Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last week: The feeder calf market was not as bad as they were thinking, the good feeder calves sold 10.00-12.00 lower and slaughter cattle sold steady. The feeder calves are still bringing good money.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.30/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −75.57 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$368.30

23 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$46.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.50

vs MS average

−61.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	400.00	2,060	2thin
Medium and Large 2	530	376.78	1,997	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	517	375.00	1,939	6thin
Medium and Large 3	554	353.70	1,958	10thin

One grade step is worth $46.30/cwt here — about $102 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

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 sale23 hd

368.30

—

MS average12 barns · 420 hd

378.80

−10.50

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−61.42

This barn, trailing median20 sales

443.87

−75.57

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	1,662	169.17	2,811	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,495	161.50	2,414	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	151.29	1,956	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,010	139.44	1,408	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)	1,080	$2,223	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	650–700	655	344.00/cwt	341.00–347.00	2,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	369.29/cwt	365.00–373.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	347.97/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	344.55/cwt	333.00–356.00	2,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	361.54/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	335.98/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	401.82/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,716	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	151.29/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,956	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	2,414	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,227	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	177.76/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,129	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,081	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	143.22/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,507	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,222.92/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,256	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	322.65/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	343.87/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	352.60/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	394.36/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	339.03/cwt	335.00–343.00	2,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	378.98/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	430.04/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	339.03/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	348.48/cwt	344.00–353.00	2,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,270	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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 240Year ago 376

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 21Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 70Year ago 36

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	283	425.00–435.00	430.04
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	477	390.00–398.00	394.36
4	500–550	525	370.00–385.00	378.98
1	550–600	550	368.00	368.00
2	600–650	615	335.00–343.00	339.03
2	650–700	655	341.00–347.00	344.00
1	700–750	720	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	517	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
8	400–450	427	400.00–415.00	401.82
1	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	515	395.00–405.00	400.00
2	600–650	613	333.00–356.00	344.55
2	700–750	718	335.00–337.00	335.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	588	344.00–353.00	348.48
1	600–650	610	318.00	318.00
1	650–700	655	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	368.00	368.00
3	350–400	368	365.00–373.00	369.29
2	400–450	415	358.00–365.00	361.54
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	528	338.00–340.00	339.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	406.00	406.00
1	300–350	330	398.00	398.00
1	750–800	770	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	350.00–355.00	352.60
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	465	340.00–348.00	343.87
3	500–550	522	320.00–325.00	322.65
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	523	346.00–350.00	347.97
1	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	382.00	382.00
1	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	635	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	326.00	326.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	150.00–152.50	151.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	161.50	161.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	125.00	125.00
5	—	1,052	140.00–147.00	143.22
1	—	945	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,760	175.00–180.00	177.76

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	—	840	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,222.92

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