Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well. Sold a load 49,348 lbs. of heifers red and black hides average weight 676 lbs. @ $ 1.6160 per pound. Nice heifers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.40/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$177.40

87 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$27.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.46

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	512	180.00	922	4thin
Medium and Large 2	454	179.73	816	52
Medium and Large 1	519	174.57	905	29
Medium and Large 3	538	152.50	820	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about $102 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 sale87 hd

177.40

—

MS average13 barns · 1,008 hd

170.94

+6.46

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	1,805	91.00	1,643	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	68.90	875	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	54.54	546	14

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)	1,073	$768	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$680	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	—	1,930	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	171.92/cwt	167.00–180.00	808	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	155.59/cwt	153.00–158.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	124.64/cwt	120.00–128.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	176.71/cwt	167.00–180.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	188.45/cwt	179.00–192.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	196.00/cwt	192.00–200.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	155.87/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,038	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	159.20/cwt	156.00–164.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	184.58/cwt	181.00–186.00	810	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	193.79/cwt	190.00–200.00	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	199.21/cwt	197.00–200.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	160.68/cwt	154.00–169.00	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	128.46/cwt	125.00–132.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.87/cwt	156.00–163.00	676	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	133.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	140.00/cwt	138.00–143.00	655	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.45/cwt	138.00–141.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	157.99/cwt	156.00–160.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	141.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	738	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,073	768.21/head	740.00–795.00	768	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	62.63/cwt	59.00–66.50	643	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	50.90/cwt	49.00–54.50	502	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	41.17/cwt	40.00–42.50	395	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,478	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	68.90/cwt	67.50–72.50	875	7

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 Dec 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 411Year ago 463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 68Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 58Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,680	88.00	88.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,027	59.00–66.50	62.63
6	—	987	49.00–54.50	50.90
2	—	960	40.00–42.50	41.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,270	67.50–72.50	68.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	167.00–180.00	171.92
1	—	545	160.00	160.00
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
2	—	570	153.00–158.00	155.59
3	—	675	120.00–128.00	124.64
5	—	428	167.00–180.00	176.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	138.00–141.00	139.45
3	—	487	156.00–160.00	157.99
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
1	—	855	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	150.00–155.00	152.52
1	—	280	194.00	194.00
2	—	245	192.00–200.00	196.00
1	—	935	139.00	139.00
1	—	800	150.00	150.00
1	—	585	162.00	162.00
8	—	666	155.00–156.00	155.87
1	—	350	196.00	196.00
1	—	515	168.00	168.00
6	—	423	190.00–200.00	193.79
4	—	322	197.00–200.00	199.21
1	—	710	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	136.00	136.00
5	—	373	179.00–192.00	188.45
2	—	708	135.00–140.00	137.51
39	—	439	181.00–186.00	184.58
2	—	560	158.00	158.00
1	—	305	184.00	184.00
1	—	545	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
1	—	590	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
3	—	333	156.00–164.00	159.20
7	—	371	154.00–169.00	160.68
2	—	613	125.00–132.00	128.46
1	—	450	159.00	159.00
28	—	423	156.00–163.00	159.87
9	—	522	140.00–145.00	141.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
1	—	695	119.00	119.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
5	—	317	151.00	151.00
2	—	778	113.00–114.00	113.50
4	—	581	132.00–136.00	133.99
3	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.67
1	—	450	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	468	138.00–143.00	140.00

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)	2	—	1,073	740.00–795.00	768.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	900	680.00	680.00

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

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