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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 16

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

255 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 247▼ 272 vs year ago 527 · −51.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 72▼ 13 vs year ago 43 · −30.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 43▲ 12 vs year ago 4 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher and slaughter cows steady and bulls a little higher. Reminder no sales the next two weeks enjoy Christmas and new years with your families.

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 $261.11/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −105.70 against this barn's trailing median of $366.81.

Average price

$261.11

29 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$45.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.10

vs MS average

−23.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	286.65	1,485	3thin
Medium and Large 2	561	261.24	1,466	22
Medium and Large 3	556	241.25	1,340	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.40/cwt here — about $145 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 sale29 hd

261.11

—

MS average13 barns · 304 hd

255.01

+6.10

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−23.84

This barn, trailing median20 sales

366.81

−105.70

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,987	154.47	3,069	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	117.50	1,528	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	116.99	1,417	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	106.81	1,037	5thin

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)	1,330	$1,960	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,200	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	217	411.42/cwt	405.00–420.00	893	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	964	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	417.18/cwt	403.00–430.00	1,114	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,079	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	391.48/cwt	380.00–403.00	1,276	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	366.25/cwt	358.00–375.00	1,227	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,341	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	366.37/cwt	353.00–376.00	1,334	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,349	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	331.40/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,392	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	361.23/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,571	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	334.44/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,635	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	489	306.64/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,499	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	325.19/cwt	325.00–326.00	1,724	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	275.52/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,537	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	291.26/cwt	286.00–299.00	1,669	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	317.45/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,835	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,695	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	260.00/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,664	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	891	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	366.02/cwt	363.00–370.00	842	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,061	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,073	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,203	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	296.44/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,251	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,420	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	293.02/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,377	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,254	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	286.65/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,485	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	241.99/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,278	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	261.24/cwt	252.00–271.00	1,466	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,402	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	231.01/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,439	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	248.66/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,564	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,537	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,670	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	328.35/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,402	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,432	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	321.35/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,542	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,568	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	303.50/cwt	298.00–309.00	1,639	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,627	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,595	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,788	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,651	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,591	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,987	154.47/cwt	152.50–156.00	3,069	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	107.89/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,041	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,020	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	116.99/cwt	114.00–119.50	1,417	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,528	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	1

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 247Year ago 527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 72Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 43Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	326.00–330.00	328.35
3	450–500	480	319.00–325.00	321.35
2	500–550	540	298.00–309.00	303.50
2	600–650	633	280.00–285.00	282.53
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	268.00	268.00
1	700–750	730	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	490	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	535	293.00	293.00
1	550–600	565	288.00	288.00
1	600–650	645	256.00	256.00
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	434	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	348.00	348.00
1	350–400	390	346.00	346.00
6	450–500	489	305.00–311.00	306.64
2	550–600	558	272.00–279.00	275.52
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	378.00	378.00
2	300–350	335	358.00–375.00	366.25
5	350–400	364	353.00–376.00	366.37
5	400–450	420	320.00–340.00	331.40
9	450–500	489	332.00–335.00	334.44
3	550–600	573	286.00–299.00	291.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	405.00–420.00	411.42
3	250–300	267	403.00–430.00	417.18
4	300–350	326	380.00–403.00	391.48
1	350–400	350	383.00	383.00
3	400–450	435	355.00–370.00	361.23
5	500–550	530	325.00–326.00	325.19
2	550–600	578	315.00–320.00	317.45
2	600–650	640	258.00–262.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	612	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	441	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	363.00–370.00	366.02
1	350–400	360	298.00	298.00
1	450–500	485	265.00	265.00
22	550–600	561	252.00–271.00	261.24
2	600–650	623	228.00–234.00	231.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	340	312.00	312.00
2	350–400	388	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	422	290.00–303.00	296.44
6	450–500	470	280.00–298.00	293.02
3	500–550	518	278.00–295.00	286.65
9	600–650	629	245.00–264.00	248.66
1	700–750	720	232.00	232.00
1	800–850	810	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	490	256.00	256.00
2	500–550	528	239.00–245.00	241.99
2	550–600	583	240.00–241.00	240.50
1	700–750	705	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,211	114.00–119.50	116.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	102.50	102.50
4	—	965	106.00–110.00	107.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,987	152.50–156.00	154.47

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	—	1,330	1,960.00	1,960.00

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.