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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 10

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Feb 3Feb 10Feb 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

156 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 259▼ 222 vs year ago 378 · −58.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 33▼ 17 vs year ago 41 · −41.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 15▼ 9 vs year ago 23 · −39.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder steers steady and heifers a little cheaper. Slaughter cattle 3-5 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.76/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −98.05 against this barn's trailing median of $366.81.

Average price

$268.76

8 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$23.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.49

vs MS average

−28.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	281.50	1,506	2thin
Medium and Large 2	558	267.77	1,494	4thin
Medium and Large 3	572	258.00	1,476	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.50/cwt here — about $30 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

268.76

—

MS average13 barns · 289 hd

256.27

+12.49

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−28.24

This barn, trailing median20 sales

366.81

−98.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.52, low $313.85, median $366.81 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,575	153.50	2,418	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,335	136.50	1,822	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	134.79	2,038	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,065	110.11	1,173	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)	1,208	$2,182	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,104	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,101	2thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,163	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	461.72/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,547	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	421.39/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,412	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	357	361.66/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,291	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,519	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,549	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	316.38/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,655	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,600	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,707	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,686	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,786	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,969	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,142	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	902	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,091	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,064	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	310.40/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,211	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	284.07/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,216	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,209	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	313.37/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,366	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,404	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	267.77/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,494	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,476	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	243.97/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,505	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,608	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	328.97/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,408	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,442	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	295.94/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,509	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	282.56/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,478	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	267.53/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,573	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,729	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,763	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	110.83/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,073	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	126.90/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,412	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	92.60/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,032	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,656	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	137.83/cwt	136.50–139.50	1,879	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	134.79/cwt	131.50–138.00	2,038	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	980	2,100.77/head	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,101	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	2,104.10/head	2,075.00–2,125.00	2,104	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,208	2,181.90/head	2,000.00–2,320.00	2,182	3

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 259Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 33Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 15Year ago 23

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder steers steady and heifers a little cheaper. Slaughter cattle 3-5 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	328.00	328.00
2	300–350	333	325.00–330.00	327.52
16	400–450	436	305.00–316.00	313.37
1	500–550	505	278.00	278.00
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
5	600–650	617	240.00–245.00	243.97
8	650–700	673	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	435	278.00	278.00
2	550–600	572	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	313.00	313.00
5	350–400	390	308.00–320.00	310.40
2	400–450	428	280.00–288.00	284.07
4	550–600	558	265.00–270.00	267.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	729	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	335	455.00–470.00	461.72
4	400–450	434	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	523	313.00–320.00	316.38
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	885	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	357	360.00–365.00	361.66
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	495	313.00	313.00
1	600–650	625	256.00	256.00
3	650–700	680	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	395.00–440.00	421.39
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	637	268.00	268.00
1	850–900	860	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	328.00–330.00	328.97
3	500–550	510	290.00–305.00	295.94
1	600–650	645	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	455	317.00	317.00
2	500–550	523	280.00–285.00	282.56
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	265.00–270.00	267.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	90.00–96.00	92.60
2	—	968	107.00–114.00	110.83
2	—	1,113	126.00–128.00	126.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	131.50–138.00	134.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	132.50	132.50
3	—	1,363	136.50–139.50	137.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,695	163.00	163.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	980	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,100.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,208	2,000.00–2,320.00	2,181.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,075.00–2,125.00	2,104.10

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.