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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 22

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

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Feeder Cattle receipts

238 head

▼ 193 vs last sale 431▲ 36 vs year ago 202 · +17.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 34▼ 5 vs year ago 34 · −14.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 108▲ 0 vs year ago 16 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well.

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 $407.65/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 13 of 27 comparable sales and sits −13.49 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$407.65

11 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$33.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.70

vs MS average

−9.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	418.00	2,228	6thin
Medium and Large 1	554	397.79	2,204	4thin
Medium and Large 2	565	385.00	2,175	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about $53 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 sale11 hd

407.65

—

MS average14 barns · 354 hd

375.95

+31.70

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−9.44

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−13.49

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	1,539	186.20	2,865	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,428	163.77	2,339	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,041	141.22	1,471	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	140.00	2,380	1thin

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)	1,095	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,328	$2,472	2thin

Every lot

62 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	250	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,375	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	538.19/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,685	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	515.10/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,741	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,028	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	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	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,196	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,228	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	395.58/cwt	393.00–398.00	2,247	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,310	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	363.01/cwt	358.00–368.00	2,251	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,463	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	380.51/cwt	378.00–383.00	2,561	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	348.99/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,391	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	351.48/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,548	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,579	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,465	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,682	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	937	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,064	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	412.90/cwt	408.00–418.00	1,363	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	429.53/cwt	423.00–435.00	1,426	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,455	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,572	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	384.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,648	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	362.12/cwt	351.00–371.00	1,865	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,974	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	326.46/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,024	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,181	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	313.98/cwt	313.00–315.00	2,239	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,074	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	416.50/cwt	415.00–418.00	1,833	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,906	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	398.73/cwt	388.00–410.00	2,045	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	361.50/cwt	360.00–363.00	1,988	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	338.43/cwt	334.00–343.00	2,098	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,099	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,132	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	184.93/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,728	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,287	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	128.28/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,267	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	147.38/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,580	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	152.76/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,657	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	163.77/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,339	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,380	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,328	2,471.75/head	2,250.00–2,625.00	2,472	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 431Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 34Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 108Year ago 16

As compared to last weeks market: feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	533	418.00	418.00
7	600–650	643	383.00	383.00
5	700–750	741	348.00	348.00
6	900–950	937	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	550.00	550.00
3	300–350	313	530.00–550.00	538.19
1	400–450	430	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	488	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	568	393.00–398.00	395.58
1	600–650	600	385.00	385.00
2	650–700	673	378.00–383.00	380.51
2	700–750	725	350.00–353.00	351.48
1	850–900	885	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	505.00–525.00	515.10
1	350–400	390	520.00	520.00
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	565	385.00	385.00
3	600–650	620	358.00–368.00	363.01
1	750–800	780	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	390	470.00	470.00
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	685	348.00–350.00	348.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	550	360.00–363.00	361.50
1	600–650	640	328.00	328.00
1	650–700	660	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	513	388.00–410.00	398.73
2	600–650	620	334.00–343.00	338.43
1	700–750	705	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	415.00–418.00	416.50
1	450–500	485	393.00	393.00
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	423.00–435.00	429.53
2	400–450	428	380.00–390.00	384.97
1	450–500	485	385.00	385.00
11	500–550	515	351.00–371.00	362.12
9	550–600	564	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	653	334.00	334.00
2	700–750	713	313.00–315.00	313.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	383.00	383.00
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	408.00–418.00	412.90
1	350–400	390	403.00	403.00
1	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	620	325.00–328.00	326.46
1	700–750	720	288.00	288.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	160.00–167.00	163.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	988	124.00–131.00	128.28
3	—	1,072	145.00–149.00	147.38
4	—	1,085	151.00–155.00	152.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	190.00	190.00
3	—	1,475	184.00–186.00	184.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,095	2,475.00	2,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,328	2,250.00–2,625.00	2,471.75

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.