Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, may have had a short run of cattle today but the prices were high high. Stronger market than last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $316.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −127.22 against this barn's trailing median of $443.89.

Average price

$316.67

3 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$47.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.64

vs MS average

−24.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	332.51	1,689	2thin
Medium and Large 3	555	285.00	1,582	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.51/cwt here — about $107 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 sale3 hd

316.67

—

MS average12 barns · 294 hd

308.03

+8.64

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−24.27

This barn, trailing median19 sales

443.89

−127.22

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	132.92	1,641	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	121.76	1,212	2thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$2,160	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	612	$1,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	600–650	635	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	306.67/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	285.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	297.61/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	452.26/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	422.69/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	437.53/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	337.15/cwt	330.00–345.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	446.54/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	352.11/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	337.62/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	2,160.00/head	2,160.00–2,160.00	2,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,115	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	130.90/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,529	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	121.76/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,212	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 Jan 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 291Year ago 619

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 27Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 20Year ago 51

Good day, may have had a short run of cattle today but the prices were high high. Stronger market than last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	300.00–315.00	306.67
3	500–550	517	280.00–290.00	285.02
1	600–650	635	283.00	283.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	445	303.00	303.00
2	450–500	475	295.00–300.00	297.61
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	330.00–345.00	337.15
1	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	372	335.00–340.00	337.62
1	400–450	445	328.00	328.00
1	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	610	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	480	340.00–365.00	352.11
1	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	440.00–455.00	446.54
2	300–350	310	445.00–460.00	452.26
2	350–400	370	435.00–440.00	437.53
1	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	508	330.00–335.00	332.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	357	420.00–425.00	422.69
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	495	375.00	375.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,160.00	2,160.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	612	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	141.00	141.00
4	—	1,168	126.00–135.00	130.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	118.00–125.00	121.76

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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