Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $254.83/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −189.06 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$254.83

18 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$44.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.32

vs MS average

−39.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	500	286.00	1,430	2thin
Medium and Large 1	517	273.29	1,413	3thin
Medium and Large 2	543	254.27	1,381	4thin
Medium and Large 3	557	242.00	1,347	9thin

One grade step is worth $44.00/cwt here — about $83 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $370.48, median $443.89 across 19 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 sale18 hd

254.83

—

MS average13 barns · 457 hd

253.51

+1.32

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−39.48

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−189.06

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	1,740	151.00	2,627	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	116.68	1,442	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	105.00	1,496	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	100.00	1,135	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,410	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,360	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,655	$3,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	350–400	372	257.52/cwt	253.00–260.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	198.51/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	240.75/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	228.17/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	208.90/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	221.36/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,630	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,385	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	302.60/cwt	300.00–305.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	242.94/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	223.72/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	295.92/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,449	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	286.52/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	266.61/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,288	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,584	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,496	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	116.68/cwt	114.50–119.00	1,442	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	96.78/cwt	95.50–98.00	895	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	102.14/cwt	98.50–105.00	1,302	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,627	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,655	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	220.76/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,267	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	269.22/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	216.59/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,354	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	243.22/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	201.50/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	231.95/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	235.06/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	202.50/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	210.49/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	222.29/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	235.41/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	255.54/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	214.69/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	246.03/cwt	245.00–247.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	273.29/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	300.06/cwt	297.00–303.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	217.02/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,537	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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 309Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 18Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	253.00–260.00	257.52
2	400–450	435	230.00–234.00	231.95
1	450–500	470	233.00	233.00
3	500–550	520	220.00–226.00	222.29
9	550–600	574	217.00–223.00	220.76
2	650–700	668	205.00–213.00	208.90
2	700–750	728	197.00–200.00	198.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	231.00–240.00	235.41
5	550–600	550	232.00	232.00
3	600–650	627	219.00–225.00	221.36
2	700–750	708	212.00–222.00	217.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	245.00–247.00	246.03
1	450–500	490	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	510	214.00	214.00
3	550–600	567	210.00–218.00	214.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	262.00	262.00
5	450–500	483	265.00–270.00	266.61
4	500–550	540	240.00–243.00	240.75
5	550–600	570	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	328.00	328.00
2	300–350	323	300.00–305.00	302.60
2	350–400	363	297.00–303.00	300.06
4	400–450	414	290.00–300.00	295.92
3	500–550	517	270.00–276.00	273.29
3	600–650	617	240.00–246.00	242.94
11	650–700	685	238.00	238.00
6	700–750	712	227.00–230.00	228.17
4	750–800	766	227.00	227.00
1	900–950	910	192.00	192.00
1	1100–1150	1,130	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	285.00–288.00	286.52
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	518	254.00–257.00	255.54
2	550–600	568	253.00	253.00
11	600–650	622	233.00	233.00
7	650–700	691	221.00–226.00	223.72
1	750–800	765	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	432	257.00	257.00
1	450–500	450	247.00	247.00
2	500–550	525	232.00–238.00	235.06
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	690	198.00–205.00	201.50
1	750–800	795	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	870	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	260.00–278.00	269.22
4	500–550	518	240.00–246.00	243.22
5	600–650	625	214.00–219.00	216.59
2	650–700	675	210.00–211.00	210.49
2	750–800	770	195.00–210.00	202.50
1	800–850	825	192.00	192.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,236	114.50–119.00	116.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	95.50–98.00	96.78
3	—	1,275	98.50–105.00	102.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	151.00	151.00

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,360.00	1,360.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	1,410.00	1,410.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,655	3,000.00	3,000.00

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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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

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