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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-7 higher. Slaughter cows steady and bulls 3-5 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $257.80/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −186.07 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$257.80

6 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$18.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.83

vs MS average

−47.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	267.00	1,428	2thin
Medium and Large 2	557	254.61	1,418	3thin
Medium and Large 3	530	249.00	1,320	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about $109 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 sale6 hd

257.80

—

MS average12 barns · 232 hd

254.97

+2.83

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−47.64

This barn, trailing median20 sales

443.87

−186.07

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	1,769	141.59	2,505	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	112.15	1,408	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	109.00	1,646	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,054	92.05	970	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,120	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$2,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,900	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	242.37/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	252.48/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	235.71/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,240	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	282.42/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	307.02/cwt	301.00–313.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	249.45/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	311.64/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	224.49/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	308.43/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	294.37/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,216	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	253.91/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	201.50/cwt	201.00–202.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	255.99/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	188.51/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,517	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,646	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	90.28/cwt	86.00–94.00	934	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,171	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	149.05/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,824	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	102.63/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,183	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	113.94/cwt	112.50–116.00	1,471	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,965	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	135.69/cwt	135.00–136.50	2,327	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	252.99/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	288.99/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	241.11/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	243.97/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	284.03/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	347.06/cwt	345.00–350.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	853	1

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 205Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 41Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 9Year ago 42

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-7 higher. Slaughter cows steady and bulls 3-5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	406	301.00–313.00	307.02
1	450–500	450	312.00	312.00
1	500–550	520	272.00	272.00
1	550–600	550	262.00	262.00
2	600–650	610	244.00–255.00	249.45
1	700–750	710	242.00	242.00
1	900–950	900	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	430	283.00–285.00	284.03
3	450–500	485	276.00–288.00	282.42
1	500–550	530	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	310.00–313.00	311.64
2	350–400	375	300.00–316.00	308.43
4	400–450	413	290.00–300.00	294.37
1	500–550	505	256.00	256.00
2	550–600	583	250.00–258.00	253.91
2	750–800	770	224.00–225.00	224.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	423	238.00–247.00	242.37
3	450–500	463	237.00–246.00	241.11
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	655	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	363.00	363.00
3	250–300	263	345.00–350.00	347.06
2	400–450	425	251.00–254.00	252.48
1	450–500	455	257.00	257.00
4	500–550	526	231.00–239.00	235.71
2	600–650	635	200.00–210.00	205.00
1	650–700	690	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	913	180.00–182.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	255.00–257.00	255.99
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	675	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	465	288.00–290.00	288.99
2	500–550	520	252.00–254.00	252.99
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	743	201.00–202.00	201.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	269.00	269.00
1	450–500	485	272.00	272.00
3	500–550	530	240.00–247.00	243.97
2	700–750	720	187.00–190.00	188.51
1	750–800	790	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	—	1,510	109.00	109.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	78.00	78.00
4	—	1,035	86.00–94.00	90.28
2	—	1,153	101.00–104.00	102.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	105.00	105.00
4	—	1,291	112.50–116.00	113.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,895	146.00–153.00	149.05
1	—	1,500	131.00	131.00
2	—	1,715	135.00–136.50	135.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,120.00	1,120.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	2,225.00	2,225.00

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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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