Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows and bulls were 5-7 cheaper. Sold 66 steers black hided average weight 702 lbs. @ $ 1.5825 per lb.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.82/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$160.82

93 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$18.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.50

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	173.70	816	15thin
Medium and Large 2	480	161.21	774	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	702	158.00	1,109	66
Medium and Large 3	453	155.50	704	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.20/cwt here — about $112 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 sale93 hd

160.82

—

MS average13 barns · 929 hd

167.32

−6.50

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	1,727	101.98	1,761	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	78.26	926	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,257	71.98	905	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	69.70	711	23

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	887.86/cwt	750.00–990.00	9,127	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	1,048.91/cwt	960.00–1,120.00	10,625	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,611	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	101.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,761	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	73.93/cwt	69.50–76.00	806	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	64.21/cwt	57.50–69.00	597	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	78.26/cwt	78.00–78.50	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.01/cwt	153.00–159.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,109	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	168.03/cwt	166.00–170.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	194.41/cwt	190.00–198.00	511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	160.03/cwt	155.00–165.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	149.04/cwt	145.00–153.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	149.23/cwt	148.00–151.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.33/cwt	140.00–148.00	750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	188.38/cwt	187.00–190.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	175.26/cwt	171.00–180.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	143.64/cwt	140.00–146.00	534	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	1,106.01/cwt	1,040.00–1,150.00	13,294	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,257	71.98/cwt	67.50–75.50	905	6

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 223Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 41Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 39Year ago 21

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows and bulls were 5-7 cheaper. Sold 66 steers black hided average weight 702 lbs. @ $ 1.5825 per lb.

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)	4	—	1,028	750.00–990.00	887.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	885	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,013	960.00–1,120.00	1,048.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,202	1,040.00–1,150.00	1,106.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	100.00–105.00	101.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,090	69.50–76.00	73.93
10	—	929	57.50–69.00	64.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	78.00–78.50	78.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,257	67.50–75.50	71.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	153.00	153.00
5	—	473	153.00–159.00	156.01
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
2	—	513	155.00–157.00	155.99
2	—	438	158.00–159.00	158.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	145.00–148.00	146.49
4	—	431	148.00–151.00	149.23
8	—	523	140.00–148.00	143.33
4	—	373	149.00–150.00	149.49
1	—	610	129.00	129.00
1	—	555	149.00	149.00
1	—	925	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	138.00	138.00
1	—	495	143.00	143.00
1	—	415	144.00	144.00
3	—	372	140.00–146.00	143.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	702	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	180.00	180.00
2	—	433	155.00–165.00	160.03
2	—	570	145.00–153.00	149.04
1	—	525	155.00	155.00
1	—	290	185.00	185.00
1	—	845	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	166.00–170.00	168.03
3	—	263	190.00–198.00	194.41
3	—	330	187.00–190.00	188.38
3	—	858	140.00	140.00
4	—	409	171.00–180.00	175.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	141.00	141.00
1	—	350	170.00	170.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle