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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 3

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

300 head

▲ 118 vs last sale 182▲ 137 vs year ago 163 · +84.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 23▲ 12 vs year ago 17 · +70.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 32▼ 23 vs year ago 50 · −46.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves sold 5-10 higher had some good calves. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.76/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −92.38 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$328.76

12 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$74.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.60

vs MS average

−20.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	357.67	1,890	3thin
Medium and Large 2	554	323.65	1,793	8thin
Medium and Large 3	575	283.00	1,627	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.67/cwt here — about $262 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

328.76

—

MS average12 barns · 187 hd

326.17

+2.60

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−20.52

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−92.38

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

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $344.60, median $421.14 across 27 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	—	High	1,549	162.47	2,517	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	146.57	1,700	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	953	120.96	1,153	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)	1,095	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,785	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	768	$1,532	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	995	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,025	2thin

Every lot

75 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	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	997	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	410.95/cwt	410.00–412.00	1,327	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	430.54/cwt	428.00–433.00	1,421	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	412.70/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,527	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	434.82/cwt	428.00–443.00	1,613	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	388.97/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,490	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	418.26/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,698	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	391.69/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,653	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	491	355.54/cwt	352.00–363.00	1,746	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	365.00/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,880	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	326.00/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,744	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,904	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	321.29/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,841	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,627	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	299.64/cwt	299.00–301.00	1,828	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	296.47/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,817	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,125	15
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,237	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,244	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	353.70/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,160	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,305	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,244	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,173	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	321.03/cwt	308.00–328.00	1,368	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	334.82/cwt	332.00–343.00	1,453	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	293.50/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,353	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	317.42/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,476	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	306.40/cwt	298.00–313.00	1,566	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	283.47/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,517	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,571	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,570	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,549	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	231.65/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,432	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,520	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,679	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	249.00/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,656	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	233.40/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,708	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	801	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,810	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,050	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	333.81/cwt	325.00–343.00	1,619	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,450	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,655	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	306.44/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,747	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	286.97/cwt	283.00–291.00	1,751	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	272.03/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,695	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	243.07/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,757	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,862	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	155.07/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,977	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	166.05/cwt	163.50–168.50	2,673	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,621	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,150	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	130.80/cwt	130.00–131.50	1,230	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	109.77/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,032	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	127.89/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,260	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,092	141.13/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,541	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	150.65/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,824	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	768	1,531.79/head	1,420.00–1,640.00	1,532	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	850	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	905	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	1,845.00/head	1,845.00–1,845.00	1,845	1

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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 182Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 23Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 32Year ago 50

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves sold 5-10 higher had some good calves. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	340.00–370.00	353.70
1	350–400	375	348.00	348.00
5	400–450	434	332.00–343.00	334.82
1	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
4	500–550	511	298.00–313.00	306.40
3	600–650	628	242.00	242.00
5	650–700	665	245.00–250.00	249.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	385	323.00	323.00
4	400–450	426	308.00–328.00	321.03
2	450–500	465	315.00–320.00	317.42
2	500–550	535	280.00–287.00	283.47
2	550–600	565	278.00	278.00
3	600–650	618	230.00–233.00	231.65
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
5	700–750	732	233.00–235.00	233.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	410	286.00	286.00
4	450–500	461	290.00–298.00	293.50
1	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	575	273.00	273.00
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	605	256.00	256.00
3	650–700	656	256.00	256.00
5	800–850	801	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	388.00–390.00	388.97
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
18	450–500	491	352.00–363.00	355.54
1	550–600	575	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	428.00–433.00	430.54
5	350–400	371	428.00–443.00	434.82
4	400–450	406	415.00–420.00	418.26
2	500–550	515	355.00–375.00	365.00
1	550–600	555	343.00	343.00
2	600–650	613	290.00–303.00	296.47
1	950–1000	955	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	610	299.00–301.00	299.64
15	700–750	743	286.00	286.00
2	900–950	940	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	453.00	453.00
2	300–350	323	410.00–412.00	410.95
2	350–400	370	405.00–420.00	412.70
13	400–450	422	380.00–405.00	391.69
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	535	320.00–328.00	326.00
4	550–600	573	315.00–325.00	321.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	293.00	293.00
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	723	240.00–246.00	243.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	565	293.00	293.00
3	600–650	623	268.00–278.00	272.03
1	700–750	730	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	485	325.00–343.00	333.81
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	570	300.00–313.00	306.44
2	600–650	610	283.00–291.00	286.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	139.00–143.00	141.13
4	—	1,211	146.00–154.00	150.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	106.00–112.00	109.77
2	—	985	123.00–134.00	127.89
2	—	940	130.00–131.50	130.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,275	153.00–158.00	155.07
2	—	1,610	163.50–168.50	166.05
2	—	1,643	159.00–160.00	159.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	2,025.00	2,025.00

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)	1	—	995	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	768	1,420.00–1,640.00	1,531.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,725.00	1,725.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,845.00	1,845.00

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.