Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-7 higher and slaughter cows were 5-10 higher and bulls steady. The slaughter markets finally getting a little stronger.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.70/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$173.70

71 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$10.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.67

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	432	175.41	758	7thin
Medium and Large 1	517	174.54	902	57
Medium and Large 3	454	165.14	750	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.27/cwt here — about $8 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 sale71 hd

173.70

—

MS average13 barns · 1,000 hd

166.03

+7.67

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	1,823	100.67	1,835	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	78.12	1,044	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	72.04	987	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,143	65.99	754	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,380	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,200	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	167.50/cwt	165.00–168.00	950	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	149.78/cwt	146.00–153.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,149	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	155.84/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,053	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	181.71/cwt	170.00–186.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	176.52/cwt	176.00–177.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	186.35/cwt	182.00–189.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	146.78/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,060	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	198.04/cwt	190.00–200.00	650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	160.03/cwt	154.00–166.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	171.50/cwt	171.00–172.00	700	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	53.04/cwt	52.00–54.00	476	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	72.47/cwt	71.00–73.50	917	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	72.04/cwt	68.50–75.00	987	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	78.12/cwt	74.50–81.00	1,044	11
Bulls	—	—	1,550	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,426	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,058	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.27/cwt	142.00–152.00	770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.50/cwt	136.00–140.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	153.66/cwt	150.00–154.00	953	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.11/cwt	152.00–153.00	563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	772	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 Aug 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 306Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 27Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 19Year ago 53

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-7 higher and slaughter cows were 5-10 higher and bulls steady. The slaughter markets finally getting a little stronger.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	190.00	190.00
10	—	567	165.00–168.00	167.50
1	—	760	148.00	148.00
1	—	630	163.00	163.00
4	—	217	201.00	201.00
1	—	815	141.00	141.00
7	—	676	153.00–157.00	155.84
7	—	490	188.00	188.00
5	—	425	182.00–189.00	186.35
9	—	722	146.00–150.00	146.78
8	—	328	190.00–200.00	198.04
2	—	392	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
4	—	395	171.00	171.00
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
1	—	475	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	170.00–186.00	181.71
2	—	413	176.00–177.00	176.52
1	—	635	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	255	169.00	169.00
5	—	663	146.00–153.00	149.78
2	—	710	150.00–151.00	150.50
8	—	523	142.00–152.00	147.27
4	—	318	158.00	158.00
2	—	468	142.00–145.00	143.49
2	—	403	142.00–150.00	146.02
12	—	620	150.00–154.00	153.66
9	—	370	152.00–153.00	152.11
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	145.00	145.00
4	—	423	136.00–140.00	138.50
2	—	658	145.00–146.00	145.50
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	154.00–166.00	160.03
1	—	575	138.00	138.00
1	—	400	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	131.00	131.00
1	—	660	131.00	131.00
1	—	455	177.00	177.00
2	—	408	171.00–172.00	171.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	52.00–54.00	53.04
4	—	1,265	71.00–73.50	72.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	68.50–75.00	72.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,336	74.50–81.00	78.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,960	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	1,380.00	1,380.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

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