Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 7, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	109	203	177
Feeder cattle	68	162	139
Slaughter cattle	17	20	15
Replacement cattle	24	21	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, due to the stock market nasty weather the calf prices are still good. But compared to the last market feeder calves 10 lower. Slaughter cattle 5-7 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,332	—
410–440	425	2	360.00–368.00	$363.86	$1,546	+8.86
465	465	1	371.00	$371.00	$1,725	+24.44
660	660	1	283.00	$283.00	$1,868	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,278	-30.00
420–445	433	2	345.00–348.00	$346.46	$1,500	—
475	475	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,662	—
660	660	1	273.00	$273.00	$1,802	-3.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,414	-18.36
430	430	1	383.00	$383.00	$1,647	+13.00
530	530	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,802	-6.79
645	645	1	303.00	$303.00	$1,954	-23.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,159	+35.00
405–445	425	2	325.00–328.00	$326.43	$1,387	—
510–545	527	3	300.00–310.00	$305.89	$1,612	+4.44
555–595	575	2	295.00–308.00	$301.27	$1,732	-0.22

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	338.00	$338.00	$1,234	—
440	440	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,276	—
450–470	460	2	288.00–298.00	$293.11	$1,348	+8.11
520	520	1	273.00	$273.00	$1,420	—
555–575	565	2	268.00–270.00	$268.98	$1,520	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–470	468	2	313.00–318.00	$315.51	$1,477	+5.02
555	555	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,554	—
645	645	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,742	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	478	3	330.00–338.00	$333.66	$1,595	—
515	515	1	313.00	$313.00	$1,612	—
605	605	1	268.00	$268.00	$1,621	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,692	+18.55
505–530	518	2	325.00–338.00	$331.34	$1,716	+18.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	288.00	$288.00	$1,627	+9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,236	-1.84
1040–1090	1065	85-90%	4	126.00–131.00	$128.60	$1,370	—
1120	1120	85-90%	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,210	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	80-85%	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,754	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	75-80%	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,708	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1635–1830	1708	3	154.00–160.50	$156.74	$2,677	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,807	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

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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
1345–1430	1390	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	3,500.00–3,750.00	$3,635.91	+1,060.91
1500	1500	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,675.00	$2,675.00	—

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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.