Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 10-12 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.06/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$167.06

98 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$37.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	173.94	851	34
Medium and Large 1-2	594	166.01	985	49
Medium and Large 2	418	159.54	667	12thin
Medium and Large 3	607	136.37	828	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.58/cwt here — about $23 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 sale98 hd

167.06

—

MS average13 barns · 1,114 hd

168.95

−1.89

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	—	Low	1,360	87.36	1,188	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	83.67	985	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	75.66	720	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,115	4thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	690	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,153	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	172.73/cwt	172.00–173.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	130.67/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	196.48/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	226.24/cwt	221.00–235.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	220.48/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,124	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	169.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,248	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	187.01/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,236	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	246.33/cwt	239.00–252.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	211.84/cwt	208.00–220.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	182.50/cwt	181.00–184.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	75.66/cwt	72.00–78.00	720	6
Bulls	—	—	1,373	83.54/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,147	2
Bulls	—	—	1,335	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,268	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	83.67/cwt	80.00–89.00	985	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	1,195.00/head	1,195.00–1,195.00	1,195	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	844	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	163.67/cwt	160.00–165.00	925	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	166.76/cwt	160.00–171.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	136.05/cwt	132.00–140.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	169.99/cwt	154.00–178.00	1,047	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	182.04/cwt	180.00–184.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	150.07/cwt	145.00–155.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	230.48/cwt	221.00–235.00	864	7

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 184Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 21Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 4Year ago 60

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 10-12 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	149.00	149.00
11	—	744	155.00	155.00
7	—	565	160.00–165.00	163.67
6	—	483	170.00	170.00
19	—	616	154.00–178.00	169.99
1	—	435	183.00	183.00
3	—	235	185.00	185.00
1	—	515	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	172.00–173.00	172.73
3	—	832	130.00–131.00	130.67
20	—	469	180.00	180.00
1	—	520	163.00	163.00
1	—	705	158.00	158.00
1	—	320	182.00	182.00
4	—	385	180.00–184.00	182.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	137.00	137.00
2	—	568	132.00–140.00	136.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	160.00–171.00	166.76
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	338	165.00–167.00	166.01
1	—	275	173.00	173.00
1	—	460	159.00	159.00
2	—	538	145.00–155.00	150.07
2	—	433	160.00–165.00	162.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	157.00	157.00
3	—	390	126.00	126.00
2	—	455	200.00	200.00
1	—	305	210.00	210.00
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	184.00–200.00	196.48
3	—	320	221.00–235.00	226.24
1	—	930	130.00	130.00
1	—	880	155.00	155.00
1	—	485	223.00	223.00
3	—	275	239.00–252.00	246.33
3	—	422	208.00–220.00	211.84
7	—	375	221.00–235.00	230.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	510	195.00–225.00	220.48
11	—	736	165.00–170.00	169.57
16	—	661	170.00–191.00	187.01
6	—	477	220.00	220.00
3	—	558	191.00	191.00
5	—	627	192.00	192.00
4	—	405	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	158.00	158.00
1	—	560	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	157.00	157.00
1	—	635	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	200.00	200.00
1	—	515	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
1	—	640	129.00	129.00
1	—	510	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	181.00–184.00	182.50
1	—	485	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	952	72.00–78.00	75.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	80.00–89.00	83.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	83.00–84.00	83.54
1	—	1,335	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	1,195.00	1,195.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	1,035.00	1,035.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle