Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.94/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$183.94

77 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$32.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.71

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	421	200.00	842	6thin
Medium and Large 1	440	189.96	835	34
Medium and Large 2	471	178.12	839	29
Medium and Large 3	458	167.38	767	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.62/cwt here — about $75 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 sale77 hd

183.94

—

MS average7 barns · 658 hd

173.23

+10.71

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	1,713	89.84	1,539	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	71.11	885	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	55.00	767	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,023	53.04	543	20

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$810	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,280	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	806	$1,263	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	710	$1,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	42.65/cwt	37.50–45.00	415	8
Bulls	—	—	1,750	91.81/cwt	88.50–94.00	1,607	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	1,262.88/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,263	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	155.55/cwt	150.00–160.00	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	160.49/cwt	160.00–161.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	127.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	196.37/cwt	195.00–198.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	190.95/cwt	190.00–192.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	254	212.79/cwt	205.00–218.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	183.30/cwt	180.00–189.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	199.03/cwt	196.00–200.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	175.51/cwt	175.00–176.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	181.88/cwt	177.00–185.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	149.46/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	193.10/cwt	187.00–197.00	819	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	171.02/cwt	169.00–173.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	188.18/cwt	182.00–192.00	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	161.93/cwt	159.00–166.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	163.95/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	136.21/cwt	132.00–139.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	156.08/cwt	154.00–158.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	150.51/cwt	140.00–156.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	186.80/cwt	178.00–189.00	945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	172.54/cwt	167.00–175.00	663	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	145.37/cwt	143.00–148.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	141.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	134.98/cwt	134.00–136.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	743	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	1,280.00/head	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,280	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,220	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	63.43/cwt	61.00–65.00	687	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	55.11/cwt	52.00–58.50	561	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	73.80/cwt	70.50–79.25	897	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	68.86/cwt	67.50–70.00	873	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	767	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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 337Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 158Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 44Year ago 39

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	974	37.50–45.00	42.65
7	—	1,083	61.00–65.00	63.43
5	—	1,018	52.00–58.50	55.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,216	70.50–79.25	73.80
6	—	1,268	67.50–70.00	68.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,750	88.50–94.00	91.81
1	—	1,525	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	806	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,262.88
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	710	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	810	1,280.00	1,280.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	810.00	810.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	150.00–160.00	155.55
2	—	468	160.00–161.00	160.49
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	151.00	151.00
1	—	855	115.00	115.00
3	—	665	125.00–129.00	127.04
3	—	588	140.00–146.00	141.99
1	—	490	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	134.00–136.00	134.98
1	—	500	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	195.00–198.00	196.37
4	—	254	205.00–218.00	212.79
2	—	815	143.00	143.00
4	—	360	196.00–200.00	199.03
13	—	424	187.00–197.00	193.10
3	—	610	158.00–167.00	163.95
5	—	506	178.00–189.00	186.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	190.00–192.00	190.95
3	—	435	180.00–189.00	183.30
3	—	563	175.00	175.00
6	—	468	177.00–185.00	181.88
2	—	683	146.00–153.00	149.46
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
1	—	625	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	171.00	171.00
8	—	377	182.00–192.00	188.18
2	—	722	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	173.00	173.00
2	—	380	175.00–176.00	175.51
2	—	485	169.00–173.00	171.02
1	—	550	158.00	158.00
2	—	528	155.00–160.00	157.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	173.00	173.00
7	—	557	159.00	159.00
4	—	353	180.00	180.00
5	—	505	163.00	163.00
3	—	673	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	165.00–170.00	167.54
6	—	419	159.00–166.00	161.93
1	—	1,095	114.00	114.00
2	—	865	120.00	120.00
4	—	624	132.00–139.00	136.21
5	—	514	150.00	150.00
11	—	384	167.00–175.00	172.54
1	—	685	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	154.00–158.00	156.08
3	—	591	140.00	140.00
5	—	468	140.00–156.00	150.51
1	—	430	154.00	154.00
1	—	530	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	148.00–150.00	148.99
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
3	—	317	143.00–148.00	145.37
2	—	565	130.00–133.00	131.53

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

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Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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