Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle 5-8 lower and bulls 2-6 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $259.26/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −184.64 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$259.26

16 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,415

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$52.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs MS average

−42.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	505	286.00	1,444	2thin
Medium and Large 1	539	264.37	1,424	8thin
Medium and Large 2	569	253.34	1,441	3thin
Medium and Large 3	568	233.69	1,327	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.31/cwt here — about $117 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

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 sale16 hd

259.26

—

MS average12 barns · 357 hd

257.13

+2.12

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−42.60

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−184.64

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	1,803	139.54	2,515	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	114.36	1,574	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	113.11	1,725	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	102.05	1,102	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)	1,260	$1,775	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,725	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,700	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	225.05/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,279	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	304.87/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,290	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	253.27/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	233.69/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	255.01/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	263.57/cwt	237.00–280.00	1,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	373.24/cwt	355.00–390.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	304.19/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	240.22/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	260.21/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,159	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	107.45/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,218	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	115.33/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,586	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,517	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	113.11/cwt	112.00–114.50	1,725	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	88.54/cwt	88.00–89.00	837	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	2,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,892	140.88/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,665	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,774.73/head	1,750.00–1,795.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	218.29/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	234.61/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	217.01/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	225.49/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	235.50/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,236	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	236.01/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	225.19/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	200.27/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,482	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 Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 376Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 45Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 36Year ago 22

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cattle 5-8 lower and bulls 2-6 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	568	231.00–235.00	233.69
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	355.00–390.00	373.24
1	250–300	260	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	333	320.00–330.00	324.96
5	400–450	423	295.00–310.00	304.87
1	450–500	485	304.00	304.00
7	500–550	535	237.00–280.00	263.57
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	640	251.00–254.00	253.27
1	650–700	685	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	320	313.00	313.00
2	350–400	368	300.00–308.00	304.19
1	400–450	405	293.00	293.00
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	583	253.00–257.00	255.01
5	600–650	633	237.00–241.00	240.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	248.00	248.00
2	500–550	538	215.00–219.00	217.01
1	550–600	575	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	360	251.00	251.00
4	450–500	478	221.00–228.00	225.19
3	500–550	517	220.00–228.00	225.05
5	550–600	571	224.00	224.00
3	650–700	685	194.00–207.00	200.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	405	233.00	233.00
2	450–500	483	234.00–238.00	236.01
8	500–550	525	230.00–237.00	235.50
1	600–650	620	214.00	214.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	835	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	850	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	650	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	278.00	278.00
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	517	230.00–240.00	234.61
1	550–600	560	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	622	214.00–226.00	218.29
2	800–850	808	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	455	252.00–265.00	260.21
2	500–550	515	225.00–226.00	225.49
1	550–600	550	224.00	224.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	665	205.00	205.00
5	700–750	715	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	244.00	244.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,134	101.00–111.00	107.45
2	—	945	88.00–89.00	88.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,375	110.00–120.00	115.33
1	—	1,385	109.50	109.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	112.00–114.50	113.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	135.50	135.50
3	—	1,892	140.00–142.00	140.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,750.00–1,795.00	1,774.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,650.00	1,650.00

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