/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	391.57/cwt	388.00–395.00	2,056	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 Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 267Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 65Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 19Year ago 15

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	403.00	403.00
1	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	562	360.00–370.00	365.98
2	600–650	635	325.00–330.00	327.52
3	650–700	680	336.00–338.00	336.99
1	750–800	780	298.00	298.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	418.00	418.00
4	450–500	474	410.00–423.00	417.68
2	500–550	525	396.00–400.00	397.92
1	600–650	620	353.00	353.00
2	700–750	725	320.00–328.00	324.11
1	750–800	765	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	925	294.00	294.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	358.00–363.00	360.43
2	550–600	593	350.00–358.00	353.98
1	650–700	660	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	648	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	455.00–465.00	460.07
1	400–450	440	433.00	433.00
1	450–500	460	418.00	418.00
5	500–550	525	388.00–395.00	391.57
1	600–650	615	332.00	332.00
2	650–700	690	331.00–339.00	334.97
1	700–750	730	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	485.00–520.00	501.86
1	300–350	305	495.00	495.00
2	450–500	450	440.00–445.00	442.50
2	500–550	530	405.00–408.00	406.54
3	550–600	565	400.00–420.00	409.94
5	600–650	611	348.00–360.00	351.91
3	650–700	663	345.00–350.00	347.63
2	700–750	730	339.00	339.00
4	800–850	826	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	366	434.00–435.00	434.34
9	450–500	479	376.00	376.00
1	550–600	590	368.00	368.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	413	390.00–400.00	394.97
1	500–550	525	353.00	353.00
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	318.00	318.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	390	386.00	386.00
1	400–450	430	378.00	378.00
1	450–500	490	373.00	373.00
1	500–550	530	341.00	341.00
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
6	600–650	618	318.00–326.00	324.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	455	356.00–368.00	361.93
1	550–600	570	324.00	324.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	157.50	157.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	140.00–145.00	142.84
5	—	1,214	148.00–154.00	150.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	145.00–154.00	149.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,575	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,920	183.00	183.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,640	3,500.00	3,500.00

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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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