Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $403.78/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 5 of 20 comparable sales and sits −40.09 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$403.78

28 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$36.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.47

vs MS average

−65.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	420.93	2,202	11thin
Medium and Large 2	571	398.79	2,277	10thin
Medium and Large 3	580	383.95	2,227	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.98/cwt here — about −$25 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale28 hd

403.78

—

MS average13 barns · 399 hd

388.30

+15.47

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−65.26

This barn, trailing median20 sales

443.87

−40.09

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	1,601	171.32	2,743	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	160.00	2,096	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	152.59	2,254	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	141.28	1,561	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$2,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,282	$2,921	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,325	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	329.39/cwt	325.00–333.00	2,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	421.22/cwt	415.00–429.00	2,190	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	441.50/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,925	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	470.00/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	507.48/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	371.66/cwt	371.00–373.00	2,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	379.10/cwt	379.00–380.00	2,036	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	396.51/cwt	395.00–398.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	457.35/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	389.02/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	2,850.48/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	405.29/cwt	401.00–410.00	1,317	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	138.17/cwt	137.50–139.00	1,561	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	152.59/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,254	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,096	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	148.15/cwt	144.50–151.50	1,680	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,128	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	163.10/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,520	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,358	3,156.72/head	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,157	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	990	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,425	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	174.19/cwt	172.50–176.00	2,752	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	855	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	370.11/cwt	363.00–373.00	1,721	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	383.95/cwt	383.00–388.00	2,227	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	439.80/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	340.51/cwt	338.00–343.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	397.49/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,317	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	351.01/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	394.03/cwt	393.00–395.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	413.47/cwt	412.00–415.00	1,964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	382.43/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	403.98/cwt	403.00–405.00	2,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	415.35/cwt	413.00–418.00	1,952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	346.52/cwt	345.00–348.00	2,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,188	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,226	1

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 270Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 26Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 17Year ago 139

As compared to the last market: Feeder calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	393.00–395.00	394.03
2	400–450	418	380.00–385.00	382.43
1	450–500	465	381.00	381.00
3	500–550	533	348.00–355.00	351.01
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	663	325.00–333.00	329.39
1	750–800	790	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	325	401.00–410.00	405.29
1	350–400	355	423.00	423.00
2	400–450	418	388.00–390.00	389.02
2	450–500	473	395.00–398.00	396.51
10	500–550	537	379.00–380.00	379.10
1	600–650	625	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	770	328.00	328.00
1	900–950	945	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	368.00	368.00
9	600–650	601	364.00	364.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
7	450–500	465	363.00–373.00	370.11
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	578	338.00–343.00	340.51
1	850–900	855	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	545.00	545.00
2	250–300	288	505.00–510.00	507.48
2	300–350	325	455.00–460.00	457.35
2	350–400	365	465.00–475.00	470.00
9	400–450	436	435.00–445.00	441.50
10	500–550	520	415.00–429.00	421.22
1	550–600	555	418.00	418.00
1	600–650	600	393.00	393.00
3	650–700	660	371.00–373.00	371.66
1	700–750	710	348.00	348.00
1	800–850	800	335.00	335.00
1	850–900	875	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	412.00–415.00	413.47
7	550–600	580	383.00–388.00	383.95
1	650–700	650	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	370	435.00–445.00	439.80
1	400–450	430	433.00	433.00
2	450–500	475	423.00	423.00
2	500–550	523	403.00–405.00	403.98
8	550–600	583	390.00–400.00	397.49
1	600–650	615	353.00	353.00
1	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	428.00	428.00
1	450–500	470	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	590	378.00	378.00
1	600–650	600	373.00	373.00
1	650–700	665	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	815	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	413.00–418.00	415.35
2	500–550	523	360.00–365.00	362.46
1	550–600	555	353.00	353.00
2	600–650	633	345.00–348.00	346.52

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,303	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,850.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	2,875.00	2,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	980	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,358	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,156.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	137.50–139.00	138.17
4	—	1,134	144.50–151.50	148.15
1	—	940	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	150.00–156.00	152.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	162.00–164.00	163.10
2	—	1,580	172.50–176.00	174.19
1	—	1,755	182.00	182.00

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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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