Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows were 5-9 higher and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.01/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$182.01

96 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$26.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.43

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	192.27	1,004	31
Medium and Large 2	515	180.40	928	24
Medium and Large 1-2	696	175.92	1,224	38
Medium and Large 3	533	166.00	885	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.27/cwt here — about $119 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 sale96 hd

182.01

—

MS average7 barns · 906 hd

186.44

−4.43

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	1,513	94.45	1,429	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	74.94	888	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	72.14	1,012	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	56.79	605	9thin

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)	1,190	$1,388	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,179	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,168	$1,045	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,309	$1,139	8

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,169	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	185.42/cwt	182.00–190.00	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	207.22/cwt	200.00–209.00	955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	214.37/cwt	208.00–219.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	159.34/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	212.83/cwt	208.00–217.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	189.51/cwt	183.00–196.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	158.97/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	208.50/cwt	208.00–209.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	189.92/cwt	182.00–196.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	191.97/cwt	190.00–193.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,092	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,132	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	165.94/cwt	160.00–167.00	923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	164.99/cwt	164.00–166.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,013	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	156.44/cwt	155.00–158.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	164.76/cwt	162.00–170.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	181.71/cwt	180.00–183.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	183.34/cwt	179.00–188.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	173.04/cwt	172.00–174.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	169.96/cwt	164.00–174.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,228.61/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,229	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,268	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,178.82/head	1,080.00–1,285.00	1,179	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,387.87/head	1,370.00–1,405.00	1,388	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	91.68/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,288	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	74.94/cwt	72.00–78.00	888	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	72.14/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,012	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	64.28/cwt	60.00–66.50	751	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	49.24/cwt	47.50–51.00	467	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	380	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 Jan 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 218Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 46Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 119Year ago 35

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows were 5-9 higher and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	735	159.00	159.00
9	—	625	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	196.00	196.00
7	—	556	160.00–167.00	165.94
1	—	610	156.00	156.00
1	—	655	155.00	155.00
6	—	514	164.00–166.00	164.99
1	—	735	145.00	145.00
3	—	325	180.00–183.00	181.71
2	—	420	179.00–188.00	183.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	155.00	155.00
2	—	525	155.00–158.00	156.44
4	—	431	162.00–170.00	164.76
2	—	333	172.00–174.00	173.04
5	—	382	164.00–174.00	169.96
1	—	450	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	170.00–175.00	172.49
1	—	345	189.00	189.00
4	—	463	183.00–196.00	189.51
5	—	430	182.00–196.00	189.92
3	—	375	190.00–193.00	191.97
9	—	650	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	182.00–190.00	185.42
5	—	461	200.00–209.00	207.22
5	—	371	208.00–219.00	214.37
3	—	730	158.00–160.00	159.34
3	—	323	208.00–217.00	212.83
2	—	868	155.00–163.00	158.97
2	—	413	208.00–209.00	208.50
1	—	755	166.00	166.00
1	—	605	181.00	181.00
1	—	585	181.00	181.00
1	—	685	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	750	170.00	170.00
15	—	612	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	145.00	145.00
1	—	480	170.00	170.00
1	—	390	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
1	—	440	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	137.00	137.00
1	—	510	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	164.00	164.00
1	—	430	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,350	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,228.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,268	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,080.00–1,285.00	1,178.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,370.00–1,405.00	1,387.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	900	840.00	840.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,405	90.00–93.00	91.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,185	72.00–78.00	74.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,403	70.00–75.00	72.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,168	60.00–66.50	64.28
3	—	948	47.50–51.00	49.24
1	—	905	42.00	42.00

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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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