Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.21/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$137.21

65 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$16.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.99

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	587	144.20	847	25
Medium and Large 1	671	134.25	900	24
Medium and Large 2	527	130.92	690	15thin
Medium and Large 3	495	128.00	634	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.20/cwt here — about $214 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 sale65 hd

137.21

—

MS average13 barns · 1,266 hd

143.20

−5.99

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	1,621	102.22	1,657	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	88.66	1,060	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,014	72.61	736	15

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	767	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	997	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	146.98/cwt	146.00–149.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	902	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	190.11/cwt	185.00–198.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	164.44/cwt	160.00–169.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	187.00/cwt	185.00–188.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	195.04/cwt	192.00–198.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	57.26/cwt	55.00–58.50	457	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	98.58/cwt	95.50–101.00	1,656	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	111.98/cwt	108.50–115.00	1,999	2
Bulls	—	—	1,175	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,058	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	743	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	78.03/cwt	72.50–81.50	830	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	88.66/cwt	84.50–90.50	1,060	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,725.00/cwt	1,725.00–1,725.00	21,476	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	1,725.00/cwt	1,725.00–1,725.00	24,840	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,560.00/cwt	1,560.00–1,560.00	19,578	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,955	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,141	1,243.21/cwt	1,000.00–1,350.00	14,185	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	845	1,106.95/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	9,354	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	11,252	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	1,352.24/cwt	1,050.00–1,500.00	13,698	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,118	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,338.12/cwt	1,275.00–1,400.00	13,515	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	13,643	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,158	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,680	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,602	1,723.52/cwt	1,500.00–2,000.00	27,611	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,495	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	18,688	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,328	1,379.85/cwt	1,300.00–1,460.00	18,324	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,810.00/cwt	1,810.00–1,810.00	23,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	132.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	878	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	754	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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 149Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 91Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 203Last week 26Year ago 29

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	767	130.00	130.00
3	—	487	146.00–149.00	146.98
1	—	430	154.00	154.00
8	—	683	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,210	103.00	103.00
1	—	600	132.00	132.00
3	—	520	140.00–144.00	142.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
2	—	610	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	505	129.00	129.00
3	—	425	140.00–143.00	140.99
2	—	473	135.00	135.00
4	—	568	130.00–135.00	132.96
2	—	653	115.00–116.00	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	512	151.00	151.00
17	—	623	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	185.00–198.00	190.11
1	—	605	160.00	160.00
2	—	523	160.00–169.00	164.44
2	—	360	192.00–198.00	195.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	185.00–188.00	187.00
1	—	265	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	145.00	145.00
1	—	485	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	140.00–145.00	142.51
1	—	470	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	124.00	124.00
1	—	500	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	798	55.00–58.50	57.26
2	—	1,085	68.50	68.50
10	—	1,064	72.50–81.50	78.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,196	84.50–90.50	88.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	95.50–101.00	98.58
2	—	1,785	108.50–115.00	111.98
1	—	1,175	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,440	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,560.00	1,560.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,345	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,602	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,723.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,328	1,300.00–1,460.00	1,379.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	1,810.00	1,810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,495	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,141	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,243.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	845	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,106.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,013	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,352.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,338.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,275.00	1,275.00

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

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