Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 27, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	644	345	537
Feeder cattle	484	230	411
Slaughter cattle	137	73	68
Replacement cattle	23	42	58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to the last market number 1 feeder calves were steady. Not so trendy calves were 10-15 in spots cheaper. This is why it really pays to have good bulls on your cows. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	260.00–263.00	$261.50	$902	—
365–385	372	3	260.00–270.00	$264.31	$983	-9.09
410–446	434	9	253.00–261.00	$257.53	$1,118	-5.50
450	450	2	253.00–263.00	$258.00	$1,161	-12.00
505–510	508	2	230.00–235.00	$232.51	$1,181	+3.61
555–568	566	9	233.00–240.00	$234.21	$1,326	-0.79
605	605	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,150	—
650	650	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,332	—
715	715	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,301	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	240.00–244.00	$241.88	$786	-25.12
395	395	1	253.00	$253.00	$999	-14.98
415–440	428	2	238.00–240.00	$239.03	$1,023	-11.99
450–495	472	5	233.00–249.00	$243.86	$1,151	-9.10
505–540	524	6	210.00–219.00	$216.74	$1,136	+2.74
555–562	560	3	205.00–220.00	$215.04	$1,204	+1.40
675	675	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,148	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	293.00	$293.00	$718	—
405–415	410	2	270.00–278.00	$274.05	$1,124	-4.28
505–540	521	4	242.00–251.00	$245.07	$1,277	-0.25
610–620	615	2	215.00–220.00	$217.52	$1,338	+7.52
875	875	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,575	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	225.00	$225.00	$776	—
350–355	351	7	220.00–226.00	$225.13	$790	+1.54
410–420	413	3	202.00–215.00	$207.29	$856	-9.37
480–492	485	9	200.00–217.00	$212.94	$1,033	+0.94
543	543	8	185.00	$185.00	$1,005	—
550–580	562	3	180.00–183.00	$181.67	$1,021	—
615	615	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,107	—
775	775	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,333	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	220.00	$220.00	$968	-6.76
460–475	468	2	221.00–229.00	$225.06	$1,053	+2.03
510–545	528	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,003	-1.00
550	550	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,072	+1.98
602	602	7	190.00	$190.00	$1,144	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	207.00–210.00	$208.50	$657	+3.69
370	370	2	210.00–215.00	$212.50	$786	—
420–440	430	2	190.00	$190.00	$817	—
465–490	478	2	180.00–182.00	$181.03	$865	-18.45
510	510	1	170.00	$170.00	$867	—
575	575	1	170.00	$170.00	$978	-15.00
620–625	623	2	160.00–170.00	$165.02	$1,028	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
516	516	4	216.00	$216.00	$1,115	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	223.00	$223.00	$970	-2.66
475–495	485	3	220.00–225.00	$221.67	$1,075	+0.36
550	550	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,182	+15.00
610	610	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,068	-8.00
715	715	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,251	—
810	810	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,296	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–510	509	4	220.00–228.00	$222.25	$1,131	+0.80
605	605	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,089	-21.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,006	—
585	585	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,082	—
670	670	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,126	—
775	775	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,201	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–955	893	85-90%	2	63.00–65.00	$64.07	$572	—
815–1025	894	85-90%	6	68.00–74.00	$71.11	$636	—
805–1175	997	85-90%	6	75.00–81.00	$78.44	$782	+20.79

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1355	1115	80-85%	8	84.00–91.50	$87.96	$981	—
1165–1460	1291	80-85%	6	92.00–97.00	$94.07	$1,214	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1560	1459	75-80%	4	82.00–87.50	$84.57	$1,234	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1700	1510	3	90.00–96.00	$93.21	$1,407	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1730	1730	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,972	-0.27

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1305	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.