Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 28, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	283	314	270
Feeder cattle	217	249	230
Slaughter cattle	34	34	31
Replacement cattle	32	31	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to last weeks market: Feeder calves were on FIRE they sold 10.00-15.00 higher and higher than that in spots. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
586	586	9	343.00	$343.00	$2,010	—
720	720	2	324.00	$324.00	$2,333	—
928	928	7	290.00	$290.00	$2,691	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,025	-27.66
275–285	280	2	515.00–520.00	$517.54	$1,449	—
320	320	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,536	+18.41
405–440	420	4	450.00–460.00	$454.52	$1,909	+39.06
505–545	525	5	383.00–405.00	$392.21	$2,059	+4.21
610	610	1	352.00	$352.00	$2,147	+16.51
655–695	675	2	345.00–348.00	$346.46	$2,339	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,736	+18.44
415	415	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,826	+45.00
515–545	532	3	363.00–375.00	$369.22	$1,964	+25.20
560	560	1	371.00	$371.00	$2,078	+21.00
645	645	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,128	+10.00
665–695	678	6	318.00–328.00	$324.15	$2,198	+11.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	2	415.00–428.00	$421.68	$1,560	+12.17
415–435	432	6	396.00–400.00	$396.64	$1,713	+19.32
480	480	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,872	—
545	545	1	354.00	$354.00	$1,929	+25.62
560–565	563	2	338.00–348.00	$343.02	$1,931	+13.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,109	—
385	385	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,617	—
408–430	416	6	355.00–403.00	$364.62	$1,517	+11.21
485	485	1	358.00	$358.00	$1,736	—
535–545	540	2	336.00–337.00	$336.50	$1,817	+19.97
555–570	562	3	336.00–343.00	$340.01	$1,911	+28.48
605–635	620	2	315.00–319.00	$317.05	$1,966	+22.05
655	655	1	326.00	$326.00	$2,135	+31.90
725	725	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,066	±0.00
875	875	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,319	—
1090	1090	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,616	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	453.00	$453.00	$1,382	+7.89
355–360	358	2	445.00–450.00	$447.52	$1,602	—
435–440	438	2	383.00–403.00	$393.06	$1,722	+24.88
505–540	517	5	351.00–360.00	$355.92	$1,840	+32.91
555–595	575	2	346.00–348.00	$346.97	$1,995	—
615–635	625	2	329.00–340.00	$334.41	$2,090	+32.09
725	725	1	293.00	$293.00	$2,124	+4.00
885	885	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,434	—
1210	1210	1	260.00	$260.00	$3,146	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492–495	493	6	347.00–349.00	$348.66	$1,719	—
502–505	503	3	318.00–328.00	$321.35	$1,616	—
575–577	577	4	325.00–329.00	$328.00	$1,893	—
620	620	1	308.00	$308.00	$1,910	+20.00
680	680	1	293.00	$293.00	$1,992	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	465.00	$465.00	$2,046	+72.35
470	470	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,927	—
515–520	518	2	373.00–378.00	$375.51	$1,945	+29.04
665	665	1	313.00	$313.00	$2,081	—
735	735	1	311.00	$311.00	$2,286	+13.35
755–785	770	2	305.00–316.00	$310.39	$2,390	—
805	805	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,294	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–485	473	3	393.00–400.00	$395.98	$1,873	+17.98
525–535	530	4	350.00–360.00	$354.01	$1,876	+16.01
675–695	685	2	296.00–300.00	$298.03	$2,042	+9.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,781	+12.00
520–545	533	2	329.00–344.00	$336.32	$1,793	+11.32
555	555	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,915	+27.00
750	750	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,138	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1065	1018	85-90%	2	134.00–144.00	$138.77	$1,413	+7.83
1005–1260	1091	85-90%	4	147.00–153.00	$150.29	$1,640	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	80-85%	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,146	—
1305	1305	80-85%	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,023	—
1250–1440	1333	80-85%	3	160.00–165.00	$163.05	$2,173	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1610	1517	75-80%	3	146.00–154.50	$150.08	$2,277	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320	1320	1	183.00	$183.00	$2,416	—
2040	2040	1	199.00	$199.00	$4,060	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1080–1465	1273	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,950.00–3,300.00	$3,151.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1365	1365	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

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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
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—
1465	1465	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

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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.