Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.47/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$168.47

45 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$25.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.23

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	475	185.50	881	4thin
Medium and Large 1	528	171.85	908	24
Medium and Large 3	355	160.00	568	1thin
Medium and Large 2	512	159.67	817	16thin

One grade step is worth $25.83/cwt here — about $64 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 sale45 hd

168.47

—

MS average13 barns · 563 hd

171.70

−3.23

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	1,422	91.46	1,300	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	78.08	1,103	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	52.63	549	14

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	—	415	164.35/cwt	163.00–165.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	153.45/cwt	150.00–157.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	142.70/cwt	138.00–146.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	206.74/cwt	198.00–215.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	174.04/cwt	171.00–177.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	149.02/cwt	144.00–150.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	141.13/cwt	135.00–145.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	186.20/cwt	185.00–188.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	188.51/cwt	187.00–189.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	41.78/cwt	40.00–44.00	437	4
Bulls	—	—	1,192	85.28/cwt	82.50–89.50	1,017	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	53.84/cwt	50.50–55.00	539	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	69.46/cwt	68.50–70.50	843	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	78.08/cwt	76.50–80.00	1,103	2
Bulls	—	—	2,110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,321	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	148.69/cwt	145.00–153.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	162.00/cwt	160.00–164.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	159.12/cwt	155.00–176.00	969	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	155.92/cwt	150.00–162.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	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 Feb 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 0Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 32

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	163.00–165.00	164.35
1	—	750	127.00	127.00
2	—	518	150.00–157.00	153.45
1	—	495	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	158.00	158.00
2	—	573	138.00–140.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	146.00–150.00	148.00
6	—	512	144.00–150.00	149.02
3	—	432	145.00–153.00	148.69
2	—	383	152.00–154.00	152.99
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	135.00–145.00	141.13
1	—	545	131.00	131.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	141.00	141.00
1	—	420	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	158.00	158.00
2	—	352	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	130.00–134.00	132.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	204.00	204.00
2	—	263	198.00–215.00	206.74
2	—	518	171.00–177.00	174.04
5	—	378	185.00–188.00	186.20
3	—	955	120.00	120.00
4	—	467	187.00–189.00	188.51
7	—	609	155.00–176.00	159.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	476	171.00	171.00
3	—	625	138.00–146.00	142.70
1	—	205	190.00	190.00
2	—	333	165.00–170.00	167.41
2	—	540	160.00–164.00	162.00
2	—	687	143.00	143.00
1	—	440	167.00	167.00
2	—	558	150.00–162.00	155.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	191.00	191.00
2	—	540	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	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
4	—	1,045	40.00–44.00	41.78
8	—	1,001	50.50–55.00	53.84
2	—	1,213	68.50–70.50	69.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	76.50–80.00	78.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,192	82.50–89.50	85.28
1	—	2,110	110.00	110.00

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)	1	—	1,150	910.00	910.00

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