Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.41/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$172.41

29 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$13.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.42

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	175.38	785	21
Medium and Large 2	422	165.49	698	6thin
Medium and Large 3	363	162.00	587	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.38/cwt here — about $198 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 sale29 hd

172.41

—

MS average13 barns · 772 hd

166.99

+5.42

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	1,780	103.27	1,839	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	82.38	962	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	74.20	1,004	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	67.13	646	15

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	176.34/cwt	176.00–177.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	203.78/cwt	198.00–210.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.00/cwt	148.00–156.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	165.03/cwt	162.00–168.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	181.50/cwt	180.00–183.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	174.21/cwt	170.00–178.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	172.32/cwt	172.00–173.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	151.96/cwt	148.00–156.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	165.52/cwt	165.00–166.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	184.93/cwt	182.00–187.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	138.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	150.32/cwt	149.00–152.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	143.98/cwt	143.00–145.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	153.46/cwt	151.00–158.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	116.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,313	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	74.20/cwt	73.50–75.00	1,004	2
Bulls	—	—	1,942	109.63/cwt	109.00–110.00	2,129	3
Bulls	—	—	1,538	93.73/cwt	89.00–98.50	1,442	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	61.16/cwt	58.50–66.00	541	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	53.80/cwt	52.50–55.00	486	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	82.38/cwt	78.00–87.00	962	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	74.20/cwt	70.00–77.50	761	8

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 163Year ago 518

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 44Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 203Year ago 47

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	176.00–177.00	176.34
2	—	208	198.00–210.00	203.78
1	—	660	153.00	153.00
1	—	590	162.00	162.00
1	—	705	153.00	153.00
1	—	640	158.00	158.00
3	—	517	162.00–168.00	165.03
2	—	340	180.00–183.00	181.50
3	—	427	170.00–178.00	174.21
4	—	369	182.00–187.00	184.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
1	—	390	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	172.00–173.00	172.32
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
1	—	660	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	138.00	138.00
4	—	423	148.00–156.00	153.00
2	—	530	142.00–145.00	143.53
3	—	453	149.00–152.00	150.32
5	—	370	151.00–158.00	153.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	128.00	128.00
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	135.00–145.00	138.95
1	—	540	132.00	132.00
2	—	413	143.00–145.00	143.98
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
2	—	605	114.00–120.00	116.98
1	—	340	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	582	139.00	139.00
2	—	460	148.00–156.00	151.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	165.00–166.00	165.52
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
1	—	525	156.00	156.00
1	—	670	130.00	130.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	73.50–75.00	74.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	885	58.50–66.00	61.16
2	—	903	52.50–55.00	53.80
8	—	1,026	70.00–77.50	74.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,168	78.00–87.00	82.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,942	109.00–110.00	109.63
2	—	1,538	89.00–98.50	93.73

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle