Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were much better today 10-15 higher. And slaughter cattle steady. Reminder that there will be no sales next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Hope you have a wonderful time with your families.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.04/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −166.85 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$277.04

11 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$19.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

vs MS average

−32.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	289.61	1,568	4thin
Medium and Large 2	552	269.85	1,488	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.76/cwt here — about $79 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 sale11 hd

277.04

—

MS average13 barns · 361 hd

273.54

+3.50

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−32.22

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−166.85

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	1,844	135.38	2,496	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	121.10	1,629	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	115.01	1,846	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,063	97.18	1,033	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$1,776	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,200	2thin

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 1	450–500	485	322.42/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	202.03/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	267.98/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	214.50/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	326.06/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	336.52/cwt	323.00–365.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	232.00/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	234.60/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	292.81/cwt	288.00–303.00	1,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	269.66/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	246.96/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	309.00/cwt	303.00–315.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	209.33/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	285.43/cwt	283.00–288.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	246.53/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,319	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	121.10/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,629	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	81.57/cwt	80.00–83.00	692	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,846	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	104.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,229	4
Bulls	—	—	1,940	131.34/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,548	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	139.41/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,437	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,861.27/head	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,861	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,649.15/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	269.55/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	272.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	244.35/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	247.96/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	297.58/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	284.12/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	248.98/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	229.50/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	324.12/cwt	318.00–330.00	827	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 159Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 31Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 30Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	270	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	313	323.00–365.00	336.52
1	350–400	395	328.00	328.00
3	400–450	413	323.00–330.00	326.06
5	450–500	485	320.00–323.00	322.42
3	500–550	530	288.00–303.00	292.81
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	627	261.00–280.00	267.98
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	705	230.00–234.00	232.00
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	825	225.00	225.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	383	310.00–315.00	312.55
1	400–450	415	308.00	308.00
1	450–500	450	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	525	271.00	271.00
6	550–600	556	265.00–275.00	269.66
3	600–650	632	243.00–255.00	246.96
4	650–700	661	245.00–255.00	248.98
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	765	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	665	226.00–239.00	234.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	505	237.00	237.00
2	550–600	570	229.00–230.00	229.50
2	600–650	620	214.00–215.00	214.50
2	700–750	723	200.00–204.00	202.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	318.00–330.00	324.12
1	300–350	305	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	373	295.00–300.00	297.58
2	400–450	418	280.00–288.00	284.12
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	955	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	260.00–265.00	262.47
2	450–500	485	246.00–250.00	247.96
2	550–600	578	220.00–225.00	222.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	303.00–315.00	309.00
3	500–550	518	260.00–283.00	269.55
3	600–650	627	235.00–250.00	244.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	283.00–288.00	285.43
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	560	253.00	253.00
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	672	200.00–215.00	209.33
2	700–750	733	210.00–212.00	210.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	270.00–275.00	272.45
2	500–550	535	243.00–250.00	246.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	117.00–125.00	121.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	80.00–83.00	81.57
4	—	1,171	100.00–110.00	104.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	114.00–116.00	115.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	130.00–133.00	131.34
2	—	1,748	138.00–141.00	139.41

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	880	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,649.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,135	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,861.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,460	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	3,300.00	3,300.00

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

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Replacement Cattle