Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 24, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	237	134	418
Feeder cattle	182	109	349
Slaughter cattle	23	17	27
Replacement cattle	32	8	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to the last market had a better offering of cattle today. Feeder cattle sold 5-10 higher and lighter calves even stronger slaughter cattle 3-7 higher. Stocker cows sold good as well.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
246	246	4	475.00	$475.00	$1,168	—
445	445	4	370.00	$370.00	$1,646	—
470–480	473	9	365.00–370.00	$366.69	$1,734	—
518	518	6	328.00	$328.00	$1,699	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	400.00–405.00	$402.54	$1,308	—
365–395	384	5	390.00–400.00	$397.07	$1,525	+9.55
425	425	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,530	—
455–460	458	2	350.00–373.00	$361.56	$1,656	—
555	555	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,665	+12.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	440.00	$440.00	$968	—
305–325	315	2	420.00–430.00	$424.84	$1,338	+21.84
405	405	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,600	—
625	625	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,750	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	2	385.00–388.00	$386.44	$1,430	+31.44
435	435	1	346.00	$346.00	$1,505	—
480	480	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,632	+37.00
690	690	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,760	+5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	4	340.00–345.00	$342.05	$1,122	—
355–380	371	7	333.00–344.00	$337.72	$1,253	-3.02
465–470	468	2	325.00–330.00	$327.49	$1,533	+29.49
505–548	533	5	285.00–298.00	$293.02	$1,562	—
605–620	615	3	263.00	$263.00	$1,617	-2.00
665	665	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,676	—
870	870	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,940	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–394	382	7	324.00–333.00	$330.19	$1,261	+10.19
410–445	428	2	300.00–306.00	$302.88	$1,296	—
450–490	470	2	295.00–298.00	$296.44	$1,393	—
515–540	528	4	273.00–283.00	$277.28	$1,464	+7.27
785	785	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,829	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	7	340.00	$340.00	$1,527	—
520	520	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,664	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	310.00	$310.00	$961	—
455–485	470	2	280.00–285.00	$282.58	$1,328	—
625	625	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,544	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–490	483	2	320.00–329.00	$324.57	$1,568	—
505	505	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,515	—
605	605	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,694	+15.00
655	655	1	273.00	$273.00	$1,788	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–475	470	2	318.00–330.00	$323.94	$1,523	-14.06
535	535	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,487	—
640	640	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,696	—
670	670	1	253.00	$253.00	$1,695	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–580	570	2	260.00–275.00	$267.63	$1,525	—
605	605	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,482	—
655	655	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,572	+5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1150	1082	80-85%	3	136.50–139.00	$137.98	$1,493	+11.01
1115–1255	1187	80-85%	3	140.00–148.50	$144.42	$1,714	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,056	—
940–1055	998	85-90%	2	134.00–136.00	$135.06	$1,348	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1775	1580	2	162.50–170.00	$165.79	$2,619	—
1625	1625	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,844	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1565	1505	2	152.00–153.00	$152.52	$2,295	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1135	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,375.00	$2,170.77
1055–1245	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,054.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,690.00	$1,690.00
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
1010–1315	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,450.00–2,475.00	$2,464.14	—
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—

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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.