Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows and bulls were 3-5 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.34/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$167.34

62 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	407	171.78	699	20
Medium and Large 1	517	166.06	859	37
Medium and Large 3	468	158.99	744	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.79/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale62 hd

167.34

—

MS average13 barns · 1,132 hd

168.19

−0.85

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	1,639	90.25	1,479	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	83.08	1,095	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	71.40	732	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	65.00	988	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	581	131.99/cwt	129.00–138.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	168.25/cwt	165.00–170.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	165.48/cwt	165.00–166.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	189.56/cwt	185.00–192.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	173.57/cwt	172.00–175.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	189.04/cwt	188.00–190.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	174.40/cwt	168.00–180.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	157.33/cwt	155.00–160.00	908	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	179.50/cwt	179.00–180.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	204.00/cwt	203.00–205.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	169.56/cwt	167.00–172.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	153.52/cwt	149.00–155.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	120.69/cwt	118.00–125.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	154.49/cwt	153.00–156.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	64.74/cwt	62.00–67.50	630	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	72.88/cwt	70.00–77.50	756	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,499	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	2,045	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	83.08/cwt	78.50–86.50	1,095	6
Bulls	—	—	1,110	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	145.01/cwt	143.00–147.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	140.81/cwt	138.00–145.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	141.55/cwt	140.00–143.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.69/cwt	138.00–142.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	143.69/cwt	142.00–145.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	146.74/cwt	142.00–150.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	138.44/cwt	135.00–142.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	144.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	697	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	858	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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 421Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 42Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 69Year ago 97

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows and bulls were 3-5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	129.00–138.00	131.99
3	—	323	143.00–147.00	145.01
2	—	520	132.00–133.00	132.49
1	—	425	139.00	139.00
3	—	360	142.00–145.00	143.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	138.00–145.00	140.81
9	—	427	140.00–143.00	141.55
3	—	573	138.00–142.00	140.69
1	—	850	132.00	132.00
2	—	625	135.00–142.00	138.44
15	—	483	140.00–147.00	144.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	165.00–170.00	168.25
2	—	330	172.00–175.00	173.57
2	—	265	188.00–190.00	189.04
5	—	387	168.00–180.00	174.40
6	—	427	167.00–172.00	169.56
1	—	580	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	165.00–166.00	165.48
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	185.00–192.00	189.56
1	—	995	115.00	115.00
1	—	705	132.00	132.00
6	—	460	178.00	178.00
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
2	—	355	186.00	186.00
9	—	577	155.00–160.00	157.33
1	—	520	164.00	164.00
2	—	413	179.00–180.00	179.50
2	—	235	203.00–205.00	204.00
2	—	795	134.00	134.00
2	—	275	200.00	200.00
5	—	636	142.00–150.00	146.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	149.00–155.00	153.52
2	—	530	140.00	140.00
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	118.00–125.00	120.69
2	—	435	165.00–167.00	166.00
1	—	605	126.00	126.00
2	—	513	153.00–156.00	154.49
1	—	490	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	62.00–67.50	64.74
9	—	1,037	70.00–77.50	72.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,318	78.50–86.50	83.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,920	106.50	106.50
1	—	1,110	84.50	84.50

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	820.00	820.00

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