Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well. Sold some really nice stock cows that brought good money.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.22/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −159.65 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$284.22

28 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$36.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs MS average

−25.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	304.78	1,545	9thin
Medium and Large 2	545	291.37	1,589	5thin
Medium and Large 3	566	268.45	1,521	14thin

One grade step is worth $36.33/cwt here — about $25 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $370.48, median $443.87 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

284.22

—

MS average13 barns · 228 hd

282.32

+1.90

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−25.49

This barn, trailing median20 sales

443.87

−159.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,824	146.65	2,675	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	116.03	1,496	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	99.88	1,383	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	98.89	1,083	13

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,806	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,092	$1,670	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,664	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$1,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$2,838	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,273	$2,585	8

Every lot, as filed

83 lots · USDA AMS · Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	237.00/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	223.66/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,351	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	212.04/cwt	206.00–218.00	2,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,018	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	317.48/cwt	316.00–319.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	241.25/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	272.98/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	232.55/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,542	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,664.10/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,664	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	1,806.14/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	246.84/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,269	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	287.92/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	254.22/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	204.64/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	238.49/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,805.03/head	1,575.00–1,990.00	1,805	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,564	1
Bulls	—	—	2,013	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	3,068	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	106.85/cwt	102.50–110.00	1,276	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	99.88/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,383	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	84.72/cwt	80.00–89.50	729	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	96.97/cwt	93.00–101.50	1,059	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	354.11/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	346.44/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,924	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	117.29/cwt	114.50–120.00	1,497	6
Bulls	—	—	1,860	145.31/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,703	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	112.23/cwt	112.00–112.50	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	321.01/cwt	319.00–323.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	200.41/cwt	192.00–209.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,599	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	2,584.72/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,585	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	325.38/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,399	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	304.78/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,545	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	269.04/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,539	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	305.11/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	283.97/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	281.51/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	253.66/cwt	253.00–254.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	277.35/cwt	275.00–279.00	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	296.31/cwt	292.00–299.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	213.00/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	772	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	264.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	219.00/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	236.02/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	286.64/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,069	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	219.04/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,446	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	265.36/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,534	2

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Mon May 6, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 214Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 41Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 168Last week 31Year ago 34

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well. Sold some really nice stock cows that brought good money.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	286.00	286.00
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	578	261.00–270.00	265.36
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	670	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	780	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	321.00	321.00
2	500–550	515	284.00–292.00	287.92
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	663	230.00–235.00	232.55
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	278.00	278.00
2	450–500	478	280.00–283.00	281.51
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	280.00	280.00
6	350–400	373	286.00–290.00	286.64
1	400–450	405	266.00	266.00
2	500–550	525	235.00–239.00	237.00
1	550–600	580	237.00	237.00
12	600–650	604	220.00–224.00	223.66
8	650–700	660	218.00–222.00	219.04
2	750–800	750	211.00–215.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	328.00	328.00
1	300–350	310	303.00	303.00
3	400–450	438	270.00–275.00	272.98
10	500–550	514	245.00–252.00	246.84
4	550–600	552	249.00	249.00
2	600–650	608	237.00–240.00	238.49
1	750–800	790	225.00	225.00
3	800–850	813	199.00–215.00	204.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	275.00–279.00	277.35
3	450–500	468	253.00–254.00	253.66
1	500–550	535	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	550	228.00	228.00
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	713	192.00–209.00	200.41
1	750–800	780	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	345.00–348.00	346.44
3	350–400	380	345.00–360.00	354.11
12	400–450	430	320.00–330.00	325.38
9	500–550	507	300.00–311.00	304.78
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
4	650–700	668	250.00–256.00	254.22
1	700–750	710	271.00	271.00
1	800–850	825	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	930	217.00	217.00
2	1000–1050	1,013	206.00–218.00	212.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	430	318.00	318.00
2	450–500	463	316.00–319.00	317.48
3	500–550	522	292.00–299.00	296.31
2	550–600	580	283.00–285.00	283.97
2	600–650	602	243.00	243.00
8	650–700	653	241.00–243.00	241.25
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
3	750–800	767	229.00–240.00	236.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	319.00–323.00	321.01
2	450–500	468	301.00–309.00	305.11
2	500–550	533	260.00–270.00	264.93
12	550–600	572	260.00–277.00	269.04
4	650–700	685	218.00–220.00	219.00
4	700–750	745	218.00	218.00
2	750–800	772	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,664.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,213	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,806.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	1,575.00–1,990.00	1,805.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,225	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,273	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,584.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	132.00	132.00
3	—	2,013	150.00–155.00	152.42
2	—	1,860	142.00–148.00	145.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,194	102.50–110.00	106.85
2	—	860	80.00–89.50	84.72
6	—	1,092	93.00–101.50	96.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,385	95.00–105.00	99.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,276	114.50–120.00	117.29
2	—	1,328	112.00–112.50	112.23

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Meridian Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle