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Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 27, 2025

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 269 102 311
Feeder cattle 240 83 270
Slaughter cattle 15 12 27
Replacement cattle 14 7 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, even though all the rain and nasty weather the calf market was very good today. Slaughter cattle were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 453.00 $453.00 $1,178 +6.46
315–340 328 2 430.00–458.00 $443.47 $1,455 -8.79
410–425 418 2 383.00–400.00 $391.65 $1,637 -23.35
517–525 520 3 349.00–354.00 $350.68 $1,824 +18.17
623–625 624 4 285.00–292.00 $290.25 $1,811 —
660 660 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,894 —
818 818 3 253.00 $253.00 $2,070 —
975 975 1 229.00 $229.00 $2,233 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 3 430.00–433.00 $431.31 $1,186 +31.31
350 350 1 398.00 $398.00 $1,393 -24.69
405–445 427 3 364.00–373.00 $368.19 $1,572 -11.81
450 450 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,598 —
535–545 542 3 310.00–319.00 $316.04 $1,713 —
560–580 568 3 302.00–312.00 $307.27 $1,745 —
735 735 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,801 —
792 792 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,925 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,268 -15.00
350–365 358 2 378.00–381.00 $379.53 $1,359 -0.47
455–492 478 9 345.00–359.00 $352.26 $1,684 +0.15
555 555 1 298.00 $298.00 $1,654 +13.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 308.00–314.00 $311.00 $1,135 +16.00
430–445 438 2 296.00–310.00 $302.88 $1,327 -0.12
455–490 467 3 305.00–316.00 $312.15 $1,458 +14.54
565–580 570 3 271.00–281.00 $277.61 $1,582 +7.61
610–640 625 3 241.00–255.00 $248.55 $1,553 —
770–771 771 5 230.00–235.00 $234.00 $1,804 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 276 4 341.00–352.00 $347.71 $960 +10.56
305 305 1 351.00 $351.00 $1,071 +6.00
355–360 358 2 336.00–340.00 $337.99 $1,210 +0.37
435–445 438 3 321.00–324.00 $322.98 $1,415 -5.02
460 460 1 318.00 $318.00 $1,463 -7.00
540–545 543 4 280.00–296.00 $289.00 $1,569 —
605 605 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,664 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 293.00 $293.00 $1,040 —
445 445 2 284.00–286.00 $285.00 $1,268 —
450–495 479 5 280.00–292.00 $284.53 $1,363 -3.47
510 510 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,372 —
555–570 563 3 250.00–262.00 $257.33 $1,449 —
785 785 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,743 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 8 313.00 $313.00 $1,565 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 467 3 320.00–340.00 $330.54 $1,544 —
520–545 532 3 283.00–290.00 $285.72 $1,520 +10.72
550 550 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,584 —
675–685 680 2 262.00–263.00 $262.50 $1,785 —
705 705 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,819 —
775 775 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,930 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 2 350.00–356.00 $353.05 $1,546 —
470 470 1 358.00 $358.00 $1,683 +51.33
520–540 528 4 303.00–314.00 $307.96 $1,626 +22.94
580 580 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,746 —
605 605 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,688 -4.00
665 665 1 273.00 $273.00 $1,815 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,513 —
560–580 570 2 279.00–280.00 $279.49 $1,593 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 85-90% 1 111.00 $111.00 $849 —
850–1080 957 85-90% 3 119.50–123.50 $121.75 $1,165 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1085 1027 80-85% 3 126.50–130.00 $128.59 $1,321 —
1405 1405 80-85% 1 136.50 $136.50 $1,918 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1820 1648 2 160.00–164.50 $162.49 $2,678 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,790.00 $1,790.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1040–1180 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 2,150.00–2,525.00 $2,349.32 —
1665 1665 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,850.00 $3,850.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.