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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 17

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

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Feeder Cattle receipts

188 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 300▲ 136 vs year ago 52 · +261.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 29▲ 8 vs year ago 28 · +28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 27▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady to 5 higher, and bull calves 5-7 higher. Slaughter cattle 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 $352.03/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −69.11 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$352.03

18 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$34.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.42

vs MS average

−5.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	381.24	1,963	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	531	348.56	1,851	14thin
Medium and Large 2	523	347.15	1,816	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.09/cwt here — about $148 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

352.03

—

MS average10 barns · 146 hd

325.61

+26.42

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−5.13

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−69.11

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	—	Low	1,568	162.93	2,555	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	149.06	1,909	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	146.40	2,423	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	129.44	1,333	5thin

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)	1,525	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$2,577	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,660	$4,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,000	2thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,205	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	402.39/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,328	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	404.53/cwt	398.00–413.00	1,521	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	401.67/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,707	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	397.63/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,869	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	381.24/cwt	368.00–395.00	1,963	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	347.15/cwt	337.00–358.00	1,816	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	348.56/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,851	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,981	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,937	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,059	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	261.30/cwt	259.00–268.00	2,106	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,206	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,340	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,204	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,517	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	863	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,071	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,082	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	347.52/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,157	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	379.51/cwt	373.00–385.00	1,397	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	341.55/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,291	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	322.56/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,355	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	343.06/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,475	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,607	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,544	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,379	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	297.45/cwt	292.00–303.00	1,591	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,584	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,747	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	266.07/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,796	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,775	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,803	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,934	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,920	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,081	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–100	Medium and Large 3	69	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	171	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,863	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,032	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,060	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,141	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	162.93/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,555	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	134.30/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,348	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	144.17/cwt	140.00–146.50	1,600	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,249	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,451	153.94/cwt	151.00–157.00	2,234	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	146.40/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,423	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	1,995.00/head	1,995.00–1,995.00	1,995	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	2,867.59/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,868	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,525	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,660	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 300Year ago 52

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 29Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 27Year ago 0

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady to 5 higher, and bull calves 5-7 higher. Slaughter cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	503	307.00	307.00
5	600–650	611	286.00	286.00
3	700–750	733	246.00	246.00
12	750–800	783	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	345.00–350.00	347.52
2	350–400	378	340.00–343.00	341.55
2	400–450	420	320.00–325.00	322.56
2	450–500	490	328.00	328.00
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	550	288.00	288.00
1	650–700	680	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	295	363.00	363.00
3	350–400	368	373.00–385.00	379.51
2	400–450	430	338.00–348.00	343.06
2	500–550	535	292.00–303.00	297.45
1	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
15	650–700	675	265.00–273.00	266.07
1	700–750	705	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	800	240.00	240.00
2	950–1000	950	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	333.00	333.00
1	500–550	505	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	438.00	438.00
1	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	425	395.00–405.00	401.67
3	450–500	470	395.00–400.00	397.63
2	500–550	515	368.00–395.00	381.24
1	600–650	630	330.00	330.00
4	800–850	806	259.00–268.00	261.30
1	850–900	865	255.00	255.00
1	950–1000	955	245.00	245.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	531	348.00–350.00	348.56
13	650–700	683	290.00	290.00
11	750–800	798	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	395.00–410.00	402.39
4	350–400	376	398.00–413.00	404.53
2	500–550	523	337.00–358.00	347.15
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	745	260.00	260.00
3	950–1000	975	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	485	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	615	303.00	303.00
1	800–850	800	254.00	254.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	69	248.00	248.00
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,004	129.00–138.00	134.30
1	—	1,135	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,451	151.00–157.00	153.94
4	—	1,110	140.00–146.50	144.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	145.00–148.00	146.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	160.00–165.00	162.93

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,525	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,350	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,867.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,995.00	1,995.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,660	4,250.00	4,250.00

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.