Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher and slaughter cows and bulls steady. Sold 79 head of black hided heifers weighing 630 lb. average @ $2.4080 per lb.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.95/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$228.95

144 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$429

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

$39.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.37

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	630	241.00	1,518	79
Medium and Large 1	603	216.26	1,304	35
Medium and Large 2	508	215.85	1,096	22
Medium and Large 3	541	201.51	1,090	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.49/cwt here — about $429 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 sale144 hd

228.95

—

MS average13 barns · 1,431 hd

223.58

+5.37

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	1,507	122.38	1,844	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	99.15	1,099	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	946	82.77	783	16

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)	990	$1,190	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,113	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1	—	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	296.19/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	218.97/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	237.67/cwt	235.00–240.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	275.41/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	749	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	222.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	274.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	297.87/cwt	293.00–305.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	265.04/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,259	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	222.98/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,402	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	283.97/cwt	283.00–285.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,368	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	299.14/cwt	293.00–303.00	1,122	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	240.33/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,507	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,425	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	255.59/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	186.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,163	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	101.21/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,196	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	96.79/cwt	94.00–99.00	991	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	70.54/cwt	66.00–74.00	622	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	81.87/cwt	78.00–86.00	740	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	89.93/cwt	88.00–93.00	924	6
Bulls	—	—	1,510	122.79/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,854	2
Bulls	—	—	1,313	117.72/cwt	117.00–118.50	1,546	2
Bulls	—	—	1,115	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,249	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	128.68/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,271	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,112.50/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,113	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	227.75/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,080	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	212.39/cwt	209.00–216.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,518	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	236.60/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,273	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	239.01/cwt	238.00–240.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	199.82/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	210.52/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	187.00/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	226.65/cwt	222.00–230.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,278	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	237.01/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	871	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 Aug 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 233Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 50Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 16Year ago 33

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher and slaughter cows and bulls steady. Sold 79 head of black hided heifers weighing 630 lb. average @ $2.4080 per lb.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	240.00	240.00
5	—	417	290.00–300.00	296.19
5	—	328	293.00–305.00	297.87
1	—	605	230.00	230.00
1	—	770	224.00	224.00
1	—	805	205.00	205.00
1	—	710	225.00	225.00
6	—	375	293.00–303.00	299.14
3	—	663	229.00	229.00
9	—	589	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	273.00–278.00	275.41
1	—	530	233.00	233.00
8	—	749	220.00	220.00
1	—	370	280.00	280.00
4	—	438	270.00–280.00	274.97
4	—	690	222.00–226.00	222.98
2	—	330	283.00–285.00	283.97
3	—	750	217.00	217.00
6	—	582	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	220.00	220.00
6	—	475	258.00–268.00	265.04
1	—	385	275.00	275.00
1	—	670	200.00	200.00
1	—	325	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	536	246.00	246.00
11	—	563	249.00	249.00
12	—	627	238.00–242.00	240.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	218.00–220.00	218.97
2	—	333	220.00–225.00	222.41
8	—	474	220.00–231.00	227.75
1	—	710	180.00	180.00
2	—	573	209.00–212.00	210.52
2	—	620	184.00–190.00	187.00
3	—	407	222.00–230.00	226.65
1	—	845	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	235.00–240.00	237.67
1	—	580	229.00	229.00
6	—	612	208.00	208.00
4	—	383	238.00–240.00	239.01
9	—	546	234.00	234.00
1	—	1,105	145.00	145.00
6	—	464	234.00–238.00	237.01
5	—	1,062	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	209.00–216.00	212.39
1	—	660	178.00	178.00
1	—	440	210.00	210.00
4	—	574	190.00–216.00	199.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	630	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	240.00	240.00
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
3	—	575	198.00	198.00
3	—	437	230.00–240.00	236.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	253.00–258.00	255.59
1	—	455	248.00	248.00
3	—	623	180.00–190.00	186.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,182	100.00–104.00	101.21
7	—	1,024	94.00–99.00	96.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	66.00–74.00	70.54
7	—	904	78.00–86.00	81.87
6	—	1,027	88.00–93.00	89.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	120.00–125.50	122.79
2	—	1,313	117.00–118.50	117.72
1	—	1,115	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,765	126.00–133.00	128.68

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,112.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,190.00	1,190.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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