Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. And slaughter cows were 5-8 higher, bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.82/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$153.82

28 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$18.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.05

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	413	159.39	658	13thin
Medium and Large 1	534	158.41	845	7thin
Medium and Large 3	472	140.76	664	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.63/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale28 hd

153.82

—

MS average13 barns · 901 hd

158.87

−5.05

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	1,928	91.53	1,765	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	86.96	1,047	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	76.24	1,243	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	68.10	605	5thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$1,140	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,445	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	Medium and Large 1	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	170.09/cwt	165.00–175.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	157.01/cwt	155.00–158.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	157.83/cwt	153.00–165.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	188.16/cwt	185.00–191.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	183.65/cwt	182.00–186.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	187.23/cwt	185.00–190.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	187.33/cwt	186.00–188.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	149.92/cwt	147.00–153.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	195.64/cwt	193.00–200.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	160.73/cwt	158.00–165.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,140.00/head	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,928	91.53/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,765	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	86.96/cwt	83.00–92.50	1,047	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	76.24/cwt	75.50–77.00	1,243	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	73.45/cwt	70.50–75.00	645	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	60.07/cwt	56.50–64.00	542	2

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 105Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 19Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 30Year ago 18

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. And slaughter cows were 5-8 higher, bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
2	—	565	165.00–175.00	170.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	163.00–165.00	163.99
5	—	478	153.00–165.00	157.83
2	—	415	155.00–157.00	155.98
4	—	368	158.00–165.00	160.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	155.00–158.00	157.01
1	—	345	172.00	172.00
2	—	623	147.00–153.00	149.92
1	—	560	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	150.00–152.00	151.03
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
1	—	415	148.00	148.00
1	—	310	152.00	152.00
1	—	485	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	185.00–191.00	188.16
1	—	520	168.00	168.00
3	—	310	182.00–186.00	183.65
1	—	455	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	185.00–190.00	187.23
1	—	390	192.00	192.00
1	—	565	185.00	185.00
3	—	450	186.00–188.00	187.33
4	—	328	193.00–200.00	195.64

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,140.00	1,140.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,928	91.00–92.00	91.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,204	83.00–92.50	86.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	75.50–77.00	76.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	878	70.50–75.00	73.45
2	—	903	56.50–64.00	60.07

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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Meridian Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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