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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 13

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

291 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 274▼ 74 vs year ago 365 · −20.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 51▼ 19 vs year ago 46 · −41.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 27▼ 11 vs year ago 31 · −35.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves seemed to be 3-5 higher and slaughter cattle steady. Sold some good groups of weaned calves. And sold a nice brahman heifer weighed 705 @ $2.75=1,938.75. pretty good.

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 $296.31/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −130.69 against this barn's trailing median of $427.00.

Average price

$296.31

18 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$25.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.13

vs MS average

−46.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	501	311.00	1,558	5thin
Medium and Large 1	567	296.60	1,681	6thin
Medium and Large 2	560	285.57	1,600	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.43/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale18 hd

296.31

—

MS average13 barns · 297 hd

291.19

+5.13

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−46.14

This barn, trailing median26 sales

427.00

−130.69

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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.61, low $344.60, median $427.00 across 26 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	1,555	144.41	2,246	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	123.84	1,477	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	105.75	1,097	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,330	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,175	2thin

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	893	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	467.41/cwt	465.00–470.00	996	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	410.64/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,121	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	442.34/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,230	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,252	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	391.72/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,500	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	351.58/cwt	345.00–358.00	1,371	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	381.50/cwt	375.00–388.00	1,507	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	326.61/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,404	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	352.63/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,527	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,595	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	501	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,558	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	298.98/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,585	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,575	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,605	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	295.41/cwt	293.00–303.00	1,728	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	292.31/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,812	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,624	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,856	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	254.60/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,810	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	248.33/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,925	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	231.73/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,896	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	235.85/cwt	235.00–238.00	2,068	14
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,013	211.41/cwt	205.00–213.00	2,142	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	402.36/cwt	400.00–405.00	897	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	785	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	866	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	322.64/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,194	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	317.56/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,334	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	289.33/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,354	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	314.22/cwt	303.00–318.00	1,511	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,545	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,379	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	275.49/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,507	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	259.02/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,445	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	284.32/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,621	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,440	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	254.05/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,606	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	240.41/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,652	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	235.43/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,697	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,871	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	283.32/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,479	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,499	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,451	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,654	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	276.50/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,687	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,736	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,649	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	142.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,090	4
Bulls	—	—	1,915	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	2,901	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	99.55/cwt	96.00–102.00	961	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,338	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	123.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,402	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	115.05/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,317	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	128.48/cwt	127.50–130.00	1,783	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	925	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	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 Jan 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 274Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 51Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 27Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	248.00	248.00
2	650–700	680	240.00–245.00	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	522	280.00–285.00	283.32
1	550–600	595	278.00	278.00
2	600–650	610	273.00–280.00	276.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	660	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	400.00–405.00	402.36
3	350–400	370	320.00–325.00	322.64
8	400–450	420	308.00–320.00	317.56
4	450–500	481	303.00–318.00	314.22
4	500–550	547	273.00–283.00	275.49
2	550–600	570	275.00–293.00	284.32
14	600–650	632	253.00–260.00	254.05
9	700–750	721	235.00–236.00	235.43
11	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	870	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	468	285.00–293.00	289.33
1	500–550	545	253.00	253.00
2	550–600	558	255.00–263.00	259.02
1	600–650	610	236.00	236.00
4	650–700	687	235.00–246.00	240.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	363.00	363.00
2	350–400	390	345.00–358.00	351.58
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	465.00–470.00	467.41
2	250–300	278	440.00–445.00	442.34
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	383	390.00–395.00	391.72
2	400–450	433	345.00–360.00	352.63
3	450–500	465	343.00	343.00
2	500–550	530	298.00–300.00	298.98
4	550–600	585	293.00–303.00	295.41
23	600–650	620	291.00–293.00	292.31
15	700–750	711	253.00–255.00	254.60
14	750–800	775	243.00–254.00	248.33
9	800–850	818	229.00–243.00	231.73
14	850–900	877	235.00–238.00	235.85
5	1000–1050	1,013	205.00–213.00	211.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	425.00	425.00
2	250–300	273	400.00–420.00	410.64
2	350–400	395	375.00–388.00	381.50
3	400–450	430	315.00–335.00	326.61
1	500–550	545	289.00	289.00
6	550–600	563	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	680	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	501	311.00	311.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,140	120.00–126.00	123.01
1	—	1,120	119.50	119.50
2	—	1,388	127.50–130.00	128.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	96.00–102.00	99.55
2	—	1,145	114.00–116.00	115.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	151.50	151.50
4	—	1,465	140.00–145.00	142.64

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,330.00	1,330.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	2,175.00	2,175.00

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.