Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold strong and higher in spots on the good calves. The market was not cheaper like was expected. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Sold some cross bred heifers 655-750 lbs. @ $ 3.50-3.70 per lb.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $406.00/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 4 of 19 comparable sales and sits −37.90 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$406.00

15 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$73.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.12

vs MS average

−52.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	436.00	2,276	5thin
Medium and Large 1	539	399.97	2,156	4thin
Medium and Large 2	559	389.41	2,177	5thin
Medium and Large 3	590	363.00	2,142	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.00/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale15 hd

406.00

—

MS average12 barns · 363 hd

389.88

+16.12

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−52.14

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−37.90

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	1,597	178.45	2,850	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	155.00	2,496	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,340	153.50	2,057	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	140.95	1,542	4thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,262	$2,571	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$3,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,660	$4,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$3,352	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,062	$4,138	8

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3	450–500	476	363.71/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	337.03/cwt	333.00–338.00	1,975	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	353.98/cwt	353.00–355.00	1,851	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	367.38/cwt	363.00–376.00	2,439	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	452.53/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	339.97/cwt	338.00–343.00	2,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	388.90/cwt	385.00–393.00	2,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	398.07/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	374.65/cwt	373.00–375.00	1,899	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	4,059.21/head	3,850.00–4,225.00	4,059	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	435.53/cwt	433.00–438.00	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,831.25/head	2,625.00–3,000.00	2,831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	402.44/cwt	398.00–407.00	2,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	320.51/cwt	317.00–324.00	2,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	418.87/cwt	415.00–423.00	1,948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,498	1
Bulls	—	—	1,523	175.94/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,680	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,385	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,935	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	136.29/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,387	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	145.60/cwt	142.50–149.00	1,704	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,496	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,660	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	3,352.05/head	3,250.00–3,450.00	3,352	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	4,375.00/head	4,375.00–4,375.00	4,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	386.52/cwt	385.00–388.00	1,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	389.87/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	407.48/cwt	403.00–412.00	1,866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,276	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	467.58/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	389.41/cwt	388.00–393.00	2,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,522	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	343.51/cwt	343.00–344.00	2,466	2

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 381Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 29Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 45Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	476	360.00–370.00	363.71
1	500–550	540	343.00	343.00
5	550–600	586	333.00–338.00	337.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	425	385.00–388.00	386.52
2	500–550	523	353.00–355.00	353.98
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	390.00–405.00	398.07
6	500–550	507	373.00–375.00	374.65
1	600–650	640	338.00	338.00
1	700–750	715	338.00	338.00
1	800–850	820	310.00	310.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	298.00	298.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	360	450.00–455.00	452.53
1	400–450	405	413.00	413.00
1	450–500	485	423.00	423.00
5	550–600	559	388.00–393.00	389.41
4	600–650	600	370.00	370.00
11	650–700	664	363.00–376.00	367.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	458.00	458.00
6	450–500	488	453.00	453.00
5	500–550	522	436.00	436.00
11	600–650	632	399.00	399.00
3	700–750	718	354.00	354.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	465.00–470.00	467.58
2	400–450	420	433.00–438.00	435.53
2	500–550	505	395.00–400.00	397.50
2	550–600	573	398.00–407.00	402.44
2	650–700	668	385.00–393.00	388.90
2	700–750	718	343.00–344.00	343.51
2	850–900	863	317.00–324.00	320.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	590	363.00	363.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	458	403.00–412.00	407.48
1	500–550	515	358.00	358.00
1	550–600	550	363.00	363.00
1	650–700	695	329.00	329.00
1	800–850	825	288.00	288.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	415.00–423.00	418.87
2	500–550	513	370.00–380.00	375.02
3	600–650	625	338.00–343.00	339.97
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	324.00	324.00
1	750–800	750	333.00	333.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	385.00–395.00	389.87
1	550–600	575	345.00	345.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	3,650.00	3,650.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,013	3,850.00–4,225.00	4,059.21
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	4,375.00	4,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	935	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	2,625.00–3,000.00	2,831.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,660	4,550.00	4,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,465	3,250.00–3,450.00	3,352.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	173.00–180.00	175.94
1	—	1,820	186.00	186.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,390	157.00	157.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	135.00–137.50	136.29
2	—	1,170	142.50–149.00	145.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	155.00	155.00

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

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