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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 23

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Jun 16Jun 23Jul 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

254 head

▼ 316 vs last sale 570▲ 45 vs year ago 209 · +21.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 32▼ 55 vs year ago 89 · −61.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 14▲ 19 vs year ago 35 · +54.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder steers were steady and heifers a little cheaper. Slaughter cattle were steady. Reminder there will be no sales in the state next week, have a happy fourth of July.

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 $328.93/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 4 of 20 comparable sales and sits −37.87 against this barn's trailing median of $366.81.

Average price

$328.93

28 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$46.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.53

vs MS average

−6.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	509	336.89	1,715	13thin
Medium and Large 1	510	334.33	1,705	3thin
Medium and Large 2	540	321.60	1,736	11thin
Medium and Large 3	580	290.00	1,682	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.89/cwt here — about $33 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 sale28 hd

328.93

—

MS average14 barns · 361 hd

317.40

+11.53

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−6.98

This barn, trailing median20 sales

366.81

−37.87

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	1,788	185.50	3,316	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	155.32	1,990	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	143.06	1,541	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)	1,130	$2,985	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$2,631	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,525	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,663	$3,942	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$3,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,665	$2,800	2thin

Every lot

71 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,308	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	469.46/cwt	463.00–480.00	1,488	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	348	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,566	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	424.46/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,762	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	399.85/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,711	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,625	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,881	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	397.43/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,860	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	376.51/cwt	375.00–378.00	1,781	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,843	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,935	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	554	347.68/cwt	340.00–349.00	1,926	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,886	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	324.65/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,019	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,968	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	304.41/cwt	304.00–306.00	2,082	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,160	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	422.50/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,310	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,471	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,325	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	367.44/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,507	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,398	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	333.94/cwt	331.00–338.00	1,563	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	340.95/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,613	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	336.89/cwt	332.00–341.00	1,715	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	334.33/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,705	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	321.57/cwt	318.00–327.00	1,717	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	321.67/cwt	319.00–323.00	1,785	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	647	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,857	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	654	297.54/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,946	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	677	291.02/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,970	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,110	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,059	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,145	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	388.29/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,782	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	379.63/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,948	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	291.48/cwt	290.00–293.00	2,078	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,120	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	778	264.01/cwt	263.00–265.00	2,054	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,668	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,030	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,280	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,196	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	149.09/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,701	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	155.86/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,981	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	2,053	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,663	3,942.11/head	3,450.00–4,300.00	3,942	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,665	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	905	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	2,985.00/head	2,985.00–2,985.00	2,985	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,242	2,631.48/head	2,325.00–2,900.00	2,631	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,525	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	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 Jun 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 570Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 32Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 14Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	310	410.00–435.00	422.50
1	350–400	365	403.00	403.00
2	400–450	410	365.00–370.00	367.44
3	500–550	510	330.00–338.00	334.33
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	685	308.00	308.00
1	800–850	825	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	509	332.00–341.00	336.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	370	358.00	358.00
4	450–500	468	331.00–338.00	333.94
1	550–600	580	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	647	287.00	287.00
4	650–700	677	280.00–308.00	291.02
1	700–750	715	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	341.00	341.00
4	450–500	473	340.00–344.00	340.95
8	500–550	534	318.00–327.00	321.57
3	550–600	555	319.00–323.00	321.67
1	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
10	650–700	654	290.00–305.00	297.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	512	378.00	378.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	545.00	545.00
3	300–350	317	463.00–480.00	469.46
1	350–400	365	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	415	410.00–440.00	424.46
1	450–500	450	418.00	418.00
2	500–550	505	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	622	315.00–330.00	324.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	428	395.00–405.00	399.85
2	450–500	468	395.00–400.00	397.43
10	550–600	554	340.00–349.00	347.68
7	600–650	639	308.00	308.00
12	650–700	684	304.00–306.00	304.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	378.00	378.00
2	450–500	473	375.00–378.00	376.51
1	550–600	575	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	459	380.00–395.00	388.29
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	760	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	513	360.00–405.00	379.63
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	713	290.00–293.00	291.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	778	263.00–265.00	264.01

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,665	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	3,675.00	3,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,663	3,450.00–4,300.00	3,942.11

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	—	1,130	2,985.00	2,985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,242	2,325.00–2,900.00	2,631.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,525	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,025.00	2,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,000.00	2,000.00

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	151.50	151.50
7	—	1,271	153.00–160.00	155.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	143.00	143.00
4	—	1,141	148.00–150.00	149.09
1	—	1,005	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	171.00	171.00
1	—	2,015	200.00	200.00

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.