Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder steers were 3-5 higher and heifers were 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. The much needed rain we were able to get has surely helped the calf market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.27/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$174.27

103 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$29.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.52

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	517	186.06	962	30
Medium and Large 1	495	175.96	871	35
Medium and Large 2	494	163.97	810	35
Medium and Large 3	433	156.67	679	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.39/cwt here — about $283 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 sale103 hd

174.27

—

MS average13 barns · 978 hd

166.74

+7.52

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	1,617	87.17	1,409	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,066	63.84	681	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	59.18	827	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	960	48.91	469	17

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$811	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$770	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$740	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bulls	—	—	1,675	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,441	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	811.42/head	760.00–860.00	811	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	159.04/cwt	157.00–162.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	134.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	120.96/cwt	119.00–125.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	159.55/cwt	155.00–164.00	744	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	152.49/cwt	151.00–154.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	160.27/cwt	155.00–165.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	138.96/cwt	138.00–140.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	150.16/cwt	148.00–154.00	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	163.69/cwt	157.00–167.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	147.80/cwt	142.00–154.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	152.84/cwt	149.00–156.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	182.05/cwt	178.00–185.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	161.51/cwt	161.00–162.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	159.19/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	160.49/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	161.71/cwt	155.00–165.00	678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	167.93/cwt	164.00–174.00	803	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	173.58/cwt	165.00–179.00	729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	140.64/cwt	135.00–144.00	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	151.34/cwt	150.00–156.00	487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	191.40/cwt	189.00–196.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	182.65/cwt	180.00–186.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	142.52/cwt	141.00–144.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	154.39/cwt	143.00–161.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	184.74/cwt	180.00–192.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	189.57/cwt	189.00–190.00	912	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	997	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	167.11/cwt	163.00–173.00	869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	192.60/cwt	189.00–198.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	145.53/cwt	144.00–149.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	148.80/cwt	145.00–152.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	665	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,355	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,070	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	63.04/cwt	61.00–68.00	667	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	59.18/cwt	55.00–62.50	827	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	35.38/cwt	32.00–39.00	304	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	56.62/cwt	52.50–60.00	583	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	45.09/cwt	40.50–47.00	408	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	809	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 Nov 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 561Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 41Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 15Year ago 61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,820	96.50	96.50
1	—	1,355	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,058	61.00–68.00	63.04
1	—	1,140	71.00	71.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	55.00–62.50	59.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	859	32.00–39.00	35.38
9	—	1,029	52.50–60.00	56.62
4	—	904	40.50–47.00	45.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	970	770.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	760.00–860.00	811.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	1,000.00	1,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	157.00–162.00	159.04
2	—	628	134.00–136.00	135.00
4	—	524	144.00–149.00	145.53
1	—	585	142.00	142.00
2	—	413	160.00–162.00	161.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	130.00–140.00	134.78
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
2	—	723	117.00–120.00	118.46
2	—	578	130.00–132.00	131.02
2	—	433	151.00–154.00	152.49
1	—	820	117.00	117.00
4	—	476	145.00–152.00	148.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
1	—	490	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	138.00	138.00
2	—	428	138.00–140.00	138.96
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	724	119.00–125.00	120.96
15	—	466	155.00–164.00	159.55
2	—	328	155.00–165.00	160.27
3	—	625	125.00–135.00	130.35
6	—	376	157.00–167.00	163.69
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
3	—	863	117.00	117.00
7	—	512	149.00–156.00	152.84
8	—	419	155.00–165.00	161.71
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	120.00–124.00	121.96
1	—	360	155.00	155.00
4	—	568	140.00–141.00	140.51
7	—	472	148.00–154.00	150.16
5	—	425	142.00–154.00	147.80
5	—	322	150.00–156.00	151.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	178.00–185.00	182.05
2	—	585	161.00–162.00	161.51
9	—	478	164.00–174.00	167.93
8	—	420	165.00–179.00	173.58
3	—	703	135.00–144.00	140.64
2	—	615	141.00–144.00	142.52
5	—	523	143.00–161.00	154.39
1	—	800	127.00	127.00
2	—	382	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	158.00–160.00	159.19
2	—	638	158.00–163.00	160.49
5	—	338	189.00–196.00	191.40
3	—	460	180.00–186.00	182.65
6	—	413	180.00–192.00	184.74
1	—	815	138.00	138.00
1	—	930	132.00	132.00
6	—	520	163.00–173.00	167.11
6	—	374	189.00–198.00	192.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	481	189.00–190.00	189.57
5	—	596	179.00	179.00
8	—	545	183.00	183.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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