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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 2

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

281 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 282▼ 109 vs year ago 390 · −27.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 27▲ 15 vs year ago 16 · +93.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 28▲ 54 vs year ago 9 · +600.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves sold really good 10-15 higher and slaughter cattle steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.10/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −99.70 against this barn's trailing median of $366.81.

Average price

$267.10

31 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$19.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.21

vs MS average

−16.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	277.60	1,432	10thin
Medium and Large 2	541	262.31	1,419	20
Medium and Large 3	565	258.00	1,458	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.60/cwt here — about −$25 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale31 hd

267.10

—

MS average6 barns · 153 hd

251.89

+15.21

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−16.22

This barn, trailing median20 sales

366.81

−99.70

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

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.52, low $313.85, median $366.81 across 20 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,129	113.54	1,282	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	111.04	1,582	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	95.46	976	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,886	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,147	$1,663	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,618	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,375	1thin

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	945	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	384.35/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,068	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,080	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	380.71/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,249	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	359.75/cwt	358.00–363.00	1,187	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	360.14/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,315	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	332.58/cwt	325.00–343.00	1,217	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	348.68/cwt	348.00–349.00	1,492	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,324	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	318.37/cwt	314.00–323.00	1,379	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	301.58/cwt	298.00–309.00	1,429	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,582	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	281.51/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,464	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	306.11/cwt	299.00–315.00	1,616	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	265.96/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,503	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	288.12/cwt	287.00–291.00	1,671	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,773	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,808	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,762	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	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 1	745	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,803	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,027	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	799	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	837	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	983	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,075	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	307.24/cwt	303.00–308.00	1,195	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	285.95/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,221	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	275.25/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,302	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	277.60/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,432	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	263.83/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,367	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	261.30/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,453	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,458	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,600	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	231.96/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,554	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,492	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,614	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,776	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	980	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,882	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,879	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,245	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,384	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,401	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	306.68/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,463	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	281.50/cwt	281.00–282.00	1,472	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,538	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	281.72/cwt	281.00–286.00	1,583	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,630	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	279.00/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,716	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,688	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,679	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,799	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,699	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	85.07/cwt	83.00–89.00	815	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	105.17/cwt	104.50–106.00	1,057	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	114.91/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,270	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	110.11/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,310	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,238	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	111.04/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,582	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	955	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	980	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,147	1,663.08/head	1,630.00–1,710.00	1,663	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,153	1,886.45/head	1,700.00–1,990.00	1,886	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 282Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 27Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 28Year ago 9

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves sold really good 10-15 higher and slaughter cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	378.00	378.00
4	300–350	330	358.00–363.00	359.75
2	350–400	365	350.00–370.00	360.14
2	400–450	433	314.00–323.00	318.37
1	450–500	475	333.00	333.00
2	500–550	520	280.00–283.00	281.51
7	550–600	580	287.00–291.00	288.12
2	600–650	620	286.00	286.00
1	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	343.00	343.00
4	350–400	366	325.00–343.00	332.58
1	400–450	430	308.00	308.00
5	450–500	474	298.00–309.00	301.58
2	550–600	565	261.00–271.00	265.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	380.00–390.00	384.35
4	300–350	328	375.00–385.00	380.71
3	400–450	428	348.00–349.00	348.68
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	528	299.00–315.00	306.11
1	600–650	630	287.00	287.00
5	650–700	650	271.00	271.00
1	700–750	745	242.00	242.00
1	950–1000	965	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	260	322.00	322.00
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
6	350–400	389	303.00–308.00	307.24
8	400–450	427	283.00–295.00	285.95
10	500–550	516	275.00–280.00	277.60
1	600–650	630	254.00	254.00
1	800–850	815	198.00	198.00
1	850–900	865	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	920	193.00	193.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	298.00	298.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
5	450–500	473	267.00–279.00	275.25
8	500–550	518	259.00–268.00	263.83
12	550–600	556	254.00–262.00	261.30
2	650–700	670	229.00–235.00	231.96
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	980	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	283.00	283.00
1	550–600	565	258.00	258.00
1	650–700	675	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	311.00	311.00
5	450–500	477	300.00–315.00	306.68
2	500–550	523	281.00–282.00	281.50
1	550–600	595	274.00	274.00
1	600–650	630	268.00	268.00
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	700	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	293.00	293.00
1	450–500	475	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	665	250.00–255.00	252.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	525	293.00	293.00
7	550–600	562	281.00–286.00	281.72
2	600–650	615	278.00–280.00	279.00
1	800–850	805	211.00	211.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	109.00–111.00	110.11
5	—	1,105	112.00–118.00	114.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,005	104.50–106.00	105.17
3	—	958	83.00–89.00	85.07
1	—	1,270	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	110.00–112.00	111.04

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,760.00	1,760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,147	1,630.00–1,710.00	1,663.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,153	1,700.00–1,990.00	1,886.45

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	—	955	1,475.00	1,475.00

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	2	—	1,230	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,375.00	2,375.00

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.