Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2025-07-14

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 14
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
350 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 344▲ 172 vs year ago 178 · +96.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 40▲ 14 vs year ago 38 · +36.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
211 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 17▲ 193 vs year ago 18 · +1,072.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day. Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00-5.00 higher and bulls 5.00-10.00 higher. Had a couple sell outs of cows today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $357.24/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −63.90 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.
Average price
$357.24
8 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,905
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.04
vs MS average
−15.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530383.302,0313thin
Medium and Large 2533349.331,8633thin
Medium and Large 3538330.001,7742thin
One grade step is worth $53.30/cwt here — about $258 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 sale8 hd
357.24
—
MS average14 barns · 638 hd
352.20
+5.04
National average147 barns · 7,194 hd
372.43
−15.19
This barn, trailing median27 sales
421.14
−63.90
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
495440385331median 421.1403/0204/2007/0609/1411/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,766191.223,3785thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,292160.712,07610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,505150.002,2581thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low970139.291,3508thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,058$2,8792thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,332$2,7583thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$2,4251thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)845$2,0823thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,465$4,1084thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,265$3,6002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$3,4002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$3,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$2,8086

Every lot

87 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1238514.95/cwt510.00–520.001,2262
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4561
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318493.32/cwt490.00–495.001,5693
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320459.58/cwt450.00–475.001,4713
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320435.47/cwt425.00–445.001,3942
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7221
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7161
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385431.54/cwt430.00–433.001,6612
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416412.04/cwt408.00–415.001,7143
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,6071
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433399.52/cwt395.00–405.001,7304
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455418.00/cwt418.00–418.001,9021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455393.00/cwt393.00–393.001,7881
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,6931
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525354.00/cwt353.00–355.001,8592
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530383.30/cwt380.00–390.002,0313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8701
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,8531
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9978
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,8021
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,1561
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735306.22/cwt305.00–307.002,2515
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,1981
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2391
Steers1450–1500Medium and Large 11,465209.00/cwt209.00–209.003,0621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225400.00/cwt400.00–400.009001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275423.41/cwt410.00–435.001,1642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310420.00/cwt410.00–430.001,3022
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320386.40/cwt380.00–393.001,2362
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3353366.45/cwt360.00–373.001,2942
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3671
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440374.01/cwt373.00–375.001,6462
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468354.97/cwt350.00–360.001,6612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468337.99/cwt336.00–340.001,5823
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515339.50/cwt339.00–340.001,7482
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,6701
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528323.50/cwt323.00–324.001,7082
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563324.96/cwt322.00–328.001,8302
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585314.50/cwt313.00–316.001,8402
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623308.43/cwt306.00–311.001,9222
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6961
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670285.34/cwt280.00–291.001,9122
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3690275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8981
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,0193
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2001
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,1591
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 3875233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,0391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7061
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8141
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6691
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515343.60/cwt340.00–350.001,7703
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,7171
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,7981
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8981
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3550325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7881
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575330.95/cwt328.00–335.001,9033
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1609313.74/cwt306.00–320.001,9115
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668288.06/cwt283.00–293.001,9242
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,618180.08/cwt179.00–181.002,9142
Bulls——1,640194.00/cwt194.00–194.003,1821
Bulls——1,978200.96/cwt200.00–202.003,9752
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%940137.11/cwt135.00–140.001,2893
Cows—Lean 85-90%940120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1281
Cows—Lean 85-90%999145.74/cwt141.00–150.001,4564
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238152.74/cwt151.00–155.001,8913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293161.99/cwt159.00–165.002,0955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,370169.44/cwt169.00–170.002,3212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,2581
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0152,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1452,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1953,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2552,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2653,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3303,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4654,108.36/head3,750.00–4,375.004,1084
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28231,861.17/head1,800.00–1,925.001,8612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18902,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19102,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19952,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0002,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0202,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0582,878.61/head2,800.00–2,975.002,8792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3322,757.79/head2,675.00–2,900.002,7583

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.