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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 8

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

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Feeder Cattle receipts

188 head

▼ 214 vs last sale 402▼ 288 vs year ago 476 · −60.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 36▼ 20 vs year ago 46 · −43.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 83▲ 25 vs year ago 20 · +125.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well. Had some really good feeder calves today.

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 $368.06/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 11 of 20 comparable sales and sits +1.26 against this barn's trailing median of $366.81.

Average price

$368.06

11 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$62.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.97

vs MS average

−0.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	400.00	2,060	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	570	375.00	2,138	5thin
Medium and Large 2	541	358.92	1,943	4thin
Medium and Large 3	585	338.00	1,977	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.00/cwt here — about $83 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 sale11 hd

368.06

—

MS average14 barns · 389 hd

363.09

+4.97

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−0.28

This barn, trailing median20 sales

366.81

+1.26

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	1,805	192.88	3,481	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	166.46	2,261	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	158.00	2,291	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,194	150.34	1,794	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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,553	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,101	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$2,575	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,495	$2,900	2thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	579.51/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,576	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,428	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	532.27/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,703	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	564.81/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,853	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,873	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	491.80/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,844	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	460.65/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,930	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	438.32/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,069	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	417.49/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,996	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	424.00/cwt	423.00–425.00	2,154	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,935	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	414.96/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,324	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	381.41/cwt	370.00–393.00	2,365	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,237	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,279	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	473.06/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,490	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	393.75/cwt	378.00–410.00	1,280	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	426.53/cwt	423.00–430.00	1,463	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	452.64/cwt	450.00–458.00	1,688	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	430.00/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,656	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	442.37/cwt	432.00–453.00	1,836	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	368.42/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,555	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	400.12/cwt	395.00–408.00	1,713	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	360.23/cwt	353.00–365.00	1,891	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,977	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,891	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	331.52/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,089	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,212	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	847	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,541	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,498	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,957	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,782	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	427.39/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,009	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,853	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	444.92/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,171	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	402.68/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,074	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,079	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	375.26/cwt	370.00–383.00	2,094	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	362.55/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,077	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	356.90/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,209	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	341.46/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,332	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,274	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,652	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	198.82/cwt	195.00–202.00	3,927	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,187	153.97/cwt	150.00–158.50	1,828	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	146.70/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,760	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	166.46/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,261	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,291	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	2,100.55/head	1,875.00–2,225.00	2,101	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	2,552.99/head	2,400.00–2,675.00	2,553	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,495	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	970	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	3

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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 402Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 36Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 83Year ago 20

As compared to the last market: feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well. Had some really good feeder calves today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	570.00–590.00	579.51
4	300–350	328	550.00–580.00	564.81
5	400–450	419	450.00–470.00	460.65
2	500–550	508	423.00–425.00	424.00
2	550–600	560	410.00–420.00	414.96
2	600–650	620	370.00–393.00	381.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	320	525.00–540.00	532.27
1	350–400	350	535.00	535.00
3	450–500	472	430.00–445.00	438.32
1	500–550	505	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	630	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	655	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	375	480.00–500.00	491.80
2	450–500	478	415.00–420.00	417.49
1	500–550	530	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	455.00–490.00	473.06
3	350–400	373	450.00–458.00	452.64
2	400–450	415	432.00–453.00	442.37
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	630	330.00–333.00	331.52
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	645	343.00	343.00
3	800–850	847	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	423.00–430.00	426.53
2	350–400	385	420.00–440.00	430.00
4	400–450	428	395.00–408.00	400.12
3	500–550	525	353.00–365.00	360.23
1	550–600	590	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	620	305.00	305.00
1	900–950	925	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	378.00–410.00	393.75
3	400–450	422	360.00–375.00	368.42
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	585	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	425.00–430.00	427.39
1	500–550	540	385.00	385.00
4	550–600	558	370.00–383.00	375.26
2	650–700	683	338.00–345.00	341.46
1	700–750	715	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	488	440.00–450.00	444.92
3	500–550	515	400.00–405.00	402.68
4	600–650	619	350.00–363.00	356.90
1	700–750	705	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	475	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	573	360.00–365.00	362.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	1,088	2,400.00–2,675.00	2,552.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	3,000.00	3,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,065	1,875.00–2,225.00	2,100.55

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	—	1,495	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	970	2,575.00	2,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	163.00–170.00	166.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	145.00–149.50	146.70
3	—	1,187	150.00–158.50	153.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	181.00	181.00
2	—	1,975	195.00–202.00	198.82

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.