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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 28

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

217 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 249▼ 13 vs year ago 230 · −5.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 34▲ 3 vs year ago 31 · +9.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 31▲ 23 vs year ago 9 · +255.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves were on FIRE they sold 10.00-15.00 higher and higher than that in spots. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $360.32/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −66.68 against this barn's trailing median of $427.00.

Average price

$360.32

21 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$49.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.36

vs MS average

−21.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	392.21	2,059	5thin
Medium and Large 2	539	369.67	1,992	4thin
Medium and Large 3	557	346.68	1,931	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	586	343.00	2,010	9thin

One grade step is worth $49.21/cwt here — about $49 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale21 hd

360.32

—

MS average13 barns · 365 hd

353.96

+6.36

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−21.36

This barn, trailing median26 sales

427.00

−66.68

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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $344.60, median $427.00 across 26 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	1,680	191.00	3,209	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	165.83	2,144	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	150.08	2,277	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	146.45	1,562	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,304	$2,884	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$4,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$3,050	2thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,025	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	517.54/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,449	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	421.68/cwt	415.00–428.00	1,560	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,736	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	454.52/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,909	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	396.64/cwt	396.00–400.00	1,713	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	392.21/cwt	383.00–405.00	2,059	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	369.22/cwt	363.00–375.00	1,964	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,929	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,078	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	343.02/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,931	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,010	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,147	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	346.46/cwt	345.00–348.00	2,339	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	324.15/cwt	318.00–328.00	2,198	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,333	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	928	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,691	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,109	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	1,382	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	447.52/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,602	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	364.62/cwt	355.00–403.00	1,517	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	393.06/cwt	383.00–403.00	1,722	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,736	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	348.66/cwt	347.00–349.00	1,719	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	503	321.35/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,616	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	355.92/cwt	351.00–360.00	1,840	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	336.50/cwt	336.00–337.00	1,817	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	340.01/cwt	336.00–343.00	1,911	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	346.97/cwt	346.00–348.00	1,995	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	328.00/cwt	325.00–329.00	1,893	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	317.05/cwt	315.00–319.00	1,966	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,910	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	334.41/cwt	329.00–340.00	2,090	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,135	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,992	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,124	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,066	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,319	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,434	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,090	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,616	1
Heifers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,210	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	3,146	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,046	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	395.98/cwt	393.00–400.00	1,873	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	375.51/cwt	373.00–378.00	1,945	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	354.01/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,876	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	336.32/cwt	329.00–344.00	1,793	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,081	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	298.03/cwt	296.00–300.00	2,042	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,286	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	310.39/cwt	305.00–316.00	2,390	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,416	1
Bulls	—	—	2,040	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	4,060	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	138.77/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,413	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	150.29/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,640	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,146	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,023	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	163.05/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,173	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	150.08/cwt	146.00–154.50	2,277	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,465	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	955	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,273	3,151.47/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,151	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,365	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 Jul 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 249Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 34Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 31Year ago 9

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves were on FIRE they sold 10.00-15.00 higher and higher than that in spots. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	385	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	416	355.00–403.00	364.62
1	450–500	485	358.00	358.00
2	500–550	540	336.00–337.00	336.50
3	550–600	562	336.00–343.00	340.01
2	600–650	620	315.00–319.00	317.05
1	650–700	655	326.00	326.00
1	700–750	725	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	875	265.00	265.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	453.00	453.00
2	350–400	358	445.00–450.00	447.52
2	400–450	438	383.00–403.00	393.06
5	500–550	517	351.00–360.00	355.92
2	550–600	575	346.00–348.00	346.97
2	600–650	625	329.00–340.00	334.41
1	700–750	725	293.00	293.00
1	850–900	885	275.00	275.00
1	1200–1250	1,210	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	493	347.00–349.00	348.66
3	500–550	503	318.00–328.00	321.35
4	550–600	577	325.00–329.00	328.00
1	600–650	620	308.00	308.00
1	650–700	680	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	586	343.00	343.00
2	700–750	720	324.00	324.00
7	900–950	928	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	280	515.00–520.00	517.54
1	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	420	450.00–460.00	454.52
5	500–550	525	383.00–405.00	392.21
1	600–650	610	352.00	352.00
2	650–700	675	345.00–348.00	346.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	532	363.00–375.00	369.22
1	550–600	560	371.00	371.00
1	600–650	645	330.00	330.00
6	650–700	678	318.00–328.00	324.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	415.00–428.00	421.68
6	400–450	432	396.00–400.00	396.64
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	545	354.00	354.00
2	550–600	563	338.00–348.00	343.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	470	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	518	373.00–378.00	375.51
1	650–700	665	313.00	313.00
1	700–750	735	311.00	311.00
2	750–800	770	305.00–316.00	310.39
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	533	329.00–344.00	336.32
1	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	393.00–400.00	395.98
4	500–550	530	350.00–360.00	354.01
2	650–700	685	296.00–300.00	298.03

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)	Open	2	—	1,005	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,465	4,000.00	4,000.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,151.47

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	—	1,365	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	955	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	—	1,320	183.00	183.00
1	—	2,040	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	134.00–144.00	138.77
4	—	1,091	147.00–153.00	150.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	185.00	185.00
3	—	1,333	160.00–165.00	163.05
1	—	1,305	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	146.00–154.50	150.08

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.