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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 18

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

282 head

▲ 123 vs last sale 159▲ 52 vs year ago 230 · +22.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 31▼ 46 vs year ago 73 · −63.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 30▼ 14 vs year ago 42 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were much better today 10-15 higher. And slaughter cattle steady. Reminder that there will be no sales next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Hope you have a wonderful time with your families.

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 $277.04/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −144.10 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$277.04

11 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$19.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

vs MS average

−32.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	289.61	1,568	4thin
Medium and Large 2	552	269.85	1,488	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.76/cwt here — about $79 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 sale11 hd

277.04

—

MS average13 barns · 361 hd

273.54

+3.50

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−32.22

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−144.10

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	1,844	135.38	2,496	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	121.10	1,629	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	115.01	1,846	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,063	97.18	1,033	6thin

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)	1,033	$1,776	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,200	2thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	828	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,026	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	336.52/cwt	323.00–365.00	1,053	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,197	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,296	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	326.06/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,347	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,278	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	322.42/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,564	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,423	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	292.81/cwt	288.00–303.00	1,552	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	269.66/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,499	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	267.98/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,680	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	246.96/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,561	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	248.98/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,646	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	234.60/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,560	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	232.00/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,636	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,706	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,856	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,035	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,174	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	324.12/cwt	318.00–330.00	827	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	900	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	958	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	297.58/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,110	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	284.12/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,188	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	247.96/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,203	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,197	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	229.50/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,308	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,286	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	214.50/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,330	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	202.03/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,461	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,815	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	285.43/cwt	283.00–288.00	1,207	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	309.00/cwt	303.00–315.00	1,313	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	272.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,308	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	269.55/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,396	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	246.53/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,319	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,417	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	244.35/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,532	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	209.33/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,407	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,547	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,748	139.41/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,437	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	131.34/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,548	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	81.57/cwt	80.00–83.00	692	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	104.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,229	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	121.10/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,629	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,846	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	880	1,649.15/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,649	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	1,861.27/head	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,861	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,205	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,270	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,460	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 Nov 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 159Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 31Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 30Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	270	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	313	323.00–365.00	336.52
1	350–400	395	328.00	328.00
3	400–450	413	323.00–330.00	326.06
5	450–500	485	320.00–323.00	322.42
3	500–550	530	288.00–303.00	292.81
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	627	261.00–280.00	267.98
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	705	230.00–234.00	232.00
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	825	225.00	225.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	383	310.00–315.00	312.55
1	400–450	415	308.00	308.00
1	450–500	450	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	525	271.00	271.00
6	550–600	556	265.00–275.00	269.66
3	600–650	632	243.00–255.00	246.96
4	650–700	661	245.00–255.00	248.98
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	765	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	665	226.00–239.00	234.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	505	237.00	237.00
2	550–600	570	229.00–230.00	229.50
2	600–650	620	214.00–215.00	214.50
2	700–750	723	200.00–204.00	202.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	318.00–330.00	324.12
1	300–350	305	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	373	295.00–300.00	297.58
2	400–450	418	280.00–288.00	284.12
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	955	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	260.00–265.00	262.47
2	450–500	485	246.00–250.00	247.96
2	550–600	578	220.00–225.00	222.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	303.00–315.00	309.00
3	500–550	518	260.00–283.00	269.55
3	600–650	627	235.00–250.00	244.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	283.00–288.00	285.43
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	560	253.00	253.00
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	672	200.00–215.00	209.33
2	700–750	733	210.00–212.00	210.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	270.00–275.00	272.45
2	500–550	535	243.00–250.00	246.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	117.00–125.00	121.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	80.00–83.00	81.57
4	—	1,171	100.00–110.00	104.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	114.00–116.00	115.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	130.00–133.00	131.34
2	—	1,748	138.00–141.00	139.41

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	880	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,649.15

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)	3	—	1,135	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,861.27

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	2	—	1,460	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	3,300.00	3,300.00

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.