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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder steers were 5-10 higher and heifers were 3-5 higher. Slaughter cows were 2-5 higher and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.66/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$178.66

118 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$28.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.39

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	524	189.00	990	9thin
Medium and Large 1	518	183.57	952	71
Medium and Large 2	526	168.58	887	31
Medium and Large 3	521	160.14	834	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.86/cwt here — about $157 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 sale118 hd

178.66

—

MS average13 barns · 905 hd

170.26

+8.39

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	1,479	102.73	1,519	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	81.30	931	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	75.34	1,027	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	68.94	679	18

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)	1,168	$1,092	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,092	$1,001	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$880	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$840	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	163.00/cwt	161.00–165.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	146.98/cwt	145.00–149.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	189.73/cwt	186.00–195.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	161.05/cwt	157.00–165.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	190.28/cwt	185.00–200.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	136.67/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	155.99/cwt	155.00–158.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	990	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	155.23/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,118	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	194.39/cwt	180.00–200.00	830	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	160.10/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,068	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	152.49/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	162.16/cwt	160.00–169.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	214.17/cwt	205.00–220.00	780	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	180.44/cwt	177.00–183.00	933	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	173.99/cwt	173.00–175.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	161.80/cwt	160.00–169.00	982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	190.50/cwt	186.00–195.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	149.58/cwt	147.00–153.00	767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.81/cwt	133.00–138.00	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	60.58/cwt	57.00–65.50	605	6
Bulls	—	—	1,643	108.09/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,776	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	73.12/cwt	70.00–76.00	715	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	75.34/cwt	72.00–78.50	1,027	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	81.30/cwt	77.50–85.00	931	17
Bulls	—	—	1,150	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,058	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	1,091.60/head	975.00–1,200.00	1,092	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,072	934.55/head	925.00–950.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	150.50/cwt	146.00–155.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	146.48/cwt	142.00–151.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	158.16/cwt	153.00–163.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	126.36/cwt	120.00–133.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	143.96/cwt	143.00–145.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	137.34/cwt	135.00–138.00	867	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	149.19/cwt	148.00–150.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	142.34/cwt	142.00–143.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	141.30/cwt	140.00–143.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	140.10/cwt	136.00–144.00	679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	142.50/cwt	140.00–144.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,282	1

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 176Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 29Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 7Year ago 252

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder steers were 5-10 higher and heifers were 3-5 higher. Slaughter cows were 2-5 higher and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
2	—	460	145.00–149.00	146.98
5	—	668	138.00	138.00
3	—	732	135.00–138.00	136.67
5	—	425	146.00–155.00	150.50
9	—	631	135.00–138.00	137.34
2	—	882	119.00	119.00
5	—	385	148.00–150.00	149.19
3	—	558	142.00–143.00	142.34
1	—	300	155.00	155.00
7	—	515	140.00–143.00	141.30
1	—	1,145	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	158.00	158.00
4	—	638	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	138.00	138.00
2	—	568	138.00–139.00	138.51
2	—	323	143.00–145.00	143.96
2	—	428	141.00	141.00
9	—	485	136.00–144.00	140.10
4	—	388	140.00–144.00	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	130.00–135.00	132.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	161.00–165.00	163.00
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
3	—	558	155.00–158.00	155.99
1	—	660	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	176.00	176.00
3	—	570	157.00–165.00	161.05
8	—	379	185.00–200.00	190.28
8	—	674	151.00–158.00	152.49
4	—	520	160.00–169.00	162.16
2	—	640	152.00–155.00	153.50
2	—	415	173.00–175.00	173.99
2	—	345	186.00–195.00	190.50
1	—	835	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	186.00–195.00	189.73
3	—	780	150.00	150.00
5	—	720	151.00–160.00	155.23
12	—	427	180.00–200.00	194.39
10	—	667	159.00–162.00	160.10
16	—	364	205.00–220.00	214.17
14	—	517	177.00–183.00	180.44
1	—	270	195.00	195.00
5	—	607	160.00–169.00	161.80
1	—	810	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	524	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	119.00	119.00
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
2	—	475	153.00–163.00	158.16
2	—	625	127.00–128.00	127.49
2	—	560	137.00–139.00	137.99
1	—	435	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	147.00–153.00	149.58
5	—	623	133.00–138.00	134.81
2	—	420	175.00	175.00
1	—	465	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	132.00–133.00	132.50
2	—	488	142.00–151.00	146.48
2	—	573	120.00–133.00	126.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	998	57.00–65.50	60.58
12	—	978	70.00–76.00	73.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,363	72.00–78.50	75.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,145	77.50–85.00	81.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	106.00–110.00	108.09
1	—	1,150	92.00	92.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	880.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	905	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,072	925.00–950.00	934.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	975.00–1,200.00	1,091.60

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

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Replacement Cattle