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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

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

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

274 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 255▼ 91 vs year ago 365 · −24.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 30▲ 5 vs year ago 46 · +10.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 16▼ 4 vs year ago 31 · −12.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, and happy new year. The calf market was steady to 5 higher and slaughter cattle 3-5 higher.

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 $294.43/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −126.71 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$294.43

29 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$35.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

vs MS average

−47.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	312.76	1,621	8thin
Medium and Large 2	554	291.42	1,613	15thin
Medium and Large 3	542	277.50	1,503	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.26/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

294.43

—

MS average7 barns · 165 hd

294.76

−0.33

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−47.65

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−126.71

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	1,849	149.20	2,759	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	120.09	1,468	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	120.00	1,602	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	105.53	1,095	10

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$1,534	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$1,675	1thin

Every lot

71 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	240	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	955	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	401.26/cwt	393.00–410.00	1,055	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,078	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,080	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,213	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	371.67/cwt	370.00–373.00	1,227	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,416	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	370.48/cwt	368.00–373.00	1,400	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	348.00/cwt	343.00–353.00	1,340	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	334.83/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,453	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,579	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,544	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,487	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	305.96/cwt	292.00–314.00	1,447	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	314.30/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,606	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,438	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	295.88/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,598	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	286.32/cwt	283.00–289.00	1,629	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,721	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	273.40/cwt	273.00–274.00	1,698	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,680	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	255.03/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,841	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,066	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	830	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	317.96/cwt	313.00–323.00	1,059	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	303.08/cwt	296.00–308.00	1,112	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,153	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	297.94/cwt	293.00–303.00	1,222	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,210	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	297.75/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,385	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	284.25/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,367	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,266	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,318	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	284.16/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,478	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	266.58/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,442	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	267.55/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,544	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	252.00/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,462	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	250.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,518	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	237.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,456	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	235.57/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,585	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,733	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,420	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,449	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,379	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	260.19/cwt	248.00–268.00	1,631	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,709	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,618	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,539	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,682	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,739	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 3	990	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,871	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	145.84/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,345	2
Bulls	—	—	2,090	152.57/cwt	151.00–154.00	3,189	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	877	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	99.35/cwt	96.50–102.00	1,021	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	111.37/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,170	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	117.17/cwt	116.50–118.00	1,309	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	121.84/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,567	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,602	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	1,476.59/head	1,460.00–1,490.00	1,477	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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 Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 255Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 30Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 16Year ago 31

Good day, and happy new year. The calf market was steady to 5 higher and slaughter cattle 3-5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	319.00	319.00
1	450–500	450	322.00	322.00
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	627	248.00–268.00	260.19
1	650–700	665	257.00	257.00
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	805	209.00	209.00
1	900–950	925	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	253.00	253.00
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	680	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	223.00	223.00
1	950–1000	990	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	353.00	353.00
2	300–350	333	313.00–323.00	317.96
2	400–450	410	293.00–303.00	297.94
13	450–500	465	291.00–300.00	297.75
10	500–550	520	279.00–287.00	284.16
9	600–650	606	250.00–255.00	250.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	367	296.00–308.00	303.08
1	400–450	420	288.00	288.00
4	450–500	481	284.00–285.00	284.25
5	500–550	541	265.00–273.00	266.58
25	550–600	577	266.00–271.00	267.55
3	600–650	612	235.00–240.00	237.98
2	650–700	673	233.00–238.00	235.57
1	750–800	750	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	292.00	292.00
1	450–500	485	261.00	261.00
1	500–550	505	261.00	261.00
3	550–600	580	248.00–255.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	305	354.00	354.00
2	350–400	385	343.00–353.00	348.00
7	450–500	473	292.00–314.00	305.96
3	500–550	523	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	560	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	398.00	398.00
2	250–300	263	393.00–410.00	401.26
2	300–350	315	380.00–390.00	385.00
1	350–400	365	388.00	388.00
1	400–450	435	363.00	363.00
7	500–550	511	314.00–316.00	314.30
1	550–600	570	302.00	302.00
10	600–650	621	273.00–274.00	273.40
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
4	700–750	722	254.00–258.00	255.03
1	800–850	810	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	392.00	392.00
3	300–350	330	370.00–373.00	371.67
2	350–400	378	368.00–373.00	370.48
4	400–450	434	330.00–341.00	334.83
1	450–500	450	343.00	343.00
8	500–550	540	295.00–296.00	295.88
7	550–600	569	283.00–289.00	286.32
2	600–650	640	260.00–265.00	262.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	466	319.00	319.00

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	—	1,025	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,085	1,460.00–1,490.00	1,476.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,090	151.00–154.00	152.57
2	—	1,608	145.00–147.00	145.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,051	108.00–115.00	111.37
3	—	1,028	96.50–102.00	99.35
1	—	985	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	116.50–118.00	117.17
5	—	1,286	120.00–124.50	121.84

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.