Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. Had some really good calves. Slaughter cows 2-3 lower and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.32/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$160.32

112 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$25.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.68

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	477	174.67	833	21
Medium and Large 1	549	160.74	882	56
Medium and Large 2	489	151.73	741	27
Medium and Large 3	449	148.79	668	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.88/cwt here — about $166 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 sale112 hd

160.32

—

MS average13 barns · 861 hd

152.65

+7.68

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	1,485	94.10	1,397	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	67.33	832	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,229	64.06	787	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	53.80	562	26

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$946	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$915	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,293	$1,290	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,153	4thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,152.72/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,153	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,180.00/head	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,180	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	127.01/cwt	125.00–128.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	131.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	140.11/cwt	136.00–145.00	514	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	141.56/cwt	138.00–148.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	153.98/cwt	150.00–158.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	128.96/cwt	126.00–132.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	154.40/cwt	151.00–168.00	970	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	165.43/cwt	163.00–168.00	708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	155.13/cwt	152.00–158.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	166.85/cwt	164.00–168.00	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	149.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	148.00/cwt	147.00–150.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	136.38/cwt	134.00–140.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	135.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	166.54/cwt	165.00–167.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	835	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	127.60/cwt	124.00–131.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	164.34/cwt	163.00–165.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	172.61/cwt	168.00–178.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	157.99/cwt	156.00–160.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	162.26/cwt	162.00–163.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	153.50/cwt	150.00–158.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	140.26/cwt	140.00–141.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	142.43/cwt	138.00–145.00	742	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	163.20/cwt	156.00–164.00	948	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	134.19/cwt	133.00–137.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	132.45/cwt	128.00–135.00	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	871	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	131.67/cwt	126.00–135.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.63/cwt	137.00–144.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	133.32/cwt	128.00–136.00	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,044.69/head	1,040.00–1,050.00	1,045	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	880.87/head	850.00–900.00	881	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,524	96.55/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,471	6
Bulls	—	—	1,407	89.21/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,255	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	67.33/cwt	66.00–69.00	832	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,229	64.06/cwt	62.50–65.50	787	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	61.30/cwt	57.00–65.50	677	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	51.85/cwt	48.00–55.50	523	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	37.40/cwt	30.00–43.00	355	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 Oct 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 484Last week 402Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 42Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 228Year ago 40

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. Had some really good calves. Slaughter cows 2-3 lower and bulls were steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	850.00–900.00	880.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,040.00–1,050.00	1,044.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,285	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,152.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,180.00	1,180.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	1,400.00	1,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	130.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
3	—	723	114.00–116.00	115.01
3	—	562	130.00–135.00	131.66
3	—	473	137.00–144.00	139.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	125.00–128.00	127.01
1	—	855	114.00	114.00
5	—	518	138.00–148.00	141.56
2	—	433	150.00–158.00	153.98
2	—	475	149.00–150.00	149.49
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
2	—	685	126.00–132.00	128.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	367	136.00–145.00	140.11
5	—	469	133.00–137.00	134.19
6	—	579	128.00–135.00	132.45
2	—	333	140.00–141.00	140.48
2	—	660	120.00–126.00	123.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
2	—	783	115.00–117.00	116.02
3	—	532	126.00–135.00	131.67
4	—	424	137.00–139.00	138.02
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
4	—	480	140.00–141.00	140.26
14	—	521	138.00–145.00	142.43
4	—	385	147.00	147.00
6	—	622	128.00–136.00	133.32
1	—	595	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	622	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	132.00	132.00
1	—	445	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	628	151.00–168.00	154.40
9	—	428	163.00–168.00	165.43
1	—	915	132.00	132.00
5	—	665	155.00	155.00
6	—	476	164.00–168.00	166.85
1	—	810	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	168.00	168.00
1	—	700	145.00	145.00
3	—	505	163.00–165.00	164.34
5	—	324	168.00–178.00	172.61
15	—	581	156.00–164.00	163.20
1	—	1,040	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	180.00	180.00
3	—	370	180.00	180.00
4	—	588	167.00	167.00
12	—	477	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	142.00	142.00
2	—	418	152.00–158.00	155.13
2	—	578	145.00–155.00	149.94
3	—	536	147.00–150.00	148.00
3	—	630	134.00–140.00	136.38
4	—	337	165.00–167.00	166.54
2	—	725	124.00–131.00	127.60
4	—	365	162.00–163.00	162.26
6	—	466	150.00–158.00	153.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
2	—	570	130.00–140.00	135.18
3	—	388	156.00–160.00	157.99
2	—	330	159.00–160.00	159.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,524	94.00–99.00	96.55
3	—	1,407	85.00–91.00	89.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,236	66.00–69.00	67.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,229	62.50–65.50	64.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,104	57.00–65.50	61.30
8	—	1,008	48.00–55.50	51.85
5	—	948	30.00–43.00	37.40

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

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Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Replacement Cattle

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