Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows and bulls were 2-4 higher. Due to the nasty weather just a small offering of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.08/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$147.08

52 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$18.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.46

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	148.91	705	44
Medium and Large 2	441	138.02	609	7thin
Medium and Large 3	475	130.00	618	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.91/cwt here — about $88 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 sale52 hd

147.08

—

MS average11 barns · 1,097 hd

145.62

+1.46

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	—	Average	1,655	97.64	1,616	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,058	73.52	778	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	61.78	640	10

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	174.40/cwt	171.00–178.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	165.23/cwt	163.00–168.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	183.78/cwt	182.00–192.00	739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	182.47/cwt	178.00–187.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	187.20/cwt	185.00–190.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	143.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	840	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	156.76/cwt	150.00–160.00	599	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	196.79/cwt	192.00–203.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	154.79/cwt	150.00–157.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	141.30/cwt	138.00–143.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	149.36/cwt	147.00–150.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	146.66/cwt	145.00–148.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	138.07/cwt	135.00–141.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	977	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,345	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,795	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,240	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,320	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	73.52/cwt	70.50–76.00	778	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	66.47/cwt	61.50–69.50	760	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	58.65/cwt	56.00–60.00	565	6
Bulls	—	—	1,770	99.52/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,762	3
Bulls	—	—	1,310	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,205	1

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 354Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 22Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 36Year ago 63

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows and bulls were 2-4 higher. Due to the nasty weather just a small offering of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	160.00	160.00
1	—	715	136.00	136.00
1	—	615	139.00	139.00
3	—	420	171.00–178.00	174.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	143.00	143.00
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
3	—	322	178.00–187.00	182.47
3	—	495	180.00	180.00
4	—	375	185.00–190.00	187.20
1	—	285	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	565	163.00–168.00	165.23
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
9	—	402	182.00–192.00	183.78
5	—	316	192.00–203.00	196.79
1	—	745	134.00	134.00
4	—	657	155.00	155.00
1	—	375	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	585	140.00–145.00	143.65
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
15	—	382	150.00–160.00	156.76
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
3	—	322	150.00–157.00	154.79
3	—	528	138.00–143.00	141.30
6	—	428	147.00–150.00	149.36
3	—	458	145.00–148.00	146.66
1	—	775	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	132.00	132.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
2	—	410	135.00–141.00	138.07
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	315	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,345	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	915	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,058	70.50–76.00	73.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,144	61.50–69.50	66.47
6	—	963	56.00–60.00	58.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	98.00–102.00	99.52
1	—	1,310	92.00	92.00

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.

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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