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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 6

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

270 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 267▼ 10 vs year ago 280 · −3.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 65▲ 10 vs year ago 16 · +62.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 19▲ 2 vs year ago 15 · +13.3%

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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 $397.16/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 12 of 27 comparable sales and sits −23.98 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$397.16

11 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$40.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.52

vs MS average

−48.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	408.58	2,251	5thin
Medium and Large 2	525	391.57	2,056	5thin
Medium and Large 3	590	368.00	2,171	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.58/cwt here — about $80 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

397.16

—

MS average14 barns · 411 hd

376.64

+20.52

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−48.69

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−23.98

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	1,822	182.00	3,315	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	157.50	1,851	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	149.71	2,204	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,195	147.64	1,764	8thin

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)	1,160	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,640	$3,500	2thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	501.86/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,380	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,510	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	434.34/cwt	434.00–435.00	1,590	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	460.07/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,702	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,905	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	442.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,991	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,923	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,801	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	391.57/cwt	388.00–395.00	2,056	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	406.54/cwt	405.00–408.00	2,155	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	409.94/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,316	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,171	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	351.91/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,150	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,042	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,365	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	347.63/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,305	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	334.97/cwt	331.00–339.00	2,311	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,475	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,343	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,718	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	934	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,505	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	394.97/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,631	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,625	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	361.93/cwt	356.00–368.00	1,647	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,828	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,853	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,807	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,847	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	324.67/cwt	318.00–326.00	2,006	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,290	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,788	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,735	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,793	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	360.43/cwt	358.00–363.00	1,705	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	417.68/cwt	410.00–423.00	1,980	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	397.92/cwt	396.00–400.00	2,089	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	365.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,057	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	593	353.98/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,099	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,189	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,080	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,000	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	336.99/cwt	336.00–338.00	2,292	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	324.11/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,350	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,525	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,324	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,720	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,599	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,514	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,901	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	142.84/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,660	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,851	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	150.52/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,827	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	149.71/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,204	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	960	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,640	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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 Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 267Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 65Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 19Year ago 15

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	403.00	403.00
1	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	562	360.00–370.00	365.98
2	600–650	635	325.00–330.00	327.52
3	650–700	680	336.00–338.00	336.99
1	750–800	780	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	418.00	418.00
4	450–500	474	410.00–423.00	417.68
2	500–550	525	396.00–400.00	397.92
1	600–650	620	353.00	353.00
2	700–750	725	320.00–328.00	324.11
1	750–800	765	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	925	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	358.00–363.00	360.43
2	550–600	593	350.00–358.00	353.98
1	650–700	660	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	648	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	455.00–465.00	460.07
1	400–450	440	433.00	433.00
1	450–500	460	418.00	418.00
5	500–550	525	388.00–395.00	391.57
1	600–650	615	332.00	332.00
2	650–700	690	331.00–339.00	334.97
1	700–750	730	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	485.00–520.00	501.86
1	300–350	305	495.00	495.00
2	450–500	450	440.00–445.00	442.50
2	500–550	530	405.00–408.00	406.54
3	550–600	565	400.00–420.00	409.94
5	600–650	611	348.00–360.00	351.91
3	650–700	663	345.00–350.00	347.63
2	700–750	730	339.00	339.00
4	800–850	826	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	366	434.00–435.00	434.34
9	450–500	479	376.00	376.00
1	550–600	590	368.00	368.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	413	390.00–400.00	394.97
1	500–550	525	353.00	353.00
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	318.00	318.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	390	386.00	386.00
1	400–450	430	378.00	378.00
1	450–500	490	373.00	373.00
1	500–550	530	341.00	341.00
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
6	600–650	618	318.00–326.00	324.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	455	356.00–368.00	361.93
1	550–600	570	324.00	324.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	140.00–145.00	142.84
5	—	1,214	148.00–154.00	150.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	145.00–154.00	149.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,575	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,920	183.00	183.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	—	1,640	3,500.00	3,500.00

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.