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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 8

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

139 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 199▼ 75 vs year ago 214 · −35.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 30▼ 21 vs year ago 36 · −58.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 23▼ 4 vs year ago 27 · −14.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves a little cheaper, but still bringing good money. Slaughter cows and bulls a little cheaper did not have the quality cattle we have been having.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $274.84/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −146.30 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$274.84

9 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$16.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs MS average

−30.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	286.00	1,522	3thin
Medium and Large 2	558	269.26	1,502	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $19 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

274.84

—

MS average11 barns · 144 hd

276.83

−1.99

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−30.63

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−146.30

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $344.60, median $421.14 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,330	129.00	1,716	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,075	128.57	1,382	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	122.00	1,617	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	116.18	1,270	3thin

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)	1,205	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,825	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,450	2thin

Every lot

47 lots · USDA AMS · Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	371.04/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,009	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,092	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	332.79/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,308	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	323.15/cwt	315.00–338.00	1,357	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,241	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,520	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	291.49/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,393	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,366	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	271.48/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,379	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	286.00/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,522	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	268.15/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,563	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,713	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,794	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,870	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	720	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	293.50/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,077	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	269.94/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,115	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,153	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	284.52/cwt	235.00–335.00	1,480	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	198.93/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,114	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	235.59/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,343	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	249.35/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,426	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,367	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,252	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,716	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	129.76/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,373	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	116.18/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,270	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,406	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,617	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	865	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	1,824.70/head	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,825	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 199Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 30Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 23Year ago 27

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves a little cheaper, but still bringing good money. Slaughter cows and bulls a little cheaper did not have the quality cattle we have been having.

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,095	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,824.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	—	865	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	1,450.00	1,450.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	367	290.00–300.00	293.50
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	572	248.00–250.00	249.35
1	600–650	605	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	413	265.00–275.00	269.94
2	500–550	520	235.00–335.00	284.52
2	550–600	570	233.00–238.00	235.59
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	710	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	465	248.00	248.00
2	550–600	560	195.00–203.00	198.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	505	248.00	248.00
1	700–750	740	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	325.00–338.00	332.79
1	400–450	425	292.00	292.00
2	450–500	478	290.00–293.00	291.49
2	500–550	508	268.00–275.00	271.48
4	550–600	583	260.00–275.00	268.15
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	365.00–375.00	371.04
1	300–350	305	358.00	358.00
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	420	315.00–338.00	323.15
3	450–500	478	318.00	318.00
3	500–550	532	283.00–290.00	286.00
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
7	750–800	758	226.00	226.00
3	850–900	875	205.00	205.00
3	900–950	935	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	488	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	128.00–131.00	129.76
1	—	1,125	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	110.00–120.00	116.18

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.