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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 29

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

214 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 232▼ 38 vs year ago 252 · −15.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 30▲ 14 vs year ago 27 · +51.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 26▼ 4 vs year ago 35 · −11.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-7 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Had a Brahman and F1 special sale over the weekend top brahman heifer brought $7100.00 F1 bred cattle 4 months bred brought up to $3500.00

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 $281.98/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −139.16 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$281.98

12 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$16.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.08

vs MS average

−26.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	288.71	1,660	7thin
Medium and Large 2	558	272.55	1,521	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.16/cwt here — about $139 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

281.98

—

MS average12 barns · 354 hd

290.06

−8.08

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−26.63

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−139.16

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	1,626	144.11	2,343	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,390	129.00	1,793	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	115.99	1,792	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	104.43	1,090	8thin

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	813	$1,213	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	715	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,960	6

Every lot

76 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	417.58/cwt	415.00–420.00	994	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	944	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,282	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	371.09/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,366	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	309.04/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,307	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,449	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	357.41/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,573	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	316.42/cwt	305.00–318.00	1,478	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	295.48/cwt	293.00–298.00	1,536	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	272.46/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,439	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	272.61/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,576	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	597	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,707	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,604	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	229.91/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,559	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,727	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,558	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,709	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,853	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,784	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	306.46/cwt	305.00–308.00	821	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	303.65/cwt	295.00–313.00	966	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	280.24/cwt	278.00–283.00	916	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,032	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	274.42/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,158	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,101	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,201	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	244.45/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,266	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	244.50/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,357	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,293	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,452	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	228.62/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,459	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,467	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	712	209.69/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,493	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,458	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,711	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	299.01/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,375	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	288.98/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,367	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,364	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,479	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	246.51/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,504	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,321	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,432	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	233.48/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,576	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	128.27/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,744	2
Bulls	—	—	1,422	141.55/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,013	3
Bulls	—	—	1,854	151.98/cwt	149.50–154.50	2,818	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	89.44/cwt	89.00–90.00	799	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	98.07/cwt	95.00–101.00	954	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	115.10/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,329	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,793	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	115.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,792	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	715	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	760	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	865	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	770	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	955	2,040.45/head	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,040	4

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 232Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 30Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 26Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	358	358.00	358.00
2	400–450	423	308.00–310.00	309.04
10	450–500	467	305.00–318.00	316.42
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	678	225.00–235.00	229.91
1	700–750	705	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	305	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	368	365.00–375.00	371.09
1	400–450	435	333.00	333.00
2	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	528	265.00–280.00	272.46
3	550–600	578	270.00–278.00	272.61
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	254.00	254.00
1	700–750	740	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	415.00–420.00	417.58
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	440	350.00–365.00	357.41
2	500–550	520	293.00–298.00	295.48
5	550–600	597	286.00	286.00
2	600–650	610	263.00	263.00
1	650–700	670	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	850	218.00	218.00
1	900–950	915	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	385	268.00	268.00
1	400–450	435	253.00	253.00
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
4	700–750	712	200.00–213.00	209.69
1	750–800	750	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	278.00–283.00	280.24
1	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	462	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	520	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	555	233.00	233.00
3	600–650	638	220.00–233.00	228.62
2	650–700	658	223.00	223.00
1	800–850	810	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	305.00–308.00	306.46
2	300–350	318	295.00–313.00	303.65
3	400–450	422	270.00–278.00	274.42
4	500–550	518	241.00–248.00	244.45
4	550–600	555	243.00–245.00	244.50
2	600–650	605	235.00–245.00	240.00
1	900–950	935	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	460	298.00–300.00	299.01
3	500–550	510	285.00–295.00	290.00
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	610	245.00–248.00	246.51
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	288.00–290.00	288.98
2	500–550	505	265.00–275.00	270.00
1	600–650	645	222.00	222.00
2	650–700	675	232.00–235.00	233.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	208.00	208.00
1	650–700	670	195.00	195.00

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	715	950.00	950.00

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	955	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,040.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	126.00–131.00	128.27
3	—	1,422	138.00–146.00	141.55
5	—	1,854	149.50–154.50	151.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,545	110.00–120.00	115.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	89.00–90.00	89.44
2	—	973	95.00–101.00	98.07
4	—	1,155	108.00–118.00	115.10

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.