Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 cheaper and slaughter cows and bulls steady. Sold two loads of heifers weaned mostly black hides first load averaged 674 pounds and brought $ 1.5850 were 75 head. Second load 91 head 541 pound average @ $ 1.67.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.34/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$159.34

196 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$30.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.17

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	601	163.39	982	166
Medium and Large 1	506	138.28	700	22
Medium and Large 2	492	133.25	655	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.13/cwt here — about $327 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 sale196 hd

159.34

—

MS average13 barns · 1,568 hd

151.17

+8.17

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	1,609	98.43	1,584	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	79.25	934	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	67.52	651	19

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 Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,008	$1,150	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,420	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	423	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	197.50/cwt	196.00–199.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	161.76/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,021	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	184.97/cwt	181.00–189.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	185.03/cwt	180.00–189.00	692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	153.49/cwt	153.00–154.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	149.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,166	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,249	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,099	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	171.71/cwt	167.00–176.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	184.29/cwt	182.00–187.00	853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	139.49/cwt	136.00–143.00	863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	156.41/cwt	153.00–160.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	705	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	73.49/cwt	68.50–76.50	744	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	79.25/cwt	77.00–82.50	934	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	425	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	62.25/cwt	57.50–68.50	572	8
Bulls	—	—	1,680	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	84.51/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,031	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	108.68/cwt	108.50–109.00	2,005	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	1,420.00/head	1,420.00–1,420.00	1,420	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	140.97/cwt	137.00–145.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	130.35/cwt	129.00–132.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	903	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	136.58/cwt	135.00–138.00	723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.35/cwt	141.00–142.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	137.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,072	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	173.40/cwt	169.00–179.00	832	3

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 Sep 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 495Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 77Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 223Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	185.00–190.00	187.51
2	—	350	196.00–199.00	197.50
1	—	555	177.00	177.00
8	—	631	155.00–165.00	161.76
2	—	680	164.00	164.00
11	—	780	145.00–150.00	149.55
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
4	—	516	167.00–176.00	171.71
4	—	463	182.00–187.00	184.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	181.00–189.00	184.97
8	—	374	180.00–189.00	185.03
1	—	400	172.00	172.00
4	—	624	153.00–154.00	153.49
4	—	578	152.00–155.00	153.49
1	—	500	164.00	164.00
3	—	480	169.00–179.00	173.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	143.00	143.00
1	—	380	178.00	178.00
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	757	165.00	165.00
8	—	635	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
6	—	421	140.00–145.00	142.49
3	—	622	129.00–132.00	130.35
7	—	529	135.00–138.00	136.58
3	—	475	141.00–142.00	141.35
1	—	575	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
2	—	413	136.00–138.00	136.99
3	—	478	135.00–138.00	137.01
1	—	725	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	541	167.00	167.00
75	—	674	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	136.00–143.00	139.49
1	—	670	139.00	139.00
2	—	513	153.00–160.00	156.41
1	—	410	172.00	172.00
1	—	495	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	140.00–144.00	141.98
1	—	755	124.00	124.00
5	—	520	137.00–145.00	140.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	133.00	133.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,012	68.50–76.50	73.49
1	—	850	50.00	50.00
8	—	919	57.50–68.50	62.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,179	77.00–82.50	79.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	95.50	95.50
2	—	1,220	82.00–86.50	84.51
3	—	1,845	108.50–109.00	108.68

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	1,420.00	1,420.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,008	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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Heifers · 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

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