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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 22

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

161 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 178▼ 51 vs year ago 212 · −24.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 38▼ 22 vs year ago 58 · −37.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 18▲ 17 vs year ago 18 · +94.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were a little higher today and slaughter cattle were 3-5 lower.

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 $295.98/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −125.16 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$295.98

11 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$47.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.79

vs MS average

−1.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	307.23	1,605	4thin
Medium and Large 2	538	294.48	1,583	6thin
Medium and Large 3	560	260.00	1,456	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.23/cwt here — about $149 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale11 hd

295.98

—

MS average12 barns · 424 hd

283.20

+12.79

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−1.84

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−125.16

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	1,682	157.38	2,647	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	132.28	1,697	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	128.11	1,817	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	964	111.84	1,078	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,540	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,417	$2,201	10

Every lot

55 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	346.52/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,161	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	332.90/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,242	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	323.75/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,369	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	308.98/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,322	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	316.20/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,477	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	308.64/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,568	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	295.38/cwt	293.00–296.00	1,568	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,712	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	261.37/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,610	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	258.70/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,599	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	262.99/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,757	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	248.51/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,759	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,673	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,032	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,126	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	263.25/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,156	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	258.94/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,204	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	253.91/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,303	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	242.66/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,371	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,346	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	235.99/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,432	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,279	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,425	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	227.88/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,513	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,529	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	281.58/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,309	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	270.56/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,299	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	264.71/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,472	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	233.32/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,472	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,508	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,566	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,752	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,495	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	161.07/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,928	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	95.53/cwt	90.00–100.00	817	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	960	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,234	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	123.53/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,354	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	133.04/cwt	130.00–136.50	1,792	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	128.11/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,817	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,540.00/head	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,540	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	1,776.40/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,776	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,375	2,312.41/head	2,300.00–2,325.00	2,312	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,835	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	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 Jul 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 178Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 38Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 18Year ago 18

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were a little higher today and slaughter cattle were 3-5 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	328.00–338.00	332.90
2	400–450	428	308.00–310.00	308.98
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	531	293.00–296.00	295.38
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
7	600–650	618	258.00–259.00	258.70
2	700–750	708	247.00–250.00	248.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	345.00–348.00	346.52
2	400–450	423	318.00–330.00	323.75
4	450–500	467	315.00–320.00	316.20
3	500–550	508	303.00–313.00	308.64
1	550–600	565	303.00	303.00
8	600–650	616	261.00–262.00	261.37
3	650–700	668	260.00–266.00	262.99
1	850–900	850	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
9	700–750	715	234.00	234.00
2	750–800	750	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	278.00	278.00
1	450–500	450	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	513	248.00–260.00	253.91
3	600–650	607	233.00–238.00	235.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	439	260.00–264.00	263.25
7	450–500	465	255.00–261.00	258.94
3	550–600	565	240.00–245.00	242.66
1	600–650	645	221.00	221.00
8	650–700	664	227.00–228.00	227.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	234.00	234.00
1	600–650	615	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	735	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	278.00–285.00	281.58
7	550–600	556	263.00–270.00	264.71
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	735	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
6	600–650	631	233.00–235.00	233.32
3	650–700	650	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	480	270.00–275.00	270.56
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,540.00	1,540.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,375	2,300.00–2,325.00	2,312.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,835	2,825.00	2,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,776.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	128.50	128.50
5	—	1,347	130.00–136.50	133.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	90.00–100.00	95.53
1	—	760	114.00	114.00
4	—	1,096	121.00–126.00	123.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	127.00–130.00	128.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	146.00	146.00
4	—	1,818	158.00–164.00	161.07
1	—	1,620	154.00	154.00

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.