Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-4 higher on the steers, heifers were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.65/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$158.65

83 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$38.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.94

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	441	180.00	794	9thin
Medium and Large 1	561	162.69	913	36
Medium and Large 2	516	154.78	799	24
Medium and Large 3	561	141.20	792	14thin

One grade step is worth $38.80/cwt here — about $2 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 sale83 hd

158.65

—

MS average13 barns · 1,008 hd

159.59

−0.94

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	1,568	90.58	1,420	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	63.44	698	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,065	58.00	618	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	50.50	500	11

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$780	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	727	148.88/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,082	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	990	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	128.80/cwt	128.00–129.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	176.98/cwt	174.00–180.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	122.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	138.03/cwt	137.00–140.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	132.76/cwt	132.00–133.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.89/cwt	126.00–134.00	818	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	136.27/cwt	134.00–142.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	135.98/cwt	134.00–138.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	141.05/cwt	138.00–145.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	128.67/cwt	126.00–131.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	40.05/cwt	35.00–42.50	400	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	56.47/cwt	52.50–60.00	556	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,065	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	618	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	63.44/cwt	62.00–65.00	698	10
Bulls	—	—	1,568	90.58/cwt	88.50–92.50	1,420	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	130.21/cwt	130.00–131.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	140.96/cwt	140.00–144.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	151.01/cwt	148.00–153.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	169.93/cwt	165.00–173.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	155.65/cwt	152.00–160.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	132.16/cwt	132.00–133.00	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	172.09/cwt	169.00–177.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	134.98/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	176.63/cwt	175.00–180.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	170.20/cwt	168.00–172.00	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	171.53/cwt	170.00–173.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	794	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	131.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	128.79/cwt	128.00–130.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	757	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 Oct 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 280Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 77Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 95Year ago 338

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-4 higher on the steers, heifers were steady and slaughter cattle were steady as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	727	139.00–150.00	148.88
5	—	589	168.00	168.00
4	—	328	174.00–180.00	176.98
6	—	429	169.00–177.00	172.09
1	—	505	169.00	169.00
3	—	378	175.00–180.00	176.63
2	—	460	170.00–173.00	171.53
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	652	142.00	142.00
2	—	533	152.00	152.00
1	—	640	139.00	139.00
5	—	576	148.00–153.00	151.01
3	—	377	165.00–173.00	169.93
1	—	455	158.00	158.00
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
2	—	783	133.00–137.00	134.98
5	—	322	168.00–172.00	170.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	140.00–144.00	140.96
1	—	305	153.00	153.00
3	—	362	152.00–160.00	155.65
6	—	693	132.00–133.00	132.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	441	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	135.00–137.00	136.00
2	—	715	120.00–122.00	120.99
3	—	528	130.00–132.00	131.34
5	—	629	120.00–124.00	122.03
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
4	—	486	132.00–133.00	132.76
2	—	313	134.00–138.00	135.98
2	—	358	139.00–140.00	139.50
5	—	559	130.00–131.00	130.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	138.00	138.00
5	—	651	128.00–129.00	128.80
4	—	420	137.00–140.00	138.03
7	—	625	126.00–134.00	130.89
8	—	513	134.00–142.00	136.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	124.00	124.00
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
3	—	578	126.00–131.00	128.67
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
2	—	538	129.00–132.00	130.49
2	—	465	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	138.00–145.00	141.05
2	—	673	129.00–135.00	131.99
1	—	705	124.00	124.00
5	—	621	128.00–130.00	128.79
1	—	470	161.00	161.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	780.00	780.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	999	35.00–42.50	40.05
7	—	985	52.50–60.00	56.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,100	62.00–65.00	63.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	88.50–92.50	90.58

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle