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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 1

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

402 head

▲ 149 vs last sale 253▲ 121 vs year ago 281 · +43.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 19▼ 18 vs year ago 54 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 20▲ 33 vs year ago 50 · +66.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: feeder calves were 5-10 higher and slaughter cattle were 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 $393.33/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 12 of 27 comparable sales and sits −27.81 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$393.33

33 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$74.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.41

vs MS average

−23.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	443.77	2,306	4thin
Medium and Large 2	549	398.80	2,191	17thin
Medium and Large 3	558	368.77	2,058	12thin

One grade step is worth $74.99/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale33 hd

393.33

—

MS average13 barns · 448 hd

382.92

+10.41

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−23.20

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−27.81

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	1,619	189.35	3,065	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	167.83	2,215	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	163.89	2,655	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	154.67	1,567	3thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,824	$2,945	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,933	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$4,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$3,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,461	$3,385	10

Every lot

75 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	576.67/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,557	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,458	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	549.61/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,775	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	530.04/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,818	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,708	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	477.15/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,780	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	459.84/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,908	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,733	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,948	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	450.02/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,286	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	404.24/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,106	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,359	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	368.66/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,076	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	395.84/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,236	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,166	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	342.70/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,101	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	356.66/cwt	356.00–358.00	2,350	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,237	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,497	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,160	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	469.83/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,363	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	469.83/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,612	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,552	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	412.50/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,761	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	386.47/cwt	385.00–388.00	1,693	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,791	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	366.47/cwt	365.00–368.00	1,741	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	368.52/cwt	363.00–373.00	1,909	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	405.11/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,115	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,980	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	569	347.01/cwt	343.00–353.00	1,974	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	341.50/cwt	340.00–343.00	2,151	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,129	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	399.86/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,899	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,843	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	390.15/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,044	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	364.00/cwt	363.00–365.00	2,013	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	338.58/cwt	333.00–343.00	1,964	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	325.61/cwt	318.00–335.00	2,061	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,345	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	311.53/cwt	310.00–313.00	2,118	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,276	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,480	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,351	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,593	187.19/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,982	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	191.50/cwt	191.00–192.00	3,150	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	154.67/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,567	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	163.48/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,978	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	170.00/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,338	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	163.89/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,655	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,325	2,792.92/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,793	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,548	3,655.94/head	3,125.00–4,175.00	3,656	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,560	4,025.00/head	4,025.00–4,025.00	4,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,600	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	855	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	995	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	2,933.24/head	2,800.00–3,075.00	2,933	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	2,308	3,267.74/head	3,250.00–3,275.00	3,268	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 Sep 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 253Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 19Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 20Year ago 50

As compared to the last market: feeder calves were 5-10 higher and slaughter cattle were 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	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	385	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	438	385.00–388.00	386.47
6	500–550	518	363.00–373.00	368.52
1	600–650	630	338.00	338.00
2	650–700	660	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	460.00–480.00	469.83
5	300–350	343	455.00–475.00	469.83
8	400–450	427	390.00–445.00	412.50
1	450–500	450	398.00	398.00
3	500–550	522	400.00–410.00	405.11
2	600–650	630	340.00–343.00	341.50
1	650–700	665	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	393.00	393.00
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	475	365.00–368.00	366.47
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
5	550–600	569	343.00–353.00	347.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	528	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	524	380.00–400.00	390.15
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	655	358.00	358.00
2	700–750	740	305.00–310.00	307.52
1	750–800	780	318.00	318.00
1	800–850	815	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	395.00–405.00	399.86
3	550–600	580	333.00–343.00	338.58
2	650–700	680	310.00–313.00	311.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	505	360.00–370.00	365.00
2	550–600	553	363.00–365.00	364.00
3	600–650	633	318.00–335.00	325.61
1	800–850	825	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	373	470.00–485.00	477.15
1	400–450	430	403.00	403.00
1	450–500	475	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
11	550–600	563	360.00–385.00	368.66
1	650–700	690	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	343	525.00–535.00	530.04
1	400–450	420	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
6	500–550	521	390.00–420.00	404.24
11	550–600	565	390.00–410.00	395.84
3	600–650	613	340.00–345.00	342.70
1	650–700	660	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	565.00–600.00	576.67
2	300–350	323	540.00–560.00	549.61
3	400–450	415	450.00–470.00	459.84
3	500–550	508	445.00–455.00	450.02
1	550–600	555	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	605	358.00	358.00
3	650–700	659	356.00–358.00	356.66
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	664	376.00	376.00

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	—	1,325	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,792.92

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	4	—	1,548	3,125.00–4,175.00	3,655.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,600	4,150.00	4,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,560	4,025.00	4,025.00

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	—	855	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,290	2,800.00–3,075.00	2,933.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	2,308	3,250.00–3,275.00	3,267.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	3,350.00	3,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,375	167.00–174.00	170.00
2	—	1,210	162.00–165.00	163.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	150.00–158.00	154.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	160.00–168.00	163.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	185.00–189.00	187.19
2	—	1,645	191.00–192.00	191.50

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.