Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 higher and slaughter cows were 2-3 higher and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.60/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$145.60

95 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$44.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.45

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	148.00	825	29
Medium and Large 1	480	147.13	706	53
Medium and Large 2	499	136.50	681	12thin
Medium and Large 3	675	104.00	702	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.00/cwt here — about $123 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 sale95 hd

145.60

—

MS average13 barns · 1,078 hd

140.15

+5.45

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	1,222	96.49	1,179	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	81.01	996	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	77.00	1,036	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	65.84	697	19

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	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	137.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	170.75/cwt	170.00–171.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	187.46/cwt	183.00–193.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	178.68/cwt	178.00–180.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	152.32/cwt	151.00–155.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	183.71/cwt	181.00–188.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	182.03/cwt	179.00–185.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	185.68/cwt	183.00–188.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	177.89/cwt	174.00–182.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	150.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	150.64/cwt	142.00–152.00	633	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	138.78/cwt	135.00–141.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	830	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	134.96/cwt	133.00–138.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	148.36/cwt	141.00–154.00	679	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	152.13/cwt	146.00–159.00	502	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,553	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,738	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,980	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,036	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	74.49/cwt	70.00–77.50	883	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	66.49/cwt	63.00–69.50	660	5
Bulls	—	—	997	93.82/cwt	93.50–94.00	935	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	78.98/cwt	78.00–80.50	983	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	85.57/cwt	83.50–88.50	1,025	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	49.63/cwt	46.00–55.00	445	5

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 Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 246Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 34Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 93

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 higher and slaughter cows were 2-3 higher and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	132.00	132.00
1	—	415	162.00	162.00
1	—	500	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	135.00–140.00	137.36
4	—	476	135.00–141.00	138.78
2	—	525	130.00–136.00	132.94
3	—	427	133.00–138.00	134.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	135.00	135.00
2	—	560	142.00–145.00	143.50
5	—	688	139.00	139.00
3	—	363	148.00–152.00	150.00
1	—	795	132.00	132.00
4	—	520	140.00–145.00	143.02
13	—	420	142.00–152.00	150.64
20	—	458	141.00–154.00	148.36
1	—	605	145.00	145.00
3	—	330	146.00–159.00	152.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	548	148.00	148.00
21	—	561	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	170.00–171.00	170.75
3	—	318	183.00–193.00	187.46
3	—	655	151.00–155.00	152.32
4	—	409	181.00–188.00	183.71
2	—	455	179.00–185.00	182.03
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
3	—	365	183.00–188.00	185.68
1	—	540	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	163.00	163.00
3	—	338	178.00–180.00	178.68
2	—	375	174.00–182.00	177.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	170.00–172.00	171.01

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	104.50	104.50
3	—	997	93.50–94.00	93.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	77.00	77.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,186	70.00–77.50	74.49
5	—	992	63.00–69.50	66.49
5	—	897	46.00–55.00	49.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,244	78.00–80.50	78.98
4	—	1,198	83.50–88.50	85.57

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