Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 lower, slaughter cows and bulls 2-3 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.19/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$155.19

44 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$14.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	161.99	847	22
Medium and Large 3	348	153.00	532	2thin
Medium 2	425	151.00	642	1thin
Medium and Large 2	507	147.76	750	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.23/cwt here — about $98 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 sale44 hd

155.19

—

MS average13 barns · 1,070 hd

156.86

−1.67

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	1,474	100.88	1,487	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	80.96	887	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	68.12	727	10

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	628	134.49/cwt	133.00–136.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	164.40/cwt	161.00–168.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	161.13/cwt	153.00–166.00	922	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	160.69/cwt	160.00–161.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	159.26/cwt	154.00–162.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	165.06/cwt	163.00–167.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	143.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	135.61/cwt	130.00–141.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	151.74/cwt	151.00–152.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	60.55/cwt	58.00–64.00	586	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	71.37/cwt	64.50–76.00	791	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	80.96/cwt	79.00–83.50	887	3
Bulls	—	—	1,265	90.94/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,150	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,734	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,106.74/cwt	1,070.00–1,140.00	14,498	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	943	828.81/cwt	800.00–860.00	7,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	131.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	123.56/cwt	120.00–127.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	132.78/cwt	132.00–135.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	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 Apr 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 115Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 26Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 28Year ago 16

As compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 lower, slaughter cows and bulls 2-3 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	133.00–136.00	134.49
2	—	523	141.00	141.00
1	—	815	113.00	113.00
5	—	672	130.00–135.00	131.79
2	—	718	120.00–127.00	123.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	132.00	132.00
1	—	415	137.00	137.00
4	—	380	132.00–135.00	132.78
1	—	685	113.00	113.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
1	—	505	129.00	129.00
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	118.00	118.00
3	—	428	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	153.00	153.00
1	—	380	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	143.00	143.00
2	—	392	173.00	173.00
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
3	—	330	160.00–161.00	160.69
5	—	518	140.00	140.00
5	—	585	140.00–145.00	143.03
2	—	623	130.00–141.00	135.61
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	161.00–168.00	164.40
9	—	572	153.00–166.00	161.13
1	—	700	155.00	155.00
3	—	507	154.00–162.00	159.26
2	—	428	163.00–167.00	165.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
4	—	421	151.00–152.00	151.74
2	—	615	126.00–127.00	126.51
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	128.00	128.00
2	—	565	125.00–128.00	126.50
1	—	790	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	968	58.00–64.00	60.55
7	—	1,109	64.50–76.00	71.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	79.00–83.50	80.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	86.00–95.00	90.94
3	—	1,613	105.00–110.00	107.50

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	1,070.00–1,140.00	1,106.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	943	800.00–860.00	828.81

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