Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher. Slaughter cows were steady and bulls were 2-4 higher. Note in my calf prices if you see 1/2 that means they were groups of weaned calves. And the weaned calves rang the bell, its well worth you weaning and conditioning your calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.95/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$171.95

220 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$32.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.37

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	566	175.55	994	152
Medium and Large 1	508	165.99	844	44
Medium and Large 2	404	164.73	666	19thin
Medium and Large 3	455	142.60	649	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.95/cwt here — about $344 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 sale220 hd

171.95

—

MS average13 barns · 1,166 hd

163.58

+8.37

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	1,603	94.38	1,513	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	62.92	759	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	51.16	533	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	50.00	755	1thin

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)	1,063	$680	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2	—	418	161.58/cwt	159.00–163.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	172.12/cwt	168.00–177.00	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	188.73/cwt	188.00–189.00	910	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	182.77/cwt	180.00–184.00	689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,027	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	157.16/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,128	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	184.72/cwt	179.00–190.00	985	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	156.26/cwt	151.00–158.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	169.14/cwt	165.00–173.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	157.79/cwt	155.00–160.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	137.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	152.16/cwt	148.00–156.00	791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.71/cwt	152.00–158.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	133.50/cwt	129.00–138.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	141.60/cwt	134.00–145.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	122.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	132.00/cwt	125.00–136.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	171.02/cwt	165.00–177.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	143.40/cwt	142.00–145.00	804	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	171.13/cwt	163.00–175.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	750	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	164.48/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,028	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	159.77/cwt	152.00–164.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	120.49/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	898	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	140.19/cwt	135.00–144.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	148.65/cwt	148.00–149.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	154.48/cwt	153.00–155.00	575	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	159.68/cwt	156.00–165.00	822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	154.97/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,055	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	138.93/cwt	135.00–142.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	149.59/cwt	149.00–152.00	775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	878	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	157.36/cwt	151.00–160.00	751	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	134.39/cwt	130.00–139.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	147.57/cwt	146.00–149.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	148.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	135.03/cwt	131.00–139.00	841	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,063	680.06/head	625.00–725.00	680	2
Bulls	—	—	1,678	97.50/cwt	93.50–101.00	1,636	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	62.92/cwt	62.00–65.50	759	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	755	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,201	1
Bulls	—	—	1,235	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,124	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	45.59/cwt	42.00–49.50	441	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	34.62/cwt	32.00–37.00	340	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	57.21/cwt	52.00–60.50	626	11

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 322Year ago 452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 30Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	159.00–163.00	161.58
6	—	378	165.00–173.00	169.14
4	—	319	163.00–175.00	171.13
5	—	467	152.00–164.00	159.77
1	—	550	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	187.00	187.00
33	—	482	188.00–189.00	188.73
7	—	654	157.00	157.00
7	—	718	155.00–158.00	157.16
25	—	533	179.00–190.00	184.72
3	—	800	141.00	141.00
4	—	796	150.00	150.00
15	—	377	199.00	199.00
54	—	625	161.00–170.00	164.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	143.00	143.00
8	—	466	168.00–177.00	172.12
8	—	377	180.00–184.00	182.77
2	—	702	140.00	140.00
1	—	805	128.00	128.00
4	—	588	151.00–158.00	156.26
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
2	—	283	185.00	185.00
5	—	418	165.00–177.00	171.02
5	—	515	156.00–165.00	159.68
7	—	681	152.00–160.00	154.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	159.00	159.00
1	—	665	127.00	127.00
2	—	473	138.00–139.00	138.50
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
4	—	439	155.00–160.00	157.79
4	—	616	135.00–140.00	137.24
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
5	—	520	148.00–156.00	152.16
4	—	475	152.00–158.00	154.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	129.00–138.00	133.50
4	—	478	134.00–145.00	141.60
1	—	440	145.00	145.00
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
3	—	535	125.00–136.00	132.00
2	—	718	110.00–115.00	112.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	120.00–122.00	120.99
3	—	618	120.00–125.00	122.67
6	—	476	135.00–144.00	140.19
5	—	419	135.00–142.00	138.93
1	—	550	137.00	137.00
1	—	380	142.00	142.00
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
1	—	775	115.00	115.00
2	—	528	130.00–139.00	134.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	128.00	128.00
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
2	—	393	137.00–138.00	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	156.00	156.00
10	—	518	149.00–152.00	149.59
10	—	589	149.00	149.00
27	—	477	151.00–160.00	157.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	561	142.00–145.00	143.40
4	—	866	120.00–122.00	120.49
7	—	651	138.00	138.00
3	—	522	148.00–149.00	148.65
11	—	372	153.00–155.00	154.48
2	—	315	152.00	152.00
5	—	480	146.00–149.00	147.57
3	—	427	145.00–150.00	148.32
4	—	623	131.00–139.00	135.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,063	625.00–725.00	680.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,678	93.50–101.00	97.50
1	—	1,520	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,235	91.00	91.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,206	62.00–65.50	62.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	967	42.00–49.50	45.59
2	—	983	32.00–37.00	34.62
11	—	1,094	52.00–60.50	57.21

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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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