Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.61/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$183.61

91 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$23.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.32

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	442	186.95	827	37
Medium and Large 1	526	184.85	973	45
Medium and Large 3	518	163.68	849	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.28/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale91 hd

183.61

—

MS average13 barns · 1,546 hd

173.29

+10.32

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	1,354	88.99	1,205	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	78.39	898	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	71.77	996	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,111	68.05	756	8thin

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)	1,265	$1,010	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$860	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,295	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 3	—	465	175.74/cwt	168.00–184.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	192.88/cwt	186.00–199.00	831	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	194.06/cwt	190.00–200.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	211.03/cwt	207.00–215.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	172.29/cwt	169.00–175.00	991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	176.93/cwt	171.00–183.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	191.88/cwt	187.00–198.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	139.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	183.87/cwt	178.00–185.00	952	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	172.35/cwt	171.00–174.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	188.73/cwt	182.00–196.00	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	179.67/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	154.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.33/cwt	162.00–170.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	151.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	167.32/cwt	165.00–171.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	136.97/cwt	135.00–139.00	849	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	58.81/cwt	57.00–61.50	618	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	73.59/cwt	67.50–76.50	845	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	71.77/cwt	67.75–75.50	996	5
Bulls	—	—	1,498	92.11/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,380	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	78.39/cwt	77.00–80.00	898	5
Bulls	—	—	1,405	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,433	1
Bulls	—	—	1,240	82.58/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,024	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,295.00/head	1,295.00–1,295.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	142.78/cwt	140.00–146.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	146.71/cwt	142.00–150.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	149.60/cwt	146.00–153.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.85/cwt	145.00–150.00	781	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	157.90/cwt	154.00–162.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	137.63/cwt	135.00–138.00	914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	206.25/cwt	200.00–214.00	846	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	164.32/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,025	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	146.42/cwt	140.00–148.00	717	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 373Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 18Year ago 0

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	168.00–184.00	175.74
2	—	440	171.00–183.00	176.93
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
4	—	579	150.00–160.00	154.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	186.00–199.00	192.88
7	—	374	190.00–200.00	194.06
7	—	575	169.00–175.00	172.29
3	—	320	187.00–198.00	191.88
3	—	520	171.00–174.00	172.35
1	—	230	198.00	198.00
7	—	467	182.00–196.00	188.73
1	—	250	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	207.00–215.00	211.03
4	—	733	160.00	160.00
11	—	518	178.00–185.00	183.87
1	—	245	207.00	207.00
6	—	575	178.00–180.00	179.67
11	—	410	200.00–214.00	206.25
9	—	624	160.00–170.00	164.32
1	—	450	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	158.00	158.00
4	—	470	155.00	155.00
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
5	—	561	152.00	152.00
2	—	385	159.00–160.00	159.51
13	—	525	145.00–150.00	148.85
2	—	415	154.00–162.00	157.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	138.00–142.00	139.97
1	—	790	125.00	125.00
4	—	424	142.00–150.00	146.71
6	—	583	140.00–142.00	141.00
6	—	377	146.00–153.00	149.60
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
8	—	664	135.00–138.00	137.63
15	—	490	140.00–148.00	146.42
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	162.00–170.00	165.33
1	—	500	172.00	172.00
3	—	443	165.00–171.00	167.32
4	—	620	135.00–139.00	136.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	154.00	154.00
4	—	486	150.00–155.00	151.99
4	—	525	140.00–146.00	142.78
3	—	565	138.00–140.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	57.00–61.50	58.81
5	—	1,148	67.50–76.50	73.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,388	67.75–75.50	71.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,145	77.00–80.00	78.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	90.00–95.00	92.11
1	—	1,405	102.00	102.00
3	—	1,240	80.00–88.00	82.58

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)	1	—	1,265	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	1,295.00	1,295.00

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