Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves seemed to be 3-5 higher and slaughter cattle steady. Sold some good groups of weaned calves. And sold a nice brahman heifer weighed 705 @ $2.75=1,938.75. pretty good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.31/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −147.56 against this barn's trailing median of $443.87.

Average price

$296.31

18 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$25.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.13

vs MS average

−46.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	501	311.00	1,558	5thin
Medium and Large 1	567	296.60	1,681	6thin
Medium and Large 2	560	285.57	1,600	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.43/cwt here — about −$42 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale18 hd

296.31

—

MS average13 barns · 297 hd

291.19

+5.13

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−46.14

This barn, trailing median20 sales

443.87

−147.56

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	1,555	144.41	2,246	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	123.84	1,477	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	105.75	1,097	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,330	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,175	2thin

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 3	650–700	680	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,451	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	123.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,402	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	317.56/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,334	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	254.05/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,606	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	391.72/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	298.98/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	442.34/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	292.31/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,812	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	326.61/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	231.73/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,896	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	381.50/cwt	375.00–388.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	351.58/cwt	345.00–358.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	352.63/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	295.41/cwt	293.00–303.00	1,728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	410.64/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	211.41/cwt	205.00–213.00	2,142	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	467.41/cwt	465.00–470.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	240.41/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	283.32/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,499	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	99.55/cwt	96.00–102.00	961	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	115.05/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,317	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	128.48/cwt	127.50–130.00	1,783	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	2,901	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	142.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,090	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	322.64/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	276.50/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	284.32/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	402.36/cwt	400.00–405.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	289.33/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	235.43/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,697	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	259.02/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	275.49/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	314.22/cwt	303.00–318.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	254.60/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,810	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	235.85/cwt	235.00–238.00	2,068	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	248.33/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,925	14

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 274Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 51Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 27Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	248.00	248.00
2	650–700	680	240.00–245.00	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	522	280.00–285.00	283.32
1	550–600	595	278.00	278.00
2	600–650	610	273.00–280.00	276.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	660	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	400.00–405.00	402.36
3	350–400	370	320.00–325.00	322.64
8	400–450	420	308.00–320.00	317.56
4	450–500	481	303.00–318.00	314.22
4	500–550	547	273.00–283.00	275.49
2	550–600	570	275.00–293.00	284.32
14	600–650	632	253.00–260.00	254.05
9	700–750	721	235.00–236.00	235.43
11	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	870	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	468	285.00–293.00	289.33
1	500–550	545	253.00	253.00
2	550–600	558	255.00–263.00	259.02
1	600–650	610	236.00	236.00
4	650–700	687	235.00–246.00	240.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	363.00	363.00
2	350–400	390	345.00–358.00	351.58
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	465.00–470.00	467.41
2	250–300	278	440.00–445.00	442.34
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	383	390.00–395.00	391.72
2	400–450	433	345.00–360.00	352.63
3	450–500	465	343.00	343.00
2	500–550	530	298.00–300.00	298.98
4	550–600	585	293.00–303.00	295.41
23	600–650	620	291.00–293.00	292.31
15	700–750	711	253.00–255.00	254.60
14	750–800	775	243.00–254.00	248.33
9	800–850	818	229.00–243.00	231.73
14	850–900	877	235.00–238.00	235.85
5	1000–1050	1,013	205.00–213.00	211.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	425.00	425.00
2	250–300	273	400.00–420.00	410.64
2	350–400	395	375.00–388.00	381.50
3	400–450	430	315.00–335.00	326.61
1	500–550	545	289.00	289.00
6	550–600	563	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	680	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	501	311.00	311.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,140	120.00–126.00	123.01
1	—	1,120	119.50	119.50
2	—	1,388	127.50–130.00	128.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	96.00–102.00	99.55
2	—	1,145	114.00–116.00	115.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	151.50	151.50
4	—	1,465	140.00–145.00	142.64

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,330.00	1,330.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	2,175.00	2,175.00

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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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

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