Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, and happy new year. The calf market was steady to 5 higher and slaughter cattle 3-5 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.43/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −149.46 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$294.43

29 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$35.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

vs MS average

−47.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	312.76	1,621	8thin
Medium and Large 2	554	291.42	1,613	15thin
Medium and Large 3	542	277.50	1,503	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.26/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale29 hd

294.43

—

MS average7 barns · 165 hd

294.76

−0.33

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−47.65

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−149.46

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	1,849	149.20	2,759	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	120.09	1,468	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	120.00	1,602	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	105.53	1,095	10

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$1,534	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	445	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	297.94/cwt	293.00–303.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	317.96/cwt	313.00–323.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,739	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,476.59/head	1,460.00–1,490.00	1,477	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	303.08/cwt	296.00–308.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	297.75/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,385	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	286.32/cwt	283.00–289.00	1,629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	255.03/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	314.30/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,606	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	334.83/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	371.67/cwt	370.00–373.00	1,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	273.40/cwt	273.00–274.00	1,698	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	401.26/cwt	393.00–410.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	370.48/cwt	368.00–373.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	295.88/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,598	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	305.96/cwt	292.00–314.00	1,447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,487	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	348.00/cwt	343.00–353.00	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	260.19/cwt	248.00–268.00	1,631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	950–1000	990	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	266.58/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	252.00/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	235.57/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	250.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,518	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	284.16/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,478	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	284.25/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	267.55/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,544	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	237.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,318	1
Bulls	—	—	2,090	152.57/cwt	151.00–154.00	3,189	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	145.84/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,345	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,602	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	111.37/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,170	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	99.35/cwt	96.50–102.00	1,021	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	117.17/cwt	116.50–118.00	1,309	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	121.84/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,567	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	877	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 Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 255Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 30Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 16Year ago 31

Good day, and happy new year. The calf market was steady to 5 higher and slaughter cattle 3-5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	319.00	319.00
1	450–500	450	322.00	322.00
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	627	248.00–268.00	260.19
1	650–700	665	257.00	257.00
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	805	209.00	209.00
1	900–950	925	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	253.00	253.00
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	680	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	223.00	223.00
1	950–1000	990	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	353.00	353.00
2	300–350	333	313.00–323.00	317.96
2	400–450	410	293.00–303.00	297.94
13	450–500	465	291.00–300.00	297.75
10	500–550	520	279.00–287.00	284.16
9	600–650	606	250.00–255.00	250.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	367	296.00–308.00	303.08
1	400–450	420	288.00	288.00
4	450–500	481	284.00–285.00	284.25
5	500–550	541	265.00–273.00	266.58
25	550–600	577	266.00–271.00	267.55
3	600–650	612	235.00–240.00	237.98
2	650–700	673	233.00–238.00	235.57
1	750–800	750	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	292.00	292.00
1	450–500	485	261.00	261.00
1	500–550	505	261.00	261.00
3	550–600	580	248.00–255.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	305	354.00	354.00
2	350–400	385	343.00–353.00	348.00
7	450–500	473	292.00–314.00	305.96
3	500–550	523	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	398.00	398.00
2	250–300	263	393.00–410.00	401.26
2	300–350	315	380.00–390.00	385.00
1	350–400	365	388.00	388.00
1	400–450	435	363.00	363.00
7	500–550	511	314.00–316.00	314.30
1	550–600	570	302.00	302.00
10	600–650	621	273.00–274.00	273.40
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
4	700–750	722	254.00–258.00	255.03
1	800–850	810	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	392.00	392.00
3	300–350	330	370.00–373.00	371.67
2	350–400	378	368.00–373.00	370.48
4	400–450	434	330.00–341.00	334.83
1	450–500	450	343.00	343.00
8	500–550	540	295.00–296.00	295.88
7	550–600	569	283.00–289.00	286.32
2	600–650	640	260.00–265.00	262.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	466	319.00	319.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,085	1,460.00–1,490.00	1,476.59
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,090	151.00–154.00	152.57
2	—	1,608	145.00–147.00	145.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,051	108.00–115.00	111.37
3	—	1,028	96.50–102.00	99.35
1	—	985	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	116.50–118.00	117.17
5	—	1,286	120.00–124.50	121.84

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle