Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 lower and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.71/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$126.71

48 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$247

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

$6.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.90

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	128.51	712	30
Medium and Large 3	519	125.88	653	8thin
Medium and Large 1	786	122.00	959	10thin

One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about −$247 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 sale48 hd

126.71

—

MS average13 barns · 1,348 hd

135.61

−8.90

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	—	Low	1,405	79.00	1,110	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	76.00	1,064	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	67.09	785	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,245	62.00	772	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	425	157.99/cwt	156.00–160.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.34/cwt	146.00–155.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	121.96/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	139.46/cwt	137.00–145.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	143.67/cwt	143.00–145.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	154.01/cwt	153.00–155.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	163.00/cwt	160.00–165.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	161.93/cwt	156.00–168.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	151.48/cwt	148.00–155.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	123.01/cwt	121.00–127.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	152.58/cwt	151.00–154.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	125.26/cwt	124.00–128.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	134.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	161.52/cwt	160.00–163.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	135.61/cwt	131.00–141.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	110.02/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	119.77/cwt	118.00–127.00	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	129.48/cwt	129.00–131.00	680	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	15,560	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	17,723	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	903.14/cwt	875.00–930.00	11,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	995.00/cwt	995.00–995.00	8,905	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	62.00/cwt	60.00–65.00	772	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	71.84/cwt	70.00–74.00	856	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	65.68/cwt	62.50–68.50	770	9
Bulls	—	—	1,405	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,110	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,064	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	55.45/cwt	53.50–56.50	607	3

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 197Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 55Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 58

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 lower and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	156.00–160.00	157.99
1	—	715	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
2	—	430	146.00–155.00	150.34
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
4	—	514	130.00–135.00	131.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	143.00	143.00
3	—	532	143.00–145.00	143.67
6	—	379	156.00–168.00	161.93
2	—	483	148.00–155.00	151.48
1	—	330	158.00	158.00
1	—	405	159.00	159.00
1	—	735	131.00	131.00
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	131.00	131.00
2	—	370	151.00–154.00	152.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	119.00–125.00	121.96
5	—	620	137.00–145.00	139.46
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
1	—	580	150.00	150.00
2	—	513	153.00–155.00	154.01
5	—	433	160.00–165.00	163.00
4	—	469	160.00–163.00	161.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	135.00–136.00	135.51
4	—	624	121.00–127.00	123.01
6	—	466	130.00–140.00	134.15
1	—	385	137.00	137.00
1	—	770	124.00	124.00
3	—	438	131.00–141.00	135.61
7	—	710	118.00–127.00	119.77
2	—	338	130.00–133.00	131.53
4	—	525	129.00–131.00	129.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	803	119.00	119.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,023	109.00–111.00	110.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	124.00–128.00	125.26
1	—	350	128.00	128.00
3	—	558	125.00–127.00	126.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,265	1,230.00	1,230.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,390	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,285	875.00–930.00	903.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	895	995.00	995.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	60.00–65.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,192	70.00–74.00	71.84
9	—	1,172	62.50–68.50	65.68
3	—	1,095	53.50–56.50	55.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	76.00	76.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	79.00	79.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle