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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 7

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 162▼ 71 vs year ago 139 · −51.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 20▲ 2 vs year ago 15 · +13.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 21▲ 1 vs year ago 23 · +4.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, due to the stock market nasty weather the calf prices are still good. But compared to the last market feeder calves 10 lower. Slaughter cattle 5-7 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 $290.13/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −76.68 against this barn's trailing median of $366.81.

Average price

$290.13

9 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$33.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.26

vs MS average

−26.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	304.04	1,661	5thin
Medium and Large 2	555	280.00	1,554	1thin
Medium and Large 3	550	270.32	1,487	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.72/cwt here — about $174 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 sale9 hd

290.13

—

MS average13 barns · 199 hd

297.39

−7.26

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−26.42

This barn, trailing median20 sales

366.81

−76.68

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	1,587	154.43	2,451	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	136.00	1,754	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	127.00	1,708	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	123.73	1,322	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$3,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,390	$3,636	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,675	2thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	363.86/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,546	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,647	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	346.46/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,500	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,725	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,954	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,868	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,802	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,234	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	326.43/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,387	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	293.11/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,348	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	315.51/cwt	313.00–318.00	1,477	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,420	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	305.89/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,612	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	268.98/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,520	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	301.27/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,732	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	333.66/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,595	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,612	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	331.34/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,716	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,627	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,621	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,807	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	156.74/cwt	154.00–160.50	2,677	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,236	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	128.60/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,370	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,210	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,754	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,708	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	3,635.91/head	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,636	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,500	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 162Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 20Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 21Year ago 23

Good day, due to the stock market nasty weather the calf prices are still good. But compared to the last market feeder calves 10 lower. Slaughter cattle 5-7 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	518	325.00–338.00	331.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	330.00–338.00	333.66
1	500–550	515	313.00	313.00
1	600–650	605	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	433	345.00–348.00	346.46
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	660	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	425	360.00–368.00	363.86
1	450–500	465	371.00	371.00
1	650–700	660	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	430	383.00	383.00
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	645	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	313.00–318.00	315.51
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	425	325.00–328.00	326.43
3	500–550	527	300.00–310.00	305.89
2	550–600	575	295.00–308.00	301.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	338.00	338.00
1	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	460	288.00–298.00	293.11
1	500–550	520	273.00	273.00
2	550–600	565	268.00–270.00	268.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,390	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,635.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,500	3,900.00	3,900.00

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	—	1,025	2,675.00	2,675.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	147.50	147.50
3	—	1,708	154.00–160.50	156.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,120	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,065	126.00–131.00	128.60

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.