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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, May 19

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

266 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 137▼ 84 vs year ago 350 · −24.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 21▼ 1 vs year ago 48 · −2.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 55▼ 12 vs year ago 29 · −41.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were stronger had some good calves so 5-7 higher. Slaughter cattle were a little higher today. Sold a load of good black heifers 60 head, total 875 lb. average and brought $2.5650 = $2,244.375 pretty dang good.

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 $333.42/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 4 of 20 comparable sales and sits −33.39 against this barn's trailing median of $366.81.

Average price

$333.42

10 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$28.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.79

vs MS average

−0.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	348.08	1,810	3thin
Medium and Large 2	520	332.97	1,731	4thin
Medium and Large 3	565	319.35	1,804	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.73/cwt here — about $6 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale10 hd

333.42

—

MS average13 barns · 319 hd

314.63

+18.79

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−0.84

This barn, trailing median20 sales

366.81

−33.39

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	1,469	174.33	2,560	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	148.20	1,922	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	141.28	2,058	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	124.28	1,204	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,630	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,750	$2,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,365	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,700	2thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,235	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	431.61/cwt	428.00–435.00	1,360	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	434.08/cwt	430.00–438.00	1,684	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,776	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	405.73/cwt	390.00–418.00	1,732	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	397.45/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,848	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,807	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	370.22/cwt	363.00–385.00	1,947	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	348.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,959	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	340.05/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,132	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	324.02/cwt	318.00–325.00	2,061	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,237	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	318.06/cwt	314.00–322.00	2,147	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,228	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	291.33/cwt	289.00–292.00	2,133	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,323	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,186	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	367.86/cwt	360.00–373.00	1,354	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	356.02/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,513	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	362.57/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,733	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,646	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	348.08/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,810	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	332.97/cwt	327.00–336.00	1,731	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,755	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	318.03/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,829	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	319.59/cwt	314.00–325.00	1,965	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,982	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,114	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,249	60
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,065	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,396	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,448	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	393.95/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,694	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,652	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	373.38/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,792	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	366.01/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,896	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	334.59/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,750	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,591	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,856	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	330.04/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,007	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	166.06/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,159	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	174.28/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,623	3
Bulls	—	—	1,583	182.67/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,892	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	869	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	139.36/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,373	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	126.93/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,314	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	142.89/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,736	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	151.74/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,050	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	141.28/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,058	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,380	2,365.40/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,365	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,630	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,750	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 137Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 21Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 55Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	427	390.00–418.00	405.73
2	450–500	465	395.00–400.00	397.45
8	550–600	563	340.00–350.00	348.03
7	600–650	636	318.00–325.00	324.02
2	650–700	675	314.00–322.00	318.06
9	700–750	732	289.00–292.00	291.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	495	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	428.00–435.00	431.61
2	350–400	388	430.00–438.00	434.08
1	400–450	415	428.00	428.00
1	450–500	475	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	526	363.00–385.00	370.22
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	627	330.00–350.00	340.05
5	650–700	658	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	713	310.00–315.00	312.51
4	850–900	870	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	368	360.00–373.00	367.86
1	450–500	480	343.00	343.00
4	500–550	520	327.00–336.00	332.97
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
5	650–700	672	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	545	322.00	322.00
2	550–600	575	316.00–320.00	318.03
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	350.00–363.00	356.02
2	450–500	478	360.00–365.00	362.57
3	500–550	520	344.00–355.00	348.08
2	600–650	615	314.00–325.00	319.59
9	850–900	870	243.00	243.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	850–900	875	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	390.00–398.00	393.95
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	518	360.00–370.00	366.01
2	600–650	608	320.00–340.00	330.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	370.00–378.00	373.38
3	500–550	523	330.00–338.00	334.59
2	550–600	550	335.00–340.00	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	350.00–360.00	354.97
1	450–500	455	363.00	363.00
1	500–550	525	303.00	303.00
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,630	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,380	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,365.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,750	2,875.00	2,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,500.00	2,500.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	170.00–177.00	174.28
2	—	1,583	179.00–185.00	182.67
2	—	1,300	164.00–168.00	166.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	135.00–142.00	139.36
2	—	1,035	126.00–128.00	126.93
2	—	878	98.00–100.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,215	141.00–145.00	142.89
6	—	1,351	147.00–157.00	151.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	135.00–146.00	141.28

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.