Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well. Had a night stock cow sale and had some really good cows that brought good money.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $255.83/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −188.04 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$255.83

13 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

vs MS average

−43.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	264.96	1,449	6thin
Medium and Large 2	568	252.22	1,432	4thin
Medium and Large 3	545	242.37	1,321	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $128 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale13 hd

255.83

—

MS average12 barns · 305 hd

257.69

−1.86

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−43.50

This barn, trailing median20 sales

443.87

−188.04

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	—	Low	1,340	148.00	1,983	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	117.89	1,562	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,123	97.20	1,092	7thin

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)	1,158	$2,180	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,800	$3,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,590	$3,558	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,449	$2,850	8

Every lot, as filed

67 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	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	294.51/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	241.56/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	262.11/cwt	257.00–270.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	297.56/cwt	290.00–311.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	279.51/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	247.44/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	211.98/cwt	189.00–224.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	231.99/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	294.28/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,360	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	261.63/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	265.76/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	242.44/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	231.71/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	281.08/cwt	279.00–283.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	252.63/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	286.50/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	254.50/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	221.00/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,315	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	113.04/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,390	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	119.28/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,613	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	86.27/cwt	85.50–87.00	917	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,254	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	94.18/cwt	93.50–95.00	1,039	2
Bulls	—	—	1,340	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,983	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,800	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,553	3,104.67/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,105	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	2,595.96/head	2,500.00–2,675.00	2,596	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	2,179.67/head	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,180	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,590	3,557.91/head	3,300.00–3,850.00	3,558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	218.61/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	199.96/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	239.54/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	220.00/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	186.56/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	205.97/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	252.97/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	231.98/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	231.00/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	211.01/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	263.37/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,383	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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 280Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 16Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 15Year ago 32

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well. Had a night stock cow sale and had some really good cows that brought good money.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	304.00	304.00
1	400–450	435	242.00	242.00
1	450–500	480	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	555	229.00–233.00	231.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	855	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	257.00–270.00	262.11
1	550–600	595	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	685	190.00	190.00
2	700–750	733	183.00–190.00	186.56
1	850–900	895	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	243.00	243.00
2	450–500	473	231.00–233.00	231.98
1	500–550	515	223.00	223.00
2	550–600	578	219.00–221.00	220.00
2	600–650	643	208.00–214.00	211.01
3	650–700	678	203.00–210.00	205.97
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	318.00	318.00
3	300–350	320	290.00–311.00	297.56
3	350–400	363	290.00–300.00	294.51
2	450–500	480	279.00–280.00	279.51
2	500–550	525	260.00–267.00	263.37
4	550–600	558	260.00–269.00	265.76
2	600–650	605	240.00–255.00	247.44
5	650–700	672	239.00–244.00	242.44
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	750	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	525	240.00–243.00	241.56
1	550–600	585	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	333	279.00–283.00	281.08
2	350–400	360	285.00–288.00	286.50
1	400–450	435	272.00	272.00
3	450–500	472	260.00–263.00	261.63
1	500–550	540	251.00	251.00
3	550–600	577	251.00–255.00	252.63
2	600–650	628	229.00–235.00	231.99
7	650–700	655	231.00–236.00	231.71
1	700–750	710	221.00	221.00
3	750–800	758	189.00–224.00	211.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	462	290.00–296.00	294.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	250.00–256.00	252.97
3	600–650	618	216.00–222.00	218.61
1	650–700	695	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	725	207.00	207.00
1	900–950	915	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	274.00	274.00
2	500–550	533	238.00–241.00	239.54
2	650–700	668	190.00–210.00	199.96
1	800–850	820	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	251.00–258.00	254.50
1	450–500	470	261.00	261.00
2	550–600	595	214.00–228.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	111.00–115.00	113.04
7	—	1,352	116.00–123.00	119.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	85.50–87.00	86.27
3	—	1,177	105.00–108.00	106.50
2	—	1,103	93.50–95.00	94.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	148.00	148.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,800	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,553	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,104.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,345	2,500.00–2,675.00	2,595.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,590	3,300.00–3,850.00	3,557.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,158	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,179.67

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