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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 10

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Nov 3Nov 10Nov 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

297 head

▼ 156 vs last sale 453▲ 138 vs year ago 159 · +86.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 58▲ 3 vs year ago 31 · +9.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 66▲ 6 vs year ago 30 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last market: feeder cattle sold steady and slaughter cattle sold a little cheaper.

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 $377.58/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 8 of 27 comparable sales and sits −43.56 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$377.58

28 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$74.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.45

vs MS average

−47.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	425.02	2,180	5thin
Medium and Large 1	517	385.39	1,992	8thin
Medium and Large 2	571	364.20	2,078	8thin
Medium and Large 3	526	350.07	1,841	7thin

One grade step is worth $74.95/cwt here — about $339 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 sale28 hd

377.58

—

MS average13 barns · 248 hd

376.14

+1.45

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−47.29

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−43.56

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	—	Low	1,412	167.87	2,370	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	148.45	1,919	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,083	132.83	1,438	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,072	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,040	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

72 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	245	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,188	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	438.26/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,446	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	364	413.71/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,506	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,631	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,081	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	425.02/cwt	423.00–428.00	2,180	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	385.39/cwt	385.00–388.00	1,992	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	350.07/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,841	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	362.66/cwt	361.00–365.00	2,103	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	343.34/cwt	343.00–345.00	2,108	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	354.66/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,195	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,258	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	332.85/cwt	322.00–355.00	2,380	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,255	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,426	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,411	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,636	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	382.69/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,370	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	362.48/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,316	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	352.85/cwt	348.00–358.00	1,475	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	363.71/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,535	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,709	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	352.41/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,649	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	334.67/cwt	333.00–338.00	1,717	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,808	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	344.14/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,962	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,941	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,281	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	627	321.01/cwt	318.00–325.00	2,013	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,191	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,071	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,385	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	386.46/cwt	383.00–390.00	1,816	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,783	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	553	341.51/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,889	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,031	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,314	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,174	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,222	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,223	156.56/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,915	2
Bulls	—	—	1,358	163.05/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,214	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,520	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,591	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,325	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	119.12/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,203	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	139.84/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,622	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	150.91/cwt	147.50–155.00	1,894	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	144.76/cwt	144.00–145.50	1,954	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	875	2,072.14/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,072	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,490	2,349.66/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	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 Nov 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 453Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 58Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 66Year ago 30

As compared to the last market: feeder cattle sold steady and slaughter cattle sold a little cheaper.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	485.00	485.00
1	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	473	440.00	440.00
8	500–550	517	385.00–388.00	385.39
4	600–650	619	350.00–358.00	354.66
3	700–750	715	322.00–355.00	332.85
1	750–800	775	313.00	313.00
1	800–850	820	294.00	294.00
1	850–900	870	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	330	430.00–445.00	438.26
1	350–400	375	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
7	550–600	580	361.00–365.00	362.66
6	600–650	614	343.00–345.00	343.34
2	650–700	680	332.00	332.00
1	700–750	725	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	423.00–428.00	425.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	410.00–425.00	413.71
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	526	340.00–358.00	350.07
1	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	383.00–390.00	386.46
1	500–550	505	353.00	353.00
1	550–600	580	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	610	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	665	348.00	348.00
1	700–750	710	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	553	340.00–343.00	341.51
1	650–700	690	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	363	360.00–365.00	362.48
3	400–450	422	360.00–368.00	363.71
1	500–550	515	351.00	351.00
2	550–600	570	340.00–348.00	344.14
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	358	380.00–385.00	382.69
3	400–450	445	384.00	384.00
1	600–650	625	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	750	318.00	318.00
1	900–950	920	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	348.00–358.00	352.85
2	450–500	468	350.00–355.00	352.41
6	500–550	513	333.00–338.00	334.67
2	550–600	590	329.00	329.00
3	600–650	627	318.00–325.00	321.01
1	650–700	670	327.00	327.00
1	700–750	745	278.00	278.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	147.50–155.00	150.91
2	—	1,350	144.00–145.50	144.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	118.00–120.00	119.12
4	—	1,160	136.00–142.00	139.84
2	—	1,000	130.00–135.00	132.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	155.00–158.00	156.56
2	—	1,358	161.00–165.00	163.05
1	—	1,910	188.00	188.00
1	—	1,400	180.00	180.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,072.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,490	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,349.66

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.