Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 8-10 higher. Slaughter cows 2-4 higher and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.65/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$188.65

60 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$33.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.68

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	459	203.00	932	12thin
Medium and Large 1	380	197.64	751	21
Medium and Large 2	474	175.49	832	26
Medium and Large 3	345	170.00	587	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about $345 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 sale60 hd

188.65

—

MS average13 barns · 1,301 hd

191.33

−2.68

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	1,555	100.88	1,569	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,051	85.24	896	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	82.50	1,262	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	785	73.99	581	4thin

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)	985	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$850	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	—	505	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	194.96/cwt	193.00–197.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	193.98/cwt	191.00–195.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	168.67/cwt	166.00–173.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,307	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	224.00/cwt	221.00–226.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	236.97/cwt	233.00–241.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	230.17/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,204	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	225.51/cwt	220.00–235.00	974	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	215.67/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	198.29/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	232.77/cwt	230.00–235.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	194.55/cwt	188.00–199.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	202.83/cwt	201.00–206.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	196.96/cwt	196.00–198.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	200.48/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	171.27/cwt	165.00–176.00	990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	932	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	190.60/cwt	187.00–194.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	203.33/cwt	200.00–210.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	185.00/cwt	182.00–188.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	184.67/cwt	183.00–187.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	840	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,096	1
Bulls	—	—	1,614	105.35/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,700	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	685	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	445	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	76.99/cwt	75.00–79.00	630	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	87.21/cwt	85.00–90.00	944	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	996	81.79/cwt	80.00–83.50	815	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,262	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 Mar 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 234Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 23Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 15Year ago 57

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 8-10 higher. Slaughter cows 2-4 higher and 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	—	505	193.00	193.00
2	—	465	193.00–197.00	194.96
1	—	405	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	191.00–195.00	193.98
3	—	428	188.00–199.00	194.55
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
6	—	333	201.00–206.00	202.83
2	—	375	196.00–198.00	196.96
3	—	270	200.00–210.00	203.33
2	—	505	182.00–188.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	166.00–173.00	168.67
2	—	415	182.00	182.00
6	—	578	165.00–176.00	171.27
1	—	265	191.00	191.00
5	—	363	187.00–194.00	190.60
3	—	317	183.00–187.00	184.67
1	—	450	185.00	185.00
1	—	760	126.00	126.00
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	459	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	688	190.00	190.00
3	—	423	248.00	248.00
12	—	523	230.00–231.00	230.17
5	—	821	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
3	—	368	221.00–226.00	224.00
1	—	530	185.00	185.00
3	—	475	215.00–217.00	215.67
1	—	605	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	233.00–241.00	236.97
8	—	432	220.00–235.00	225.51
3	—	578	195.00–200.00	198.29
4	—	363	230.00–235.00	232.77
1	—	525	211.00	211.00
2	—	613	199.00–202.00	200.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	200.00	200.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	840	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	83.00	83.00
4	—	1,614	103.00–108.00	105.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	65.00	65.00
3	—	818	75.00–79.00	76.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,083	85.00–90.00	87.21
4	—	996	80.00–83.50	81.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	82.50	82.50

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