Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were mixed, and slaughter cows and bulls were 2-3 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.32/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$138.32

39 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$4.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.15

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	140.20	669	24
Medium and Large 2	421	135.31	569	15thin

One grade step is worth $4.89/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale39 hd

138.32

—

MS average6 barns · 451 hd

138.17

+0.15

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	High	1,752	91.99	1,612	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	63.06	765	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	52.58	500	13

Every lot, as filed

37 lots · USDA AMS · Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	156.99/cwt	155.00–159.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	140.00/cwt	137.00–143.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	166.38/cwt	163.00–170.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	149.54/cwt	145.00–154.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	140.63/cwt	137.00–145.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	184.32/cwt	175.00–195.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	122.74/cwt	122.00–123.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	151.15/cwt	148.00–154.00	565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	134.76/cwt	130.00–138.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	153.61/cwt	150.00–157.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	137.34/cwt	134.00–140.00	629	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	705.30/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,982	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,312	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,233	1
Bulls	—	—	2,220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,220	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	87.99/cwt	86.50–89.50	1,336	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	46.45/cwt	44.00–48.50	418	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	55.31/cwt	50.00–59.50	539	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	63.06/cwt	60.00–67.50	765	4

How this sale compares

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 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 369Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 85Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 170Year ago 31

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were mixed, and slaughter cows and bulls were 2-3 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	155.00–159.00	156.99
2	—	535	142.00–143.00	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
2	—	455	137.00–143.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
2	—	668	121.00–122.00	121.49
5	—	408	145.00–154.00	149.54
4	—	608	122.00–123.00	122.74
7	—	374	148.00–154.00	151.15
2	—	580	130.00	130.00
2	—	320	150.00–157.00	153.61
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	144.00	144.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
3	—	315	137.00–145.00	140.63
5	—	413	130.00–138.00	134.76
1	—	685	109.00	109.00
3	—	458	134.00–140.00	137.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	163.00–170.00	166.38
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
1	—	450	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	166.00	166.00
1	—	275	193.00	193.00
1	—	420	173.00	173.00
1	—	475	168.00	168.00
1	—	675	153.00	153.00
7	—	321	175.00–195.00	184.32
1	—	370	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	990	650.00–750.00	705.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	830	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,220	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,518	86.50–89.50	87.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	900	44.00–48.50	46.45
9	—	974	50.00–59.50	55.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,213	60.00–67.50	63.06

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.

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Meridian Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle