Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were mixed and slaughter cattle steady. Stock cows sold good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $265.82/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −178.05 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$265.82

15 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$37.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.88

vs MS average

−34.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	290.00	1,465	1thin
Medium and Large 2	524	267.20	1,400	11thin
Medium and Large 3	540	252.67	1,364	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.33/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale15 hd

265.82

—

MS average13 barns · 272 hd

256.94

+8.88

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−34.87

This barn, trailing median20 sales

443.87

−178.05

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	1,765	143.72	2,537	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	118.20	1,865	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	117.14	1,404	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,009	94.48	954	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)	1,099	$1,814	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$2,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$2,100	4thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	600–650	620	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	199.86/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	223.38/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	243.47/cwt	239.00–248.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	287.22/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,367	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	412.58/cwt	410.00–415.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	286.72/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	225.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	250.30/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,554	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	305.86/cwt	300.00–310.00	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	235.98/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	267.25/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,379	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	319.97/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	256.47/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	208.04/cwt	201.00–213.00	1,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	193.99/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	223.49/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	76.42/cwt	75.00–78.00	764	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	89.09/cwt	88.00–90.00	809	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	110.12/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,193	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	118.20/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,865	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	121.90/cwt	119.50–125.50	1,429	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	109.20/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,357	3
Bulls	—	—	1,822	146.51/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,669	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	139.53/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,344	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,099	1,814.06/head	1,625.00–1,985.00	1,814	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	266.46/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	214.02/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	218.51/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	364.84/cwt	350.00–380.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	278.27/cwt	272.00–285.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	251.99/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,211	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,165	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	227.71/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	233.02/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,324	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	214.21/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	232.25/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,027	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	223.45/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,280	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 241Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 43Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 22Year ago 27

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were mixed and slaughter cattle steady. Stock cows sold good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	268.00	268.00
1	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	484	230.00–234.00	232.25
2	500–550	528	220.00–227.00	223.38
2	550–600	573	222.00–225.00	223.45
1	600–650	620	218.00	218.00
5	650–700	694	211.00–215.00	214.21
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	283.00	283.00
2	250–300	280	272.00–285.00	278.27
2	300–350	338	239.00–248.00	243.47
1	450–500	495	223.00	223.00
1	550–600	595	218.00	218.00
2	600–650	623	195.00–205.00	199.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	350.00–380.00	364.84
10	400–450	426	241.00	241.00
5	500–550	522	232.00	232.00
19	550–600	568	228.00–234.00	233.02
2	600–650	635	217.00–220.00	218.51
9	650–700	684	222.00–231.00	227.71
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1150–1200	1,165	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	410.00–415.00	412.58
1	250–300	285	395.00	395.00
3	300–350	330	315.00–325.00	319.97
1	400–450	440	285.00	285.00
14	450–500	476	287.00–290.00	287.22
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
6	700–750	711	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	295.00	295.00
4	350–400	369	280.00–292.00	286.72
1	450–500	470	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	520	258.00	258.00
2	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	605	224.00	224.00
2	650–700	670	220.00–230.00	225.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	311.00	311.00
25	600–650	621	246.00–254.00	250.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	325.00–330.00	327.50
3	300–350	317	300.00–310.00	305.86
1	350–400	365	298.00	298.00
1	450–500	480	268.00	268.00
9	500–550	516	266.00–275.00	267.25
2	550–600	560	267.00	267.00
2	600–650	623	232.00–240.00	235.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	251.00–253.00	251.99
2	550–600	560	255.00–258.00	256.47
2	600–650	618	213.00–215.00	214.02
3	650–700	678	201.00–213.00	208.04
1	750–800	775	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	263.00–270.00	266.46
1	550–600	565	248.00	248.00
2	700–750	718	190.00–200.00	194.98
2	750–800	788	193.00–195.00	193.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	248.00	248.00
1	500–550	535	228.00	228.00
2	550–600	580	222.00–225.00	223.49
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	75.00–78.00	76.42
2	—	908	88.00–90.00	89.09
3	—	1,083	107.00–113.00	110.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	115.00–122.00	118.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,172	119.50–125.50	121.90
3	—	1,243	105.00–115.00	109.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,822	145.00–148.00	146.51
2	—	1,680	138.00–141.00	139.53

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	—	1,130	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,099	1,625.00–1,985.00	1,814.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	1,925.00	1,925.00

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

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