Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady to 5 higher and slaughter cattle were 2-5 higher. Sold some nice stock cows and pairs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $256.50/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −187.37 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$256.50

25 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$24.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

vs MS average

−23.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	273.00	1,440	2thin
Medium and Large 2	551	256.48	1,413	19thin
Medium and Large 3	549	248.31	1,363	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.69/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale25 hd

256.50

—

MS average12 barns · 341 hd

260.14

−3.64

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−23.84

This barn, trailing median20 sales

443.87

−187.37

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	1,387	160.44	2,225	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,353	137.69	1,863	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	132.41	1,917	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	118.40	1,237	9thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$2,335	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$1,894	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,640	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,755	$3,867	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,510	$3,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$3,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$3,340	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,373	$3,255	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$2,650	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,611	10

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	233.77/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,225	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	214.42/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	226.74/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,612	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	247.51/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	314.52/cwt	311.00–318.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	230.88/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,538	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	240.03/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	330.50/cwt	328.00–333.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	321.49/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	219.29/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	256.40/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,415	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	241.50/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	243.54/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	236.34/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,487	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,075	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	132.41/cwt	128.50–134.50	1,917	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	133.77/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,552	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	139.37/cwt	136.25–142.50	2,001	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	95.31/cwt	93.00–98.00	767	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	129.01/cwt	126.50–131.25	1,529	5
Bulls	—	—	1,250	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,863	1
Bulls	—	—	1,150	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,754	1
Bulls	—	—	1,462	164.31/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,402	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	1,480.00/head	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	2,476.79/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,477	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	2,334.57/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,335	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,893.63/head	1,725.00–2,050.00	1,894	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,510	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,650	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,373	3,254.92/head	3,025.00–3,450.00	3,255	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	3,340.00/head	3,340.00–3,340.00	3,340	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,755	3,866.67/head	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,867	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	278.47/cwt	277.00–280.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	211.96/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,279	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	300.63/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	237.89/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	249.11/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	252.59/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	262.88/cwt	258.00–269.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	279.53/cwt	275.00–285.00	894	3

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 Aug 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 172Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 17Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 295Last week 10Year ago 23

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady to 5 higher and slaughter cattle were 2-5 higher. Sold some nice stock cows and pairs.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	275.00–285.00	279.53
2	350–400	358	277.00–280.00	278.47
1	600–650	605	221.00	221.00
5	650–700	683	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	258.00–269.00	262.88
3	400–450	422	250.00–257.00	252.59
9	500–550	524	227.00–238.00	233.77
3	550–600	556	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	622	209.00–219.00	214.42
2	650–700	663	210.00–214.00	211.96
1	700–750	735	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	242.00–245.00	243.54
3	450–500	472	231.00–242.00	237.89
1	550–600	590	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	345.00	345.00
1	250–300	265	336.00	336.00
2	300–350	305	328.00–333.00	330.50
1	350–400	355	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	408	320.00–323.00	321.49
1	500–550	505	278.00	278.00
1	550–600	550	268.00	268.00
3	600–650	618	237.00–245.00	240.03
11	650–700	695	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	840	216.00	216.00
2	1100–1150	1,140	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	333.00	333.00
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	358	311.00–318.00	314.52
1	400–450	440	311.00	311.00
1	450–500	450	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	535	258.00	258.00
18	550–600	552	255.00–260.00	256.40
8	650–700	666	226.00–235.00	230.88
15	700–750	711	226.00–228.00	226.74
7	750–800	780	219.00–221.00	219.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	282.00	282.00
1	450–500	455	282.00	282.00
2	500–550	525	246.00–252.00	249.11
2	550–600	573	246.00–249.00	247.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	290.00–311.00	300.63
1	500–550	535	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	558	241.00–242.00	241.50
1	600–650	605	233.00	233.00
1	650–700	660	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	575	234.00–238.00	236.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	208.00	208.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	110.00–120.00	114.97
2	—	805	93.00–98.00	95.31
5	—	1,185	126.50–131.25	129.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	128.50–134.50	132.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	132.00–135.00	133.77
7	—	1,436	136.25–142.50	139.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,150	152.50	152.50
5	—	1,462	160.00–168.00	164.31

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,480.00	1,480.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,334.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,725.00–2,050.00	1,893.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,400	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,476.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,500	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,510	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,650	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,373	3,025.00–3,450.00	3,254.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,335	3,340.00	3,340.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,755	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,866.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,430	2,850.00	2,850.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle