Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market feeder calves sold really good 5.00-10.00 higher and slaughter cattle sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Remember no sales for the next two weeks Merry Christmas and happy new year. Next sale will be January 5th.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $402.36/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 4 of 20 comparable sales and sits −41.51 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$402.36

12 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,190

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$61.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.44

vs MS average

−41.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	436.00	2,311	2thin
Medium and Large 1	530	413.84	2,192	4thin
Medium and Large 2	540	392.67	2,120	3thin
Medium and Large 3	577	374.34	2,160	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.66/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale12 hd

402.36

—

MS average14 barns · 261 hd

406.81

−4.44

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−41.74

This barn, trailing median20 sales

443.87

−41.51

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	1,745	181.00	3,158	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	161.35	1,951	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	152.13	2,381	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,037	143.71	1,491	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$3,186	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$2,952	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,381	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	986	$3,502	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,460	$3,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,286	$3,513	8

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	387.46/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	346.38/cwt	343.00–350.00	2,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	334.99/cwt	332.00–338.00	2,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	548.83/cwt	538.00–560.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	413.45/cwt	408.00–418.00	2,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	316.49/cwt	315.00–318.00	2,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	317.98/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	365.00/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,292	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	436.99/cwt	435.00–438.00	2,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	461.69/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	497.46/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	374.34/cwt	374.00–375.00	2,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	466.53/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	502.15/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	651.54/cwt	630.00–670.00	1,486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	362.49/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	331.99/cwt	329.00–335.00	2,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,862	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	152.13/cwt	149.00–155.50	2,381	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	157.72/cwt	156.50–159.00	1,960	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	164.97/cwt	163.00–166.50	1,938	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,061	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	145.17/cwt	143.00–147.50	1,539	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	151.97/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,615	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,652	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	2,667.51/head	2,575.00–2,750.00	2,668	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,423	3,141.39/head	3,075.00–3,250.00	3,141	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	2,381.11/head	2,275.00–2,500.00	2,381	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	3,501.70/head	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,502	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	3,185.86/head	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,186	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	3,651.78/head	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	367.47/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	344.23/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	432.50/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	412.65/cwt	406.00–422.00	1,968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	417.06/cwt	413.00–425.00	1,931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	414.06/cwt	413.00–415.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	289.18/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,221	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	360.69/cwt	358.00–362.00	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	334.89/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	354.12/cwt	353.00–360.00	1,887	8

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 Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 249Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 20Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 23Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	523	385.00–390.00	387.46
1	550–600	560	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	673	343.00–350.00	346.38
1	850–900	850	303.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	563	360.00–375.00	367.47
2	650–700	653	332.00–338.00	334.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	313.00	313.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	557	361.00	361.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	630.00–670.00	651.54
1	250–300	280	575.00	575.00
2	300–350	315	538.00–560.00	548.83
1	350–400	355	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	413	455.00–465.00	461.69
5	450–500	466	456.00	456.00
3	500–550	523	408.00–418.00	413.45
1	550–600	550	415.00	415.00
6	600–650	628	364.00–370.00	365.00
2	650–700	653	360.00–365.00	362.49
2	700–750	733	315.00–318.00	316.49
2	800–850	820	316.00–320.00	317.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	270	535.00	535.00
2	300–350	335	495.00–500.00	497.46
2	350–400	360	490.00–515.00	502.15
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	492	435.00–438.00	436.99
2	500–550	530	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	560	388.00	388.00
1	600–650	625	339.00	339.00
2	650–700	665	330.00–340.00	334.89
1	750–800	755	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	530	436.00	436.00
3	600–650	611	376.00	376.00
3	900–950	907	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	377	455.00–475.00	466.53
3	450–500	463	413.00–425.00	417.06
3	550–600	577	374.00–375.00	374.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	310	430.00–435.00	432.50
1	350–400	395	432.00	432.00
7	450–500	477	406.00–422.00	412.65
1	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	705	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	373	413.00–415.00	414.06
8	500–550	533	353.00–360.00	354.12
3	550–600	584	358.00–362.00	360.69
1	600–650	630	333.00	333.00
2	650–700	678	329.00–335.00	331.99
6	750–800	768	285.00–290.00	289.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	433.00	433.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	375.00–380.00	377.50
4	550–600	576	340.00–347.00	344.23
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	149.00–155.50	152.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	156.50–159.00	157.72
3	—	1,175	163.00–166.50	164.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,060	143.00–147.50	145.17
3	—	1,063	148.00–155.00	151.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	178.00	178.00
1	—	1,985	184.00	184.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,575.00–2,750.00	2,667.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,423	3,075.00–3,250.00	3,141.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,170	2,275.00–2,500.00	2,381.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,185.86
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	986	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,501.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,460	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,405	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,651.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	3,350.00	3,350.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle