Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-5 lower, and slaughter cows and bulls were 2-4 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.53/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$169.53

91 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$7.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.11

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	172.61	835	42
Medium and Large 1-2	525	170.82	897	17thin
Medium and Large 3	354	165.15	585	5thin
Medium and Large 2	471	164.74	775	27

One grade step is worth $7.87/cwt here — about $60 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 sale91 hd

169.53

—

MS average13 barns · 1,234 hd

169.42

+0.11

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	1,483	98.20	1,456	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	74.62	861	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	73.00	1,059	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	56.96	558	16

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	143.98/cwt	140.00–149.00	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	153.09/cwt	149.00–158.00	498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	172.95/cwt	170.00–175.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	188.65/cwt	186.00–191.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	183.49/cwt	182.00–185.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	164.60/cwt	161.00–166.00	872	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	145.51/cwt	143.00–148.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	165.90/cwt	163.00–168.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	164.03/cwt	160.00–168.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	155.00/cwt	152.00–156.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	176.54/cwt	170.00–183.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	167.98/cwt	164.00–172.00	793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	726	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	976	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	184.55/cwt	183.00–186.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	158.55/cwt	156.00–160.00	913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	182.02/cwt	181.00–183.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	186.77/cwt	185.00–191.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	151.51/cwt	149.00–154.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	163.42/cwt	159.00–168.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	47.58/cwt	44.00–54.00	484	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	67.41/cwt	63.50–69.50	683	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	33.37/cwt	32.00–35.00	245	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,059	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	74.62/cwt	71.00–80.00	861	10
Bulls	—	—	1,483	98.20/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,456	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	11,543	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	7,744	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	883	759.14/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,703	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,318	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,336	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	155.03/cwt	154.00–156.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	154.32/cwt	150.00–156.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	149.32/cwt	148.00–150.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	131.55/cwt	129.00–134.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	158.62/cwt	155.00–162.00	822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	161.96/cwt	158.00–168.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	130.24/cwt	128.00–134.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	143.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	137.60/cwt	137.00–140.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	149.81/cwt	149.00–150.00	560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	123.73/cwt	120.00–131.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	139.69/cwt	137.00–143.00	785	3

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 162Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 24Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 11Year ago 79

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-5 lower, and slaughter cows and bulls were 2-4 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	140.00–149.00	143.98
7	—	325	149.00–158.00	153.09
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
4	—	418	143.00–148.00	145.51
5	—	503	137.00–140.00	137.60
5	—	374	149.00–150.00	149.81
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
3	—	562	137.00–143.00	139.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
5	—	574	128.00–134.00	130.24
4	—	371	140.00–145.00	143.48
2	—	618	120.00–125.00	122.51
1	—	435	139.00	139.00
5	—	322	143.00	143.00
2	—	473	137.00–139.00	137.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	139.00	139.00
3	—	467	120.00–131.00	123.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	170.00–175.00	172.95
1	—	795	127.00	127.00
1	—	735	128.00	128.00
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
4	—	578	152.00–156.00	155.00
6	—	321	170.00–183.00	176.54
8	—	472	164.00–172.00	167.98
1	—	500	156.00	156.00
2	—	383	181.00–183.00	182.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	186.00–191.00	188.65
3	—	295	191.00	191.00
2	—	413	182.00–185.00	183.49
12	—	530	161.00–166.00	164.60
3	—	651	145.00	145.00
8	—	470	183.00–186.00	184.55
7	—	576	156.00–160.00	158.55
4	—	371	185.00–191.00	186.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	163.00–168.00	165.90
2	—	328	160.00–168.00	164.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	363	200.00	200.00
8	—	707	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	149.00–154.00	151.51
2	—	438	159.00–168.00	163.42
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	159.00	159.00
1	—	750	126.00	126.00
1	—	700	127.00	127.00
6	—	518	155.00–162.00	158.62
3	—	465	158.00–168.00	161.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	154.00–156.00	155.03
4	—	475	150.00–156.00	154.32
3	—	528	148.00–150.00	149.32
2	—	673	129.00–134.00	131.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,018	44.00–54.00	47.58
9	—	1,013	63.50–69.50	67.41
2	—	735	32.00–35.00	33.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,154	71.00–80.00	74.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	95.00–103.00	98.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	970.00	970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	880	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	883	700.00–800.00	759.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,075.00	1,075.00

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle