Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: quality was off but the good calves still sold good. So feeder calves sold steady. And slaughter cattle sold steady as well. Don't forget there will be no sales next week enjoy Thanksgiving.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.53/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −70.04 against this barn's trailing median of $398.57.

Average price

$328.53

4 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$32.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.30

vs MS average

−28.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	344.57	1,843	2thin
Medium and Large 3	545	312.50	1,703	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.07/cwt here — about $140 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

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.52, low $354.26, median $398.57 across 16 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 sale4 hd

328.53

—

MS average14 barns · 272 hd

337.84

−9.30

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−28.36

This barn, trailing median16 sales

398.57

−70.04

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	1,429	168.39	2,406	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	155.47	1,850	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	151.49	2,328	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,133	137.11	1,553	6thin

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)	1,335	$2,799	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,485	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	695	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 3	550–600	580	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	343.98/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	313.29/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,958	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	344.57/cwt	341.00–348.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,623	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	376.01/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	399.06/cwt	395.00–403.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	401.39/cwt	348.00–450.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,485.00/head	2,485.00–2,485.00	2,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,473	171.08/cwt	167.50–175.00	2,520	2
Bulls	—	—	1,340	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,184	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,180	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	135.71/cwt	133.50–138.50	1,615	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	158.63/cwt	156.75–160.00	2,091	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	152.31/cwt	150.75–154.50	1,618	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	695	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	2,799.16/head	2,775.00–2,825.00	2,799	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	147.26/cwt	146.50–148.00	1,657	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	151.49/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,328	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	312.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	375.59/cwt	371.00–380.00	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	365.01/cwt	360.00–369.00	1,591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	375.49/cwt	373.00–378.00	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	378.93/cwt	375.00–383.00	1,641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	416.50/cwt	415.00–418.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	327.48/cwt	326.00–329.00	2,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	297.67/cwt	297.00–298.00	2,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	367.48/cwt	367.00–368.00	1,940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	391.50/cwt	390.00–393.00	1,840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,965	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 Nov 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 297Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 34Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 36Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	415.00–418.00	416.50
2	400–450	433	375.00–383.00	378.93
1	450–500	450	388.00	388.00
1	550–600	580	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	348.00–450.00	401.39
1	600–650	605	341.00	341.00
2	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	770	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	805	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	410	418.00	418.00
1	550–600	590	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	475	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	528	375.00–377.00	376.01
1	550–600	565	384.00	384.00
2	600–650	618	340.00–348.00	343.98
1	700–750	720	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	755	303.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	383.00	383.00
2	450–500	470	390.00–393.00	391.50
2	500–550	528	367.00–368.00	367.48
2	600–650	628	326.00–329.00	327.48
1	650–700	650	332.00	332.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	483	373.00–378.00	375.49
1	500–550	535	359.00	359.00
1	550–600	590	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	620	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	373.00	373.00
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	436	360.00–369.00	365.01
2	500–550	545	300.00–325.00	312.50
3	650–700	682	297.00–298.00	297.67
1	700–750	705	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	395.00–403.00	399.06
1	400–450	435	373.00	373.00
2	450–500	485	371.00–380.00	375.59
4	600–650	625	309.00–320.00	313.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	423.00	423.00
2	500–550	535	341.00–348.00	344.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	400	425.00	425.00

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)	1	—	1,220	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,485.00	2,485.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,335	2,775.00–2,825.00	2,799.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	167.50–175.00	171.08
1	—	1,340	163.00	163.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	121.00	121.00
3	—	1,190	133.50–138.50	135.71
2	—	1,125	146.50–148.00	147.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	156.75–160.00	158.63
3	—	1,062	150.75–154.50	152.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,537	147.00–155.00	151.49

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

Heifers · 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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle