Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder steers were steady, and heifers were 3-7 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5-8 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $212.78/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$212.78

59 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$75.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.52

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	475	231.90	1,102	21
Medium and Large 2	413	210.53	869	13thin
Medium and Large 1	574	203.59	1,168	22
Medium and Large 3	685	156.00	1,069	3thin

One grade step is worth $75.90/cwt here — about $33 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 sale59 hd

212.78

—

MS average13 barns · 814 hd

224.29

−11.52

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	1,610	111.31	1,792	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	91.86	1,108	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	906	76.81	696	8thin

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)	1,110	$1,120	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	817	$887	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$840	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	250	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	152.06/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	206.04/cwt	200.00–218.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	235.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,116	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	221.23/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	216.61/cwt	208.00–222.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	145.49/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	207.01/cwt	206.00–208.00	952	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	70.22/cwt	65.00–75.00	609	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	113.22/cwt	112.50–114.00	1,942	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	80.76/cwt	77.00–82.50	751	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	92.75/cwt	88.50–98.00	1,042	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	85.68/cwt	84.00–87.00	971	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	103.31/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,482	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,505	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	790	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	817	887.29/head	800.00–930.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	978	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	172.98/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	157.62/cwt	150.00–163.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,643	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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 165Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 21Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 17Year ago 33

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder steers were steady, and heifers were 3-7 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5-8 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	217.00	217.00
1	—	360	209.00	209.00
2	—	729	149.00–155.00	152.06
1	—	525	183.00	183.00
1	—	410	200.00	200.00
2	—	898	139.00	139.00
1	—	485	192.00	192.00
2	—	615	172.00–174.00	172.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	161.00	161.00
1	—	455	182.00	182.00
1	—	425	182.00	182.00
2	—	535	163.00	163.00
1	—	305	192.00	192.00
3	—	608	150.00–163.00	157.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	580	190.00	190.00
14	—	482	203.00	203.00
2	—	382	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
1	—	475	175.00	175.00
1	—	685	140.00	140.00
1	—	380	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	143.00–145.00	143.99
4	—	318	230.00–240.00	235.27
1	—	285	235.00	235.00
4	—	469	220.00–225.00	221.23
1	—	1,030	156.00	156.00
1	—	865	148.00	148.00
2	—	518	215.00	215.00
4	—	610	200.00	200.00
2	—	405	220.00–230.00	225.00
1	—	1,125	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	192.00	192.00
1	—	270	210.00	210.00
3	—	317	220.00–230.00	225.00
1	—	570	200.00	200.00
3	—	472	200.00–218.00	206.04
3	—	363	208.00–222.00	216.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	203.00	203.00
13	—	477	234.00	234.00
3	—	338	249.00	249.00
3	—	518	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	191.00	191.00
1	—	590	170.00	170.00
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	216.00	216.00
2	—	753	141.00–150.00	145.49
2	—	460	206.00–208.00	207.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	65.00–75.00	70.22
5	—	930	77.00–82.50	80.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	88.50–98.00	92.75
4	—	1,133	84.00–87.00	85.68
2	—	1,435	102.00–105.00	103.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	112.50–114.00	113.22
1	—	1,400	107.50	107.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,120.00	1,120.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	790	840.00	840.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	817	800.00–930.00	887.29

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle