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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 11

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

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Feeder Cattle receipts

273 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 296▲ 48 vs year ago 225 · +21.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 34▼ 47 vs year ago 100 · −47.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 16▼ 188 vs year ago 295 · −63.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold steady, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady as well. Sold some really good stock cows that brought good money.

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 $382.50/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 8 of 27 comparable sales and sits −38.64 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$382.50

6 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$71.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.10

vs MS average

−4.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	425.00	2,231	2thin
Medium and Large 2	553	369.00	2,039	2thin
Medium and Large 3	593	353.49	2,096	2thin

One grade step is worth $71.51/cwt here — about $135 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 sale6 hd

382.50

—

MS average14 barns · 400 hd

359.40

+23.10

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

−4.99

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−38.64

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,908	188.00	3,588	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	163.68	2,136	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	156.30	2,345	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	152.32	1,625	9thin

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)	1,590	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,287	$2,627	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,508	$2,554	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,560	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,103	$3,552	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$4,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,412	$3,056	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,780	$2,800	2thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	539.77/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,161	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,339	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,458	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	511.56/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,637	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,479	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	487.55/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,672	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,846	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	465.17/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,735	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	450.15/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,882	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	468.21/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,027	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	412.26/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,917	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	444.81/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,082	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	425.00/cwt	395.00–455.00	2,231	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,958	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,117	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	593	353.49/cwt	350.00–357.00	2,096	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,111	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	355.11/cwt	345.00–363.00	2,195	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	337.89/cwt	333.00–343.00	2,264	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,323	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,362	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,372	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	426.09/cwt	423.00–430.00	1,342	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,342	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,523	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,462	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	413.38/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,558	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	386.58/cwt	373.00–400.00	1,674	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	360.45/cwt	358.00–363.00	1,748	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	347.14/cwt	344.00–353.00	1,805	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	335.56/cwt	333.00–338.00	1,789	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,788	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	315.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,947	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	334.00/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,138	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,183	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,227	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,278	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,465	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,020	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,244	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	440.00/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,879	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	409.89/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,918	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	384.90/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,867	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	389.97/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,036	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	357.22/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,868	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,897	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,959	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,960	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,260	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,056	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,181	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	324.49/cwt	322.00–327.00	2,151	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,202	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	286.54/cwt	285.00–288.00	2,364	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,728	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,705	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,308	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,719	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	155.76/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,604	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	145.45/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,658	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	159.74/cwt	159.50–160.00	2,026	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	165.26/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,181	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	156.30/cwt	153.00–159.50	2,345	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,661.65/head	2,625.00–2,700.00	2,662	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,670	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,778	3,505.70/head	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,506	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,780	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,058	1,951.77/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,952	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,508	2,553.69/head	2,400.00–2,675.00	2,554	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,515	3,301.32/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,301	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,560	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,590	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,103	3,552.38/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,552	4

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 Aug 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 296Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 34Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 16Year ago 295

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves sold steady, and slaughter cows and bulls sold steady as well. Sold some really good stock cows that brought good money.

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	290	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	325	413.00	413.00
3	350–400	377	405.00–420.00	413.38
1	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	485	358.00–363.00	360.45
2	500–550	533	333.00–338.00	335.56
2	600–650	618	310.00–320.00	315.02
1	750–800	775	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	423.00–430.00	426.09
1	350–400	350	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	433	373.00–400.00	386.58
5	500–550	520	344.00–353.00	347.14
2	600–650	640	330.00–338.00	334.00
1	700–750	730	299.00	299.00
1	750–800	755	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	805	283.00	283.00
1	850–900	865	285.00	285.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	545	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	400.00–420.00	409.89
3	500–550	523	350.00–365.00	357.22
1	550–600	555	353.00	353.00
1	600–650	625	329.00	329.00
2	650–700	663	322.00–327.00	324.49
2	800–850	825	285.00–288.00	286.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	435.00–445.00	440.00
3	500–550	522	385.00–395.00	389.97
1	550–600	590	383.00	383.00
1	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	655	333.00	333.00
1	700–750	715	308.00	308.00
1	800–850	805	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	880	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	375.00–395.00	384.90
1	500–550	545	348.00	348.00
1	550–600	585	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	605	349.00	349.00
6	700–750	704	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	530.00–550.00	539.77
1	250–300	270	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	320	505.00–520.00	511.56
1	350–400	355	520.00	520.00
3	400–450	433	460.00–475.00	468.21
2	500–550	525	395.00–455.00	425.00
3	600–650	618	345.00–363.00	355.11
1	700–750	705	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	753	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	465	405.00–420.00	412.26
2	550–600	593	350.00–357.00	353.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	260	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	343	480.00–495.00	487.55
2	350–400	373	460.00–470.00	465.17
2	400–450	418	445.00–455.00	450.15
2	450–500	468	440.00–450.00	444.81
1	500–550	525	373.00	373.00
1	550–600	580	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	670	333.00–343.00	337.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,100	2,625.00–2,700.00	2,661.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,780	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,670	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,778	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,505.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,590	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,508	2,400.00–2,675.00	2,553.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,515	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,301.32

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,560	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,058	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,951.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,103	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,552.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,500	153.00–159.50	156.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,320	162.00–168.00	165.26
2	—	1,268	159.50–160.00	159.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,030	150.00–159.00	155.76
3	—	1,140	140.00–148.00	145.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	194.00	194.00
2	—	2,010	185.00	185.00

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.