Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher and slaughter cows steady and bulls a little higher. Reminder no sales the next two weeks enjoy Christmas and new years with your families.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.11/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −140.23 against this barn's trailing median of $401.34.

Average price

$261.11

29 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$45.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.10

vs MS average

−23.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	286.65	1,485	3thin
Medium and Large 2	561	261.24	1,466	22
Medium and Large 3	556	241.25	1,340	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.40/cwt here — about $145 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

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.52, low $354.26, median $401.34 across 15 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 sale29 hd

261.11

—

MS average13 barns · 304 hd

255.01

+6.10

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−23.84

This barn, trailing median15 sales

401.34

−140.23

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	1,987	154.47	3,069	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	117.50	1,528	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	116.99	1,417	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	106.81	1,037	5thin

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)	1,330	$1,960	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	328.35/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	303.50/cwt	298.00–309.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	291.26/cwt	286.00–299.00	1,669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	366.37/cwt	353.00–376.00	1,334	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	391.48/cwt	380.00–403.00	1,276	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	489	306.64/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	325.19/cwt	325.00–326.00	1,724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	260.00/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	275.52/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	366.25/cwt	358.00–375.00	1,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	361.23/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,420	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	366.02/cwt	363.00–370.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	331.40/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	334.44/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,635	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	411.42/cwt	405.00–420.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	248.66/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	417.18/cwt	403.00–430.00	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	317.45/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,835	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	116.99/cwt	114.00–119.50	1,417	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,020	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	107.89/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,041	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,528	1
Bulls	—	—	1,987	154.47/cwt	152.50–156.00	3,069	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	321.35/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	241.99/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	261.24/cwt	252.00–271.00	1,466	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	286.65/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	293.02/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	296.44/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	231.01/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,439	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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 247Year ago 527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 72Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 43Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	326.00–330.00	328.35
3	450–500	480	319.00–325.00	321.35
2	500–550	540	298.00–309.00	303.50
2	600–650	633	280.00–285.00	282.53
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	268.00	268.00
1	700–750	730	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	490	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	535	293.00	293.00
1	550–600	565	288.00	288.00
1	600–650	645	256.00	256.00
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	434	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	348.00	348.00
1	350–400	390	346.00	346.00
6	450–500	489	305.00–311.00	306.64
2	550–600	558	272.00–279.00	275.52
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	378.00	378.00
2	300–350	335	358.00–375.00	366.25
5	350–400	364	353.00–376.00	366.37
5	400–450	420	320.00–340.00	331.40
9	450–500	489	332.00–335.00	334.44
3	550–600	573	286.00–299.00	291.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	405.00–420.00	411.42
3	250–300	267	403.00–430.00	417.18
4	300–350	326	380.00–403.00	391.48
1	350–400	350	383.00	383.00
3	400–450	435	355.00–370.00	361.23
5	500–550	530	325.00–326.00	325.19
2	550–600	578	315.00–320.00	317.45
2	600–650	640	258.00–262.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	612	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	441	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	363.00–370.00	366.02
1	350–400	360	298.00	298.00
1	450–500	485	265.00	265.00
22	550–600	561	252.00–271.00	261.24
2	600–650	623	228.00–234.00	231.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	340	312.00	312.00
2	350–400	388	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	422	290.00–303.00	296.44
6	450–500	470	280.00–298.00	293.02
3	500–550	518	278.00–295.00	286.65
9	600–650	629	245.00–264.00	248.66
1	700–750	720	232.00	232.00
1	800–850	810	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	490	256.00	256.00
2	500–550	528	239.00–245.00	241.99
2	550–600	583	240.00–241.00	240.50
1	700–750	705	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,211	114.00–119.50	116.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	102.50	102.50
4	—	965	106.00–110.00	107.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	117.50	117.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,987	152.50–156.00	154.47

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,960.00	1,960.00

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

Heifers · 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