Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows were steady and bulls were 2-4 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.80/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$141.80

57 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$34.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

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	582	151.00	879	5thin
Medium and Large 1	504	146.59	739	31
Medium and Large 2	532	136.24	725	17thin
Medium and Large 3	664	116.75	775	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.25/cwt here — about $104 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 sale57 hd

141.80

—

MS average13 barns · 1,009 hd

141.09

+0.71

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	1,626	113.17	1,840	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	85.65	1,012	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	74.00	1,003	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	72.51	727	12

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	575	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	131.17/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	182.33/cwt	181.00–183.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	158.81/cwt	158.00–165.00	810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	184.64/cwt	180.00–190.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	179.31/cwt	176.00–182.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	214.16/cwt	203.00–220.00	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	202.42/cwt	196.00–211.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	146.36/cwt	145.00–149.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	388	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	58.84/cwt	55.00–62.00	560	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	77.07/cwt	72.50–81.00	785	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,003	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,283	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	84.74/cwt	81.50–90.00	975	7
Bulls	—	—	1,731	116.62/cwt	114.00–120.00	2,019	5
Bulls	—	—	1,450	107.42/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,558	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	995.00/cwt	995.00–995.00	10,398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,161	921.88/cwt	835.00–1,000.00	10,703	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,024.68/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	11,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	151.93/cwt	147.00–157.00	637	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	136.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	123.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	174.75/cwt	172.00–181.00	926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	146.06/cwt	143.00–149.00	552	2

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 Mar 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 221Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 90Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 57Year ago 49

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows were steady 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
1	—	575	142.00	142.00
3	—	530	145.00–149.00	146.36
3	—	370	154.00–156.00	154.99
2	—	218	178.00	178.00
1	—	310	154.00	154.00
10	—	419	147.00–157.00	151.93
3	—	480	146.00–148.00	147.00
6	—	721	132.00–133.00	132.50
1	—	850	118.00	118.00
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	124.00	124.00
1	—	435	142.00	142.00
1	—	345	149.00	149.00
4	—	485	144.00	144.00
1	—	755	119.00	119.00
4	—	526	135.00–139.00	136.01
3	—	667	120.00–125.00	123.30
2	—	378	143.00–149.00	146.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
1	—	265	200.00	200.00
9	—	510	158.00–165.00	158.81
4	—	369	180.00–190.00	184.64
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	152.00	152.00
1	—	420	166.00	166.00
1	—	590	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	157.00	157.00
1	—	325	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	194.00	194.00
5	—	822	126.00–133.00	131.17
1	—	265	207.00	207.00
3	—	417	181.00–183.00	182.33
1	—	970	122.00	122.00
3	—	487	176.00–182.00	179.31
3	—	223	203.00–220.00	214.16
1	—	705	151.00	151.00
4	—	325	196.00–211.00	202.42
1	—	610	170.00	170.00
5	—	530	172.00–181.00	174.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	55.00–62.00	58.84
9	—	1,019	72.50–81.00	77.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	92.00	92.00
7	—	1,151	81.50–90.00	84.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,731	114.00–120.00	116.62
3	—	1,450	101.00–111.00	107.42

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	995.00	995.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,024.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,161	835.00–1,000.00	921.88

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle