Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 lower while weaned calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.21/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$188.21

120 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$33.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.90

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	520	200.85	1,044	56
Medium and Large 2	450	179.65	809	22
Medium and Large 1	554	177.88	986	34
Medium and Large 3	474	167.13	792	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.72/cwt here — about $252 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 sale120 hd

188.21

—

MS average13 barns · 1,933 hd

185.31

+2.90

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	1,574	97.36	1,532	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	71.10	857	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	67.90	974	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	56.11	605	10

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)	940	$963	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$740	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	790	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$1,250	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	191.98/cwt	191.00–194.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	165.91/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,153	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	165.39/cwt	155.00–166.00	776	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	164.01/cwt	162.00–170.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	181.56/cwt	179.00–187.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	184.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	173.54/cwt	172.00–175.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,104	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	174.96/cwt	174.00–176.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,163	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	188.17/cwt	184.00–190.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	200.66/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,039	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	194.71/cwt	192.00–201.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	955	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	183.07/cwt	178.00–187.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	167.00/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	192.24/cwt	190.00–193.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	876	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	63.68/cwt	60.50–66.00	751	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	67.90/cwt	65.00–72.00	974	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	71.10/cwt	67.00–77.50	857	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	419	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	52.67/cwt	50.00–56.00	536	5
Bulls	—	—	1,938	106.73/cwt	105.00–108.50	2,068	2
Bulls	—	—	1,210	87.99/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,065	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	962.55/head	920.00–1,000.00	963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	790	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	140.03/cwt	138.00–142.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	123.87/cwt	120.00–128.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	136.42/cwt	134.00–139.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	154.09/cwt	153.00–155.00	864	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	144.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	148.33/cwt	146.00–151.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	161.02/cwt	160.00–163.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	853	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	163.60/cwt	163.00–164.00	923	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	143.46/cwt	142.00–145.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	147.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	617	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 Jan 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 262Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 40Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 38Year ago 11

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 lower while weaned calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	136.00	136.00
6	—	592	142.00–145.00	144.51
3	—	470	146.00–151.00	148.33
1	—	335	158.00	158.00
2	—	378	157.00–160.00	158.49
3	—	418	145.00–150.00	147.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	469	155.00–166.00	165.39
2	—	915	125.00	125.00
12	—	561	153.00–155.00	154.09
1	—	505	149.00	149.00
3	—	413	160.00–163.00	161.02
1	—	710	138.00	138.00
2	—	620	142.00–145.00	143.46
1	—	1,065	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	138.00–142.00	140.03
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	517	165.00	165.00
18	—	564	163.00–164.00	163.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	191.00–194.00	191.98
1	—	505	185.00	185.00
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
19	—	695	165.00–174.00	165.91
4	—	323	192.00–201.00	194.71
1	—	465	195.00	195.00
4	—	417	190.00–193.00	192.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	592	162.00–170.00	164.01
4	—	480	179.00–187.00	181.56
3	—	335	180.00–190.00	184.35
1	—	290	193.00	193.00
5	—	365	184.00–190.00	188.17
3	—	428	178.00–187.00	183.07
2	—	605	164.00–170.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	172.00–175.00	173.54
2	—	522	160.00	160.00
2	—	380	174.00–176.00	174.96
2	—	575	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	578	191.00	191.00
2	—	360	220.00	220.00
8	—	625	186.00	186.00
25	—	518	193.00–203.00	200.66
10	—	444	215.00	215.00
4	—	485	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	170.00	170.00
2	—	540	133.00–135.00	133.99
2	—	673	120.00–128.00	123.87
2	—	568	134.00–139.00	136.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
1	—	420	178.00	178.00
2	—	620	130.00–134.00	132.02
1	—	580	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	152.00	152.00
1	—	465	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	60.50–66.00	63.68
1	—	975	43.00	43.00
5	—	1,018	50.00–56.00	52.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,434	65.00–72.00	67.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,205	67.00–77.50	71.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,938	105.00–108.50	106.73
2	—	1,210	87.00–89.00	87.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	940	920.00–1,000.00	962.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	790	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	925	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	1,250.00	1,250.00

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

Feeder Cattle

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Replacement Cattle