Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-19

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. There will be no sales for the next two weeks due to the Christmas and New Years holiday, next sale January the 9th. Have a Merry Christmas.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.72/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$176.72

49 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$22.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	183.59	904	20
Medium and Large 2	449	177.71	798	19thin
Medium and Large 3	462	161.09	744	10thin

One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $160 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 sale49 hd

176.72

—

MS average12 barns · 888 hd

179.08

−2.37

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	1,570	92.35	1,450	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	66.11	809	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	57.38	773	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	54.34	561	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)	1,374	$1,416	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	982	$1,091	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,043	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$960	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$981	7
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,505	$1,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,438	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,316	$1,366	10

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,374	1,415.61/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,416	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	981.49/head	850.00–1,000.00	981	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,247	1,360.23/head	1,340.00–1,395.00	1,360	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,505	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,437.88/head	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,438	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,770	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	131.35/cwt	130.00–134.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	150.25/cwt	145.00–155.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	142.66/cwt	141.00–144.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	160.01/cwt	158.00–162.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	161.33/cwt	158.00–164.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	153.06/cwt	151.00–155.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	180.49/cwt	180.00–181.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	139.77/cwt	135.00–145.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	168.54/cwt	166.00–171.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	184.00/cwt	183.00–185.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	191.51/cwt	189.00–196.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	172.62/cwt	168.00–175.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	192.99/cwt	190.00–195.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	166.04/cwt	162.00–170.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	199.96/cwt	198.00–203.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	184.10/cwt	180.00–192.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	181.93/cwt	175.00–188.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	159.29/cwt	135.00–174.00	991	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	902	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	982	1,091.21/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,091	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	96.98/cwt	96.50–97.50	1,513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	90.03/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,418	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	66.11/cwt	65.00–67.50	809	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	57.38/cwt	53.50–60.50	773	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	53.75/cwt	52.50–55.00	564	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	60.60/cwt	58.00–64.00	668	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	38.25/cwt	34.50–40.00	317	3

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 448Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 39Year ago 0

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	880.00	880.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,040.00	1,040.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,374	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,415.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	982	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,091.21
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	770	850.00–1,000.00	981.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,247	1,340.00–1,395.00	1,360.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,505	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,770	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	1,250.00	1,250.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	130.00–134.00	131.35
2	—	393	140.00–142.00	141.01
2	—	315	151.00–155.00	153.06
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
1	—	505	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	188.00	188.00
4	—	516	145.00–155.00	150.25
1	—	560	151.00	151.00
1	—	450	181.00	181.00
2	—	375	180.00–181.00	180.49
1	—	810	126.00	126.00
5	—	626	135.00–145.00	139.77
2	—	423	180.00–185.00	182.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	141.00–144.00	142.66
1	—	705	131.00	131.00
2	—	418	158.00–162.00	160.01
4	—	471	158.00–164.00	161.33
1	—	635	129.00	129.00
1	—	345	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	146.00	146.00
1	—	585	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	160.00	160.00
1	—	425	176.00	176.00
1	—	540	162.00	162.00
2	—	663	135.00–137.00	135.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	166.00–171.00	168.54
1	—	280	191.00	191.00
2	—	425	181.00	181.00
2	—	623	160.00–162.00	161.00
2	—	323	183.00	183.00
2	—	540	162.00–170.00	166.04
5	—	374	180.00–192.00	184.10
3	—	472	175.00–188.00	181.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
3	—	483	161.00	161.00
3	—	333	168.00–175.00	172.62
1	—	385	173.00	173.00
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
1	—	675	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	183.00–185.00	184.00
4	—	433	189.00–196.00	191.51
4	—	484	190.00–195.00	192.99
1	—	900	140.00	140.00
3	—	275	198.00–203.00	199.96
1	—	700	163.00	163.00
1	—	330	201.00	201.00
3	—	622	135.00–174.00	159.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	96.50–97.50	96.98
4	—	1,575	88.00–92.00	90.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	65.00–67.50	66.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	53.50–60.50	57.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	52.50–55.00	53.75
8	—	1,103	58.00–64.00	60.60
3	—	828	34.50–40.00	38.25

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

Replacement Cattle

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