Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-09

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.52/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$136.52

59 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$19.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.51

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	142.09	671	33
Medium and Large 2	513	130.77	670	22
Medium and Large 3	481	122.23	588	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.86/cwt here — about $83 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 sale59 hd

136.52

—

MS average13 barns · 1,254 hd

142.03

−5.51

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	1,713	95.90	1,643	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,084	80.62	874	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	69.00	1,057	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	65.57	676	16

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	930	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	134.48/cwt	130.00–139.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.00/cwt	142.00–145.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	146.17/cwt	145.00–150.00	634	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	127.67/cwt	126.00–130.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	163.45/cwt	160.00–167.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	164.74/cwt	158.00–167.00	764	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	130.61/cwt	126.00–135.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.10/cwt	150.00–159.00	806	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.19/cwt	160.00–165.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	152.94/cwt	150.00–156.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	134.04/cwt	131.00–137.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	135.92/cwt	130.00–137.00	662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	144.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	594	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.21/cwt	140.00–141.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	141.92/cwt	141.00–142.00	725	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	115.23/cwt	114.00–117.00	710	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	80.62/cwt	78.00–84.00	874	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	73.29/cwt	70.00–77.50	789	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	69.00/cwt	64.50–75.00	1,057	5
Bulls	—	—	1,713	95.90/cwt	92.50–99.00	1,643	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	50.45/cwt	45.00–54.00	468	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	68.59/cwt	67.50–69.50	743	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,403	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,808	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,260	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,555	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,064	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	7,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,547	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	118.95/cwt	117.00–121.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	131.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	154.67/cwt	150.00–156.00	863	9

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 May 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 445Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 73Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 125Year ago 9

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
1	—	615	128.00	128.00
1	—	930	99.00	99.00
2	—	503	130.00–139.00	134.48
4	—	468	142.00–145.00	143.00
8	—	434	145.00–150.00	146.17
6	—	584	126.00–130.00	127.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	140.00–141.00	140.49
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
2	—	543	140.00–145.00	142.49
1	—	655	137.00	137.00
2	—	365	160.00–167.00	163.45
2	—	480	150.00–156.00	152.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	158.00–167.00	164.74
9	—	523	150.00–159.00	154.10
4	—	423	160.00–165.00	162.19
2	—	640	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,130	113.00	113.00
3	—	955	121.00	121.00
1	—	860	140.00	140.00
9	—	558	150.00–156.00	154.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	126.00–135.00	130.61
9	—	487	130.00–137.00	135.92
4	—	616	114.00–117.00	115.23
2	—	410	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	350	136.00	136.00
3	—	552	130.00–133.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	131.00–137.00	134.04
13	—	412	140.00–145.00	144.21
5	—	475	140.00–141.00	140.21
13	—	511	141.00–142.00	141.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	117.00–121.00	118.95
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
1	—	355	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,084	78.00–84.00	80.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,077	70.00–77.50	73.29
5	—	927	45.00–54.00	50.45
2	—	1,083	67.50–69.50	68.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,532	64.50–75.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	92.50–99.00	95.90

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,355	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,440	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	840.00	840.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	890.00	890.00

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