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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 20

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 208 vs last sale 291▼ 536 vs year ago 619 · −86.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 27▼ 44 vs year ago 56 · −78.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 20▼ 44 vs year ago 51 · −86.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, may have had a short run of cattle today but the prices were high high. Stronger market than last week.

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 $316.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −104.47 against this barn's trailing median of $421.14.

Average price

$316.67

3 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$47.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.64

vs MS average

−24.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	332.51	1,689	2thin
Medium and Large 3	555	285.00	1,582	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.51/cwt here — about $107 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 sale3 hd

316.67

—

MS average12 barns · 294 hd

308.03

+8.64

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−24.27

This barn, trailing median27 sales

421.14

−104.47

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	132.92	1,641	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	121.76	1,212	2thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$2,160	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	612	$1,075	2thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	446.54/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,206	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	452.26/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,402	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	422.69/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,509	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	437.53/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,619	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	352.11/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,690	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,689	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	337.15/cwt	330.00–345.00	904	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	337.62/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,256	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,460	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,348	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	297.61/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,414	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,426	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,604	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,714	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	306.67/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,466	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	285.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,474	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,797	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	121.76/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,212	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	130.90/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,529	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,115	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,490	2,160.00/head	2,160.00–2,160.00	2,160	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 291Year ago 619

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 27Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 20Year ago 51

Good day, may have had a short run of cattle today but the prices were high high. Stronger market than last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	300.00–315.00	306.67
3	500–550	517	280.00–290.00	285.02
1	600–650	635	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	445	303.00	303.00
2	450–500	475	295.00–300.00	297.61
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	330.00–345.00	337.15
1	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	372	335.00–340.00	337.62
1	400–450	445	328.00	328.00
1	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	610	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	480	340.00–365.00	352.11
1	550–600	555	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	440.00–455.00	446.54
2	300–350	310	445.00–460.00	452.26
2	350–400	370	435.00–440.00	437.53
1	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	508	330.00–335.00	332.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	357	420.00–425.00	422.69
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	495	375.00	375.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,160.00	2,160.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	612	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	141.00	141.00
4	—	1,168	126.00–135.00	130.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	118.00–125.00	121.76

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.