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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Mar 24

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

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Feeder Cattle receipts

226 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 188▼ 114 vs year ago 340 · −33.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 36▲ 0 vs year ago 14 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 22▲ 3 vs year ago 13 · +23.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market we did not have many tagged calves but had several groups of no tag calves mostly weaned and they were higher. Slaughter cattle and bulls were steady.

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 $304.29/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −62.52 against this barn's trailing median of $366.81.

Average price

$304.29

34 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$42.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.59

vs MS average

−17.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	315.00	1,758	12thin
Medium and Large 1	549	310.35	1,705	14thin
Medium and Large 2	583	278.27	1,622	7thin
Medium and Large 3	505	273.00	1,379	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.00/cwt here — about $379 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 sale34 hd

304.29

—

MS average11 barns · 260 hd

295.69

+8.59

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−17.45

This barn, trailing median20 sales

366.81

−62.52

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	—	Average	1,657	162.53	2,693	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	149.21	1,882	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	136.08	1,776	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	130.00	1,274	1thin

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)	1,185	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,900	2thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,328	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	398.25/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,521	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	381.00/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,581	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	404.90/cwt	393.00–423.00	1,709	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	365.25/cwt	363.00–368.00	1,845	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,652	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,832	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,940	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,039	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,004	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	925	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,307	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,257	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	347.43/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,470	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,553	4
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	510	307.97/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,571	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,758	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,742	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	278.27/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,622	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	601	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,653	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	277.08/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,740	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,905	53
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,828	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,854	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,759	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,995	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,969	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,632	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,696	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	270.32/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,690	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,892	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,318	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	168.80/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,892	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,274	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	143.10/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,517	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	136.08/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,776	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	153.29/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,138	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	975	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	985	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 188Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 36Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 22Year ago 13

Good day, as compared to the last market we did not have many tagged calves but had several groups of no tag calves mostly weaned and they were higher. Slaughter cattle and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	795	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	395.00	395.00
5	600–650	625	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	525	323.00	323.00
2	600–650	625	265.00–276.00	270.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
7	550–600	583	278.00–280.00	278.27
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	718	240.00–250.00	245.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	558	315.00	315.00
4	600–650	601	275.00	275.00
53	650–700	678	281.00	281.00
13	700–750	703	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	365	358.00	358.00
2	400–450	423	345.00–350.00	347.43
4	450–500	454	342.00	342.00
3	500–550	510	300.00–315.00	307.97
11	550–600	560	311.00	311.00
5	600–650	628	270.00–282.00	277.08
1	700–750	705	263.00	263.00
1	750–800	750	266.00	266.00
1	800–850	845	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	381	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	505	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	547	335.00	335.00
8	700–750	708	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	510	324.00	324.00
1	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	390.00–405.00	398.25
2	400–450	415	377.00–385.00	381.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	422	393.00–423.00	404.90
4	500–550	505	363.00–368.00	365.25
1	600–650	610	318.00	318.00
1	650–700	660	309.00	309.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	135.00–137.00	136.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	140.00–146.00	143.10
3	—	1,395	151.00–156.00	153.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,713	165.00–173.00	168.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	880	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,900.00	1,900.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	—	1,130	2,900.00	2,900.00

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.