Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

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.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.08/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$168.08

63 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$39.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.59

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	176.55	917	29
Medium and Large 1	474	170.20	807	19thin
Medium and Large 2	410	159.26	653	8thin
Medium and Large 3	576	137.29	791	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.27/cwt here — about $126 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 sale63 hd

168.08

—

MS average11 barns · 1,434 hd

163.49

+4.59

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	1,703	107.39	1,829	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	83.84	1,083	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	77.99	1,059	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	62.08	659	7thin

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)	1,065	$890	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$820	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	478	182.45/cwt	181.00–184.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	163.54/cwt	160.00–167.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	158.40/cwt	157.00–160.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,194	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,287	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	205.94/cwt	182.00–210.00	982	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	195.50/cwt	191.00–200.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,164	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	165.43/cwt	163.00–168.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	225.82/cwt	220.00–234.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	223.28/cwt	210.00–225.00	911	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	733	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	994	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	107.39/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,829	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	796	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	64.35/cwt	62.00–66.50	710	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	86.03/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,104	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	80.92/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,054	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	77.99/cwt	77.50–78.50	1,059	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	56.17/cwt	55.50–57.00	567	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 Feb 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 237Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 18Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 30Year ago 39

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	181.00–184.00	182.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	145.00	145.00
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
1	—	725	124.00	124.00
1	—	790	122.00	122.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
1	—	395	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	160.00–167.00	163.54
5	—	358	157.00–160.00	158.40
1	—	530	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	168.00	168.00
2	—	520	163.00–168.00	165.43
2	—	550	166.00	166.00
9	—	421	174.00	174.00
1	—	265	185.00	185.00
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
1	—	685	160.00	160.00
1	—	720	155.00	155.00
1	—	620	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	165.00	165.00
16	—	568	175.00	175.00
3	—	363	182.00	182.00
6	—	475	180.00	180.00
2	—	405	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	187.00	187.00
2	—	268	219.00	219.00
1	—	225	210.00	210.00
1	—	390	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	166.00	166.00
10	—	622	192.00	192.00
6	—	780	165.00	165.00
7	—	588	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	477	182.00–210.00	205.94
6	—	332	220.00–234.00	225.82
9	—	408	210.00–225.00	223.28
1	—	245	230.00	230.00
1	—	535	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	191.00–200.00	195.50
1	—	665	141.00	141.00

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)	1	—	1,065	890.00	890.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	895	820.00	820.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	104.00–110.00	107.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	73.00	73.00
3	—	1,103	62.00–66.50	64.35
3	—	1,010	55.50–57.00	56.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,283	84.00–88.50	86.03
3	—	1,303	80.00–82.00	80.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	77.50–78.50	77.99

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