Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were 2-3 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.00/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$165.00

136 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$6.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	167.53	900	40
Medium and Large 2	504	164.49	829	22
Medium and Large 1-2	653	163.90	1,070	71
Medium and Large 3	444	161.02	714	3thin

One grade step is worth $6.51/cwt here — about $185 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 sale136 hd

165.00

—

MS average13 barns · 984 hd

162.69

+2.31

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	1,583	87.50	1,385	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	62.05	743	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,208	55.60	672	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	49.93	495	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$796	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$795	3thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	577	141.65/cwt	139.00–143.00	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	155.02/cwt	154.00–156.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	156.98/cwt	152.00–162.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	168.53/cwt	167.00–170.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	976	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,127	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	967	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	159.35/cwt	158.00–161.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	173.00/cwt	169.00–177.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	181.92/cwt	178.00–186.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	182.95/cwt	181.00–184.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	167.67/cwt	164.00–173.00	870	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	150.30/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,142	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	124.95/cwt	120.00–131.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	141.50/cwt	131.00–152.00	616	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,208	55.60/cwt	55.00–56.50	672	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	62.05/cwt	60.00–63.00	743	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	52.95/cwt	50.00–56.00	540	9
Bulls	—	—	1,535	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,228	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,549	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	44.49/cwt	38.00–47.50	420	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,002	794.53/head	710.00–910.00	795	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	796.11/head	770.00–825.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	144.21/cwt	141.00–148.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	140.67/cwt	140.00–141.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	129.38/cwt	127.00–131.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,070	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	901	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	143.47/cwt	141.00–146.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	140.68/cwt	138.00–142.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	188.22/cwt	184.00–192.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	132.99/cwt	127.00–139.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	151.93/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,026	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.23/cwt	137.00–141.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	180.36/cwt	178.00–182.00	666	5

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 Jul 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 289Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 40Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 17Year ago 10

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were 2-3 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	577	139.00–143.00	141.65
5	—	418	141.00–148.00	144.21
1	—	760	128.00	128.00
8	—	472	141.00–146.00	143.47
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
3	—	607	138.00–142.00	140.68
3	—	706	127.00–139.00	132.99
8	—	523	137.00–141.00	139.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	140.00–141.00	140.67
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
2	—	673	126.00–130.00	127.96
2	—	610	130.00–132.00	131.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	713	150.00	150.00
23	—	589	153.00	153.00
7	—	505	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	143.00	143.00
1	—	435	171.00	171.00
2	—	628	145.00–147.00	146.00
2	—	570	154.00–156.00	155.02
1	—	795	134.00	134.00
3	—	530	158.00–161.00	159.35
2	—	680	146.00–148.00	147.00
2	—	475	169.00–177.00	173.00
3	—	330	181.00–184.00	182.95
5	—	369	178.00–182.00	180.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	155.00	155.00
2	—	618	152.00–162.00	156.98
1	—	285	190.00	190.00
2	—	568	165.00	165.00
5	—	417	178.00–186.00	181.92
10	—	519	164.00–173.00	167.67
4	—	371	184.00–192.00	188.22
2	—	460	178.00	178.00
1	—	345	194.00	194.00
12	—	675	151.00–158.00	151.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	167.00–170.00	168.53
1	—	595	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	614	159.00	159.00
24	—	679	166.00	166.00
3	—	440	189.00	189.00
11	—	562	172.00	172.00
7	—	543	175.00	175.00
19	—	760	145.00–155.00	150.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	116.00	116.00
1	—	745	119.00	119.00
3	—	568	127.00–131.00	129.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	120.00–131.00	124.95
2	—	658	120.00–121.00	120.49
3	—	508	140.00	140.00
2	—	713	121.00	121.00
2	—	435	131.00–152.00	141.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	55.00–56.50	55.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,198	60.00–63.00	62.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,019	50.00–56.00	52.95
5	—	944	38.00–47.50	44.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,630	95.00	95.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,002	710.00–910.00	794.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	990	770.00–825.00	796.11

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

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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