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Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 8, 2025

259 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 259 521 542
Feeder cattle 188 402 476
Slaughter cattle 26 36 46
Replacement cattle 45 83 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to the last market: feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well. Had some really good feeder calves today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 272 3 570.00–590.00 $579.51 $1,576 +2.84
315–335 328 4 550.00–580.00 $564.81 $1,853 +15.20
405–440 419 5 450.00–470.00 $460.65 $1,930 +0.81
505–510 508 2 423.00–425.00 $424.00 $2,154 -26.02
555–565 560 2 410.00–420.00 $414.96 $2,324 -10.04
615–625 620 2 370.00–393.00 $381.41 $2,365 +23.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,428 -20.00
310–330 320 2 525.00–540.00 $532.27 $1,703 +2.23
350 350 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,872 —
465–475 472 3 430.00–445.00 $438.32 $2,069 -1.68
505 505 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,995 -9.24
630 630 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,236 +12.30
655 655 1 348.00 $348.00 $2,279 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,642 -5.00
365–385 375 3 480.00–500.00 $491.80 $1,844 +14.65
475–480 478 2 415.00–420.00 $417.49 $1,996 +7.49
530 530 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,934 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 423.00–430.00 $426.53 $1,463 —
385 385 2 420.00–440.00 $430.00 $1,656 ±0.00
405–445 428 4 395.00–408.00 $400.12 $1,713 +13.65
515–540 525 3 353.00–365.00 $360.23 $1,891 -8.29
590 590 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,094 —
620 620 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,891 -33.00
925 925 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,498 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 455.00–490.00 $473.06 $1,490 +3.23
355–395 373 3 450.00–458.00 $452.64 $1,688 —
410–420 415 2 432.00–453.00 $442.37 $1,836 +29.87
515 515 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,060 -5.11
620–640 630 2 330.00–333.00 $331.52 $2,089 -9.98
705 705 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,256 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,138 —
645 645 2 343.00 $343.00 $2,212 —
847 847 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,541 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 378.00–410.00 $393.75 $1,280 —
405–440 422 3 360.00–375.00 $368.42 $1,555 -1.58
470 470 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,810 +18.53
585 585 1 338.00 $338.00 $1,977 -9.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,956 —
480–495 488 2 440.00–450.00 $444.92 $2,171 —
510–520 515 3 400.00–405.00 $402.68 $2,074 +12.53
600–640 619 4 350.00–363.00 $356.90 $2,209 +6.90
705 705 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,397 +32.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 470 2 425.00–430.00 $427.39 $2,009 +7.39
540 540 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,079 +20.00
550–570 558 4 370.00–383.00 $375.26 $2,094 +11.26
675–690 683 2 338.00–345.00 $341.46 $2,332 —
715 715 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,274 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,782 —
475 475 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,852 -9.86
560–585 573 2 360.00–365.00 $362.55 $2,077 +23.97

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1325 1187 85-90% 3 150.00–158.50 $153.97 $1,828 —
1080–1270 1200 85-90% 3 145.00–149.50 $146.70 $1,760 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1500 1358 80-85% 3 163.00–170.00 $166.46 $2,261 -3.54
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,291 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1795–2155 1975 2 195.00–202.00 $198.82 $3,927 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,652 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1210 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,675.00 $2,552.99
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,475.00 $2,475.00
1345 1345 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00
895–1175 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 1,875.00–2,225.00 $2,100.55

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,575.00 $2,575.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1495 1495 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —

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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.