Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 higher, slaughter cows steady and bulls 2-5 higher. Sold three loads of weaned black hided steers load one 90 head @593 lbs. @ $1.76, load two 72 head @ 740 lbs. @ $ 1.6375 and load three 58 head @ 840 lbs. @ $ 1.5650. Do not forget no sales next week for independence day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.18/cwt on 387 head.

Average price

$163.18

387 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$444

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$23.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.86

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	692	167.56	1,159	237
Medium and Large 1	610	159.34	972	105
Medium and Large 2	561	150.51	845	35
Medium and Large 3	497	143.89	715	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.67/cwt here — about $444 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 sale387 hd

163.18

—

MS average13 barns · 1,211 hd

158.32

+4.86

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	1,614	106.89	1,725	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	85.91	1,052	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	77.50	1,093	1thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$885	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$1,198	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,115	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	152.02/cwt	149.00–155.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	144.92/cwt	143.00–150.00	906	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	160.92/cwt	160.00–163.00	990	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	166.18/cwt	157.00–169.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,044	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,319	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	144.87/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	163.39/cwt	157.00–165.00	943	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	141.39/cwt	140.00–142.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	151.25/cwt	146.00–155.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	879	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	174.01/cwt	172.00–177.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	145.40/cwt	144.00–148.00	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,185	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	150.83/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,100	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	166.50/cwt	165.00–169.00	689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,214	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	133.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	122.01/cwt	119.00–124.00	747	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,093	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	83.61/cwt	82.50–84.50	1,018	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	87.93/cwt	85.00–94.25	1,082	8
Bulls	—	—	1,395	100.66/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,404	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	110.01/cwt	107.00–114.50	1,895	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	884.85/head	870.00–900.00	885	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,248	1,197.58/head	1,185.00–1,210.00	1,198	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	132.62/cwt	129.00–134.00	810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	672	122.32/cwt	119.00–125.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	124.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	134.94/cwt	133.00–137.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	120.29/cwt	114.00–125.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	143.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	141.50/cwt	139.00–144.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	181.01/cwt	178.00–185.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	182.47/cwt	178.00–187.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	164.22/cwt	160.00–167.00	792	10

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 130Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 37Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 24Year ago 261

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	149.00–155.00	152.02
17	—	625	143.00–150.00	144.92
1	—	300	169.00	169.00
1	—	455	151.00	151.00
4	—	521	146.00–155.00	151.25
4	—	376	172.00–177.00	174.01
5	—	678	144.00–148.00	145.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	158.00	158.00
5	—	509	140.00–142.00	141.39
1	—	360	161.00	161.00
1	—	685	133.00	133.00
1	—	585	137.00	137.00
1	—	450	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	615	160.00–163.00	160.92
1	—	920	130.00	130.00
4	—	537	157.00–169.00	166.18
7	—	765	140.00–149.00	144.87
15	—	577	157.00–165.00	163.39
5	—	829	143.00	143.00
16	—	729	142.00–152.00	150.83
6	—	414	165.00–169.00	166.50
3	—	362	178.00–185.00	181.01
2	—	323	178.00–187.00	182.47
10	—	482	160.00–167.00	164.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	593	176.00	176.00
58	—	840	157.00	157.00
17	—	505	174.00	174.00
72	—	740	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	153.00	153.00
1	—	715	131.00	131.00
7	—	471	142.00–145.00	143.01
2	—	510	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	615	144.00	144.00
1	—	415	144.00	144.00
2	—	580	139.00–144.00	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	611	129.00–134.00	132.62
3	—	663	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	365	142.00	142.00
2	—	530	133.00–137.00	134.94
1	—	555	136.00	136.00
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	138.00	138.00
3	—	672	119.00–125.00	122.32
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
3	—	517	120.00–128.00	124.37
6	—	573	114.00–125.00	120.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	130.00–140.00	133.92
2	—	575	132.00–133.00	132.51
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
3	—	612	119.00–124.00	122.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	77.50	77.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,218	82.50–84.50	83.61
8	—	1,231	85.00–94.25	87.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	98.00–104.00	100.66
4	—	1,723	107.00–114.50	110.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	870.00–900.00	884.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,248	1,185.00–1,210.00	1,197.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	1,130.00	1,130.00

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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Steers · 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