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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, May 6

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

335 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 214▲ 142 vs year ago 193 · +73.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 41▲ 40 vs year ago 55 · +72.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

168 head

▲ 137 vs last sale 31▲ 134 vs year ago 34 · +394.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well. Sold some really nice stock cows that brought good money.

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 $284.22/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −136.92 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$284.22

28 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$36.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs MS average

−25.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	304.78	1,545	9thin
Medium and Large 2	545	291.37	1,589	5thin
Medium and Large 3	566	268.45	1,521	14thin

One grade step is worth $36.33/cwt here — about $25 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale28 hd

284.22

—

MS average13 barns · 228 hd

282.32

+1.90

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−25.49

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−136.92

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	1,824	146.65	2,675	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	116.03	1,496	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	99.88	1,383	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	98.89	1,083	13

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,806	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,092	$1,670	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,664	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$1,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$2,838	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,273	$2,585	8

Every lot

83 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	952	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	346.44/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,119	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	321.01/cwt	319.00–323.00	1,197	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	354.11/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,346	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	325.38/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,399	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,367	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	317.48/cwt	316.00–319.00	1,470	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	305.11/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,428	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	304.78/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,545	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	296.31/cwt	292.00–299.00	1,547	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	264.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,412	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	269.04/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,539	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	283.97/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,647	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	602	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,463	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	241.25/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,575	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	254.22/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,698	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	219.00/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,500	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,924	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,624	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	767	236.02/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,810	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	772	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,621	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,018	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,013	212.04/cwt	206.00–218.00	2,148	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	836	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	939	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	277.35/cwt	275.00–279.00	993	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	286.64/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,069	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,077	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	272.98/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,196	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	253.66/cwt	253.00–254.00	1,187	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	246.84/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,269	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	237.00/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,244	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,254	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,374	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,375	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	604	223.66/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,351	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	238.49/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,450	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	219.04/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,446	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	713	200.41/cwt	192.00–209.00	1,429	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	213.00/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,598	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,599	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	204.64/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,664	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,348	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,216	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,195	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	281.51/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,346	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	287.92/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,483	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	265.36/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,534	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	232.55/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,542	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,454	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,564	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	145.31/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,703	2
Bulls	—	—	2,013	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	3,068	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	84.72/cwt	80.00–89.50	729	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	96.97/cwt	93.00–101.50	1,059	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,194	106.85/cwt	102.50–110.00	1,276	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	117.29/cwt	114.50–120.00	1,497	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	112.23/cwt	112.00–112.50	1,490	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	99.88/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,383	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	915	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	1,664.10/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,664	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	1,805.03/head	1,575.00–1,990.00	1,805	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	1,806.14/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,806	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,273	2,584.72/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,585	8

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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 214Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 41Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 168Last week 31Year ago 34

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well. Sold some really nice stock cows that brought good money.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	286.00	286.00
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	578	261.00–270.00	265.36
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	670	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	780	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	321.00	321.00
2	500–550	515	284.00–292.00	287.92
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	663	230.00–235.00	232.55
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	278.00	278.00
2	450–500	478	280.00–283.00	281.51
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	280.00	280.00
6	350–400	373	286.00–290.00	286.64
1	400–450	405	266.00	266.00
2	500–550	525	235.00–239.00	237.00
1	550–600	580	237.00	237.00
12	600–650	604	220.00–224.00	223.66
8	650–700	660	218.00–222.00	219.04
2	750–800	750	211.00–215.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	328.00	328.00
1	300–350	310	303.00	303.00
3	400–450	438	270.00–275.00	272.98
10	500–550	514	245.00–252.00	246.84
4	550–600	552	249.00	249.00
2	600–650	608	237.00–240.00	238.49
1	750–800	790	225.00	225.00
3	800–850	813	199.00–215.00	204.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	275.00–279.00	277.35
3	450–500	468	253.00–254.00	253.66
1	500–550	535	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	550	228.00	228.00
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	713	192.00–209.00	200.41
1	750–800	780	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	345.00–348.00	346.44
3	350–400	380	345.00–360.00	354.11
12	400–450	430	320.00–330.00	325.38
9	500–550	507	300.00–311.00	304.78
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
4	650–700	668	250.00–256.00	254.22
1	700–750	710	271.00	271.00
1	800–850	825	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	930	217.00	217.00
2	1000–1050	1,013	206.00–218.00	212.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	430	318.00	318.00
2	450–500	463	316.00–319.00	317.48
3	500–550	522	292.00–299.00	296.31
2	550–600	580	283.00–285.00	283.97
2	600–650	602	243.00	243.00
8	650–700	653	241.00–243.00	241.25
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
3	750–800	767	229.00–240.00	236.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	319.00–323.00	321.01
2	450–500	468	301.00–309.00	305.11
2	500–550	533	260.00–270.00	264.93
12	550–600	572	260.00–277.00	269.04
4	650–700	685	218.00–220.00	219.00
4	700–750	745	218.00	218.00
2	750–800	772	210.00	210.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,664.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,213	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,806.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	1,575.00–1,990.00	1,805.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,225	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,273	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,584.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	132.00	132.00
3	—	2,013	150.00–155.00	152.42
2	—	1,860	142.00–148.00	145.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,194	102.50–110.00	106.85
2	—	860	80.00–89.50	84.72
6	—	1,092	93.00–101.50	96.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,385	95.00–105.00	99.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,276	114.50–120.00	117.29
2	—	1,328	112.00–112.50	112.23

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.