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Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 15, 2025

573 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $386.57/cwt ≈ $2,459/hd at 636 lb · 23 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $367.73/cwt +19.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,519/hd at 685 lb · 19 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.32/cwt ≈ $2,233/hd at 660 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 573 259 177
Feeder cattle 431 188 142
Slaughter cattle 34 26 25
Replacement cattle 108 45 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

As compared to the last market: feeder calves were for the most part steady, but the bigger calves could have been 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle were steady. Had some really good stocker cows that brought really good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 2 550.00–570.00 $560.46 $1,530 +50.46
385 385 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,925 -35.00
405–410 408 2 425.00–435.00 $429.97 $1,754 —
533 533 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,105 ±0.00
565–595 584 6 388.00–398.00 $390.02 $2,278 —
620–630 625 3 350.00–370.00 $363.39 $2,271 +8.39
656–694 685 19 360.00–370.00 $367.73 $2,519 +19.73
705 705 1 328.00 $328.00 $2,312 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 3 595.00–620.00 $606.30 $1,394 —
330 330 2 530.00–560.00 $545.00 $1,798 -19.81
415–420 418 2 440.00–450.00 $445.03 $1,860 -15.62
450 450 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,070 —
508–535 520 6 403.00–415.00 $409.52 $2,130 -14.48
550–565 558 2 400.00–425.00 $412.67 $2,303 -2.29
615–635 627 3 378.00–400.00 $387.74 $2,431 +6.33
662 662 11 376.00 $376.00 $2,489 —
710–720 715 2 343.00–346.00 $344.49 $2,463 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 4 471.00 $471.00 $2,214 —
635–636 636 23 385.00–387.00 $386.57 $2,459 —
744 744 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,530 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 362 3 465.00–520.00 $487.79 $1,766 -4.01
455 455 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,866 -7.49
515 515 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,034 +30.00
570 570 1 379.00 $379.00 $2,160 —
665–685 678 3 321.00–348.00 $333.03 $2,258 —
730 730 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,372 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,166 —
340 340 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,632 +6.94
355 355 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,633 +7.36
443 443 4 414.00 $414.00 $1,834 -28.37
460 460 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,978 —
510 510 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,066 +5.00
570–585 578 2 398.00–400.00 $398.99 $2,306 —
605 605 1 358.00 $358.00 $2,166 +26.48
650–667 660 16 338.00–339.00 $338.32 $2,233 —
700–745 715 10 311.00–316.00 $313.16 $2,239 -6.84
752 752 2 306.00 $306.00 $2,301 —
805–830 818 2 295.00–318.00 $306.32 $2,506 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 470.00–475.00 $472.52 $1,290 —
330–340 335 2 445.00–455.00 $450.07 $1,508 +23.54
380 380 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,653 +5.00
420–445 433 2 393.00–398.00 $395.57 $1,713 -4.55
450–490 476 4 380.00–400.00 $388.56 $1,850 —
525 525 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,969 +14.77
550–551 551 5 358.00–365.00 $359.40 $1,980 —
638–640 639 7 330.00–335.00 $334.28 $2,136 +29.28
655–665 660 2 325.00–328.00 $326.51 $2,155 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,032 —
425–445 435 3 360.00–370.00 $365.08 $1,588 -3.34
490 490 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,740 -30.00
540 540 2 343.00–345.00 $344.00 $1,858 —
560–594 577 10 333.00–345.00 $342.12 $1,974 +4.12
640 640 1 323.00 $323.00 $2,067 —
650–695 677 5 310.00–329.00 $320.17 $2,168 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 3 298.00 $298.00 $2,384 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 422 3 425.00–445.00 $433.22 $1,828 -21.78
465 465 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,953 -24.92
530 530 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,120 -2.68
630 630 1 348.00 $348.00 $2,192 -8.90
740 740 1 298.00 $298.00 $2,205 -42.00
800 800 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,400 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 410.00–415.00 $412.50 $1,836 +7.50
480 480 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,800 -15.00
575–585 580 2 330.00–338.00 $334.03 $1,937 -28.52
605 605 1 303.00 $303.00 $1,833 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,837 -32.39
525 525 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,916 -20.00
565 565 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,034 -15.26
610 610 1 333.00 $333.00 $2,031 —
705 705 1 283.00 $283.00 $1,995 -35.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–960 918 85-90% 3 132.00–140.00 $136.39 $1,252 —
950–1105 1008 85-90% 3 149.50–154.00 $151.93 $1,531 —
935–1125 1040 85-90% 3 156.00–165.00 $159.51 $1,659 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1385 1370 80-85% 2 159.00–160.00 $159.51 $2,185 -6.95
1350–1585 1468 80-85% 2 165.00–166.00 $165.46 $2,429 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1470 1447 75-80% 3 155.00–158.00 $156.84 $2,269 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680–1920 1775 3 187.00–189.00 $187.95 $3,336 —
1880–2050 1955 3 190.00–194.00 $191.63 $3,746 -7.19
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,453 —
1365 1365 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,361 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,025.00 $3,025.00
995–1200 1112 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 2,975.00–3,150.00 $3,097.79
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00
1115–1255 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,950.00–3,600.00 $3,239.80
1150–1245 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,300.00–3,400.00 $3,348.02

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1370 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,800.00 $3,800.00 —
1465–1530 1498 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 3,650.00–4,200.00 $3,930.97 +1,030.97
1605 1605 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 4,700.00 $4,700.00 —

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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.