Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, small offering of calves today and quality was no where near last weeks. So feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows were 3-5 higher and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.28/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$134.28

34 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$71

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.33

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	420	137.34	576	10thin
Medium and Large 1	637	137.13	873	16thin
Medium and Large 3	519	124.75	647	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.59/cwt here — about −$71 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 sale34 hd

134.28

—

MS average13 barns · 994 hd

141.60

−7.33

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	1,393	100.92	1,406	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	82.97	972	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	78.18	1,156	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	922	67.48	622	14

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$920	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,068	$890	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	721	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	973	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	133.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	134.08/cwt	130.00–136.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	161.56/cwt	158.00–166.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	169.36/cwt	167.00–171.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	167.68/cwt	158.00–169.00	962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	124.98/cwt	122.00–128.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	122.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	51.47/cwt	50.00–53.00	445	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	63.73/cwt	61.00–69.50	528	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	74.73/cwt	71.00–77.50	752	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	78.18/cwt	77.50–78.75	1,156	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	84.91/cwt	80.00–90.00	993	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	78.46/cwt	78.00–79.50	920	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,125	1
Bulls	—	—	1,393	100.92/cwt	99.50–102.00	1,406	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	140.03/cwt	138.00–142.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.51/cwt	135.00–143.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	145.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	458	2

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 Jun 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 290Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 43Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 10Year ago 66

Good day, small offering of calves today and quality was no where near last weeks. So feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows were 3-5 higher and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	721	135.00	135.00
2	—	528	138.00–139.00	138.49
1	—	465	142.00	142.00
2	—	563	138.00–142.00	140.03
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	112.00	112.00
2	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	465	126.00	126.00
2	—	578	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	130.00–137.00	133.46
1	—	590	131.00	131.00
4	—	380	135.00–143.00	140.51
1	—	625	123.00	123.00
2	—	315	140.00–150.00	145.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
1	—	540	158.00	158.00
2	—	415	168.00	168.00
1	—	800	132.00	132.00
8	—	574	158.00–169.00	167.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	158.00–160.00	158.98
3	—	573	130.00–136.00	134.08
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	133.00–135.00	134.00
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
1	—	405	163.00	163.00
5	—	474	158.00–166.00	161.56
3	—	382	167.00–171.00	169.36
2	—	710	122.00–128.00	124.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
2	—	420	141.00	141.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	154.00	154.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
2	—	618	120.00–126.00	122.96
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	50.00–53.00	51.47
5	—	828	61.00–69.50	63.73
7	—	1,006	71.00–77.50	74.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	77.50–78.75	78.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,169	80.00–90.00	84.91
6	—	1,173	78.00–79.50	78.46
1	—	1,190	94.50	94.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	99.50–102.00	100.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,133	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	830.00	830.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle