Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the 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 $133.49/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$133.49

62 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$7.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.14

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	136.37	809	31
Medium and Large 2	574	131.23	753	24
Medium and Large 3	504	128.48	648	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.89/cwt here — about $161 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 sale62 hd

133.49

—

MS average13 barns · 1,417 hd

138.62

−5.14

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	1,375	92.55	1,273	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	77.47	954	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,283	70.54	905	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,125	66.46	748	19

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 2	—	375	142.51/cwt	140.00–146.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	172.24/cwt	171.00–174.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	171.52/cwt	168.00–175.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	146.00/cwt	145.00–149.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	154.47/cwt	150.00–159.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	143.61/cwt	140.00–149.00	895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	132.02/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,084	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	55.13/cwt	50.00–59.00	600	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	65.14/cwt	62.50–69.00	679	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	73.66/cwt	71.00–75.50	863	10
Bulls	—	—	1,015	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	863	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	70.54/cwt	68.00–73.00	905	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	77.47/cwt	76.00–82.50	954	9
Bulls	—	—	1,555	96.32/cwt	95.50–97.00	1,498	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	973	798.15/cwt	770.00–820.00	7,766	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,321	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,390	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	16,124	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	786	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	136.56/cwt	135.00–138.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	134.41/cwt	134.00–136.00	960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	134.77/cwt	132.00–137.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	123.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	126.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.43/cwt	140.00–143.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	137.11/cwt	134.00–140.00	836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	139.98/cwt	138.00–145.00	719	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	904	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 May 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 197Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 52Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 54Year ago 407

As compared to the 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	140.00–146.00	142.51
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
2	—	513	134.00–135.00	134.49
1	—	590	137.00	137.00
3	—	786	123.00	123.00
2	—	423	135.00–138.00	136.56
4	—	463	132.00–137.00	134.77
6	—	715	120.00–127.00	123.70
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	127.00	127.00
1	—	315	134.00	134.00
3	—	575	120.00–130.00	126.45
2	—	508	129.00–130.00	129.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	140.00–141.00	140.51
5	—	714	134.00–136.00	134.41
2	—	473	140.00–143.00	141.43
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
7	—	610	134.00–140.00	137.11
10	—	514	138.00–145.00	139.98
3	—	803	118.00	118.00
1	—	655	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	165.00–167.00	165.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	171.00–174.00	172.24
3	—	762	130.00	130.00
2	—	535	140.00	140.00
4	—	592	145.00–149.00	146.00
2	—	420	160.00–162.00	161.01
1	—	730	134.00	134.00
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	168.00–175.00	171.52
1	—	895	128.00	128.00
1	—	350	178.00	178.00
4	—	518	150.00–159.00	154.47
7	—	623	140.00–149.00	143.61
3	—	553	158.00	158.00
1	—	455	171.00	171.00
4	—	821	130.00–136.00	132.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	153.00	153.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	130.00–132.00	131.00
3	—	567	128.00–130.00	129.33
1	—	405	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,089	50.00–59.00	55.13
3	—	1,042	62.50–69.00	65.14
10	—	1,172	71.00–75.50	73.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,283	68.00–73.00	70.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,231	76.00–82.50	77.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,555	95.50–97.00	96.32

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	973	770.00–820.00	798.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	780.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,390	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	1,125.00	1,125.00

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