Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows were 2-3 lower and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $230.12/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$230.12

61 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$258

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

$11.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.87

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	237.01	1,185	23
Medium and Large 3	491	227.14	1,114	14thin
Medium and Large 1	641	225.26	1,443	24

One grade step is worth $11.76/cwt here — about −$258 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 sale61 hd

230.12

—

MS average13 barns · 969 hd

240.99

−10.87

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	1,715	112.28	1,926	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	96.01	1,268	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	907	76.27	692	19

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)	1,097	$1,069	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,051	$1,232	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	194.52/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	198.51/cwt	198.00–199.00	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	220.45/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,490	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	241.52/cwt	240.00–243.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	240.48/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	236.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	233.09/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	252.06/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	255.27/cwt	248.00–263.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	197.98/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	249.52/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,055	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	779	74.19/cwt	70.00–78.00	578	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	96.01/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,268	6
Bulls	—	—	1,673	103.55/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,732	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	118.10/cwt	116.00–121.00	2,058	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	84.29/cwt	80.00–89.00	913	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	781	63.88/cwt	62.00–68.00	499	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,097	1,069.33/head	1,040.00–1,110.00	1,069	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,152.45/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,266	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	224.92/cwt	219.00–233.00	976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	218.41/cwt	215.00–222.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	202.60/cwt	200.00–205.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	184.33/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	245.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	211.44/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	213.92/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,209	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	210.44/cwt	208.00–213.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	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 Jun 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 340Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 74Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 16Year ago 24

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows were 2-3 lower and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	194.00	194.00
2	—	590	215.00–226.00	220.45
1	—	760	172.00	172.00
2	—	310	240.00–243.00	241.52
1	—	540	220.00	220.00
4	—	421	240.00–242.00	240.48
3	—	463	230.00–240.00	236.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	581	237.00	237.00
1	—	765	193.00	193.00
1	—	415	253.00	253.00
1	—	240	245.00	245.00
3	—	525	230.00–239.00	233.09
3	—	477	248.00–256.00	252.06
1	—	850	189.00	189.00
1	—	730	186.00	186.00
7	—	370	248.00–263.00	255.27
1	—	845	182.00	182.00
1	—	315	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	693	215.00	215.00
1	—	610	223.00	223.00
1	—	305	283.00	283.00
2	—	525	240.00–250.00	245.10
2	—	468	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	191.00–200.00	194.52
2	—	530	198.00–199.00	198.51
2	—	370	215.00–222.00	218.41
3	—	607	184.00–185.00	184.33
2	—	483	209.00–214.00	211.44
2	—	415	208.00–213.00	210.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	670	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	219.00–233.00	224.92
1	—	540	211.00	211.00
12	—	565	206.00–216.00	213.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	200.00–205.00	202.60
1	—	585	180.00	180.00
1	—	360	190.00	190.00
1	—	440	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	196.00–200.00	197.98
1	—	825	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	180.00	180.00
1	—	620	183.00	183.00
2	—	423	249.00–250.00	249.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	779	70.00–78.00	74.19
8	—	1,083	80.00–89.00	84.29
4	—	781	62.00–68.00	63.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,321	95.00–100.00	96.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	102.00–105.00	103.55
3	—	1,743	116.00–121.00	118.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,020	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,152.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,097	1,040.00–1,110.00	1,069.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	800.00	800.00

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

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