Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows and bulls were a little higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.13/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$208.13

75 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$20.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.81

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	566	216.32	1,225	19thin
Medium and Large 1	587	210.30	1,233	19thin
Medium and Large 2	467	207.52	970	22
Medium and Large 3	511	195.91	1,000	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.40/cwt here — about $224 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 sale75 hd

208.13

—

MS average13 barns · 1,038 hd

213.94

−5.81

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	1,681	122.40	2,057	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	101.99	1,206	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	86.70	1,277	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	936	79.97	748	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,320	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	997	$1,292	8

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	270.92/cwt	265.00–275.00	983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	236.70/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,221	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	183.90/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	70.35/cwt	65.00–72.50	653	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	79.74/cwt	77.00–82.00	734	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	87.33/cwt	85.00–90.00	831	8
Bulls	—	—	1,805	128.03/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,311	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	120.13/cwt	120.00–120.50	2,100	4
Bulls	—	—	1,175	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,351	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	204.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,076	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	86.70/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	212.26/cwt	210.00–214.00	785	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	98.63/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,153	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	105.02/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,255	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	183.40/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	221.02/cwt	220.00–224.00	824	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	935	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	1,406.25/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,406	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	713	181.51/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	217.92/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,427	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	197.86/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	200.95/cwt	190.00–210.00	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	183.02/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	227.09/cwt	220.00–233.00	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	208.98/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	272.03/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	264.30/cwt	260.00–270.00	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	269.39/cwt	265.00–273.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	209.67/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,401	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	215.51/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	215.09/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,282	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	218.72/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,145	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	212.74/cwt	208.00–222.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	193.06/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	193.44/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	246.45/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	218.68/cwt	216.00–220.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	202.85/cwt	199.00–210.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	708	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 319Year ago 426

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 68Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 67Year ago 37

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows and bulls were a little higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	290.00	290.00
4	—	516	233.00–240.00	236.70
3	—	413	268.00–275.00	272.03
1	—	870	190.00	190.00
3	—	358	280.00	280.00
1	—	975	172.00	172.00
7	—	605	230.00	230.00
1	—	555	230.00	230.00
1	—	240	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	265.00–275.00	270.92
1	—	530	238.00	238.00
2	—	708	203.00–215.00	208.98
1	—	405	260.00	260.00
1	—	450	253.00	253.00
3	—	327	265.00–273.00	269.39
6	—	668	204.00–216.00	209.67
2	—	625	215.00–216.00	215.51
3	—	578	214.00–225.00	218.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	248.00	248.00
1	—	680	193.00	193.00
1	—	645	210.00	210.00
3	—	367	260.00–270.00	264.30
1	—	310	260.00	260.00
1	—	505	220.00	220.00
1	—	710	190.00	190.00
2	—	585	200.00–210.00	205.00
2	—	470	245.00–248.00	246.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	190.00	190.00
1	—	480	242.00	242.00
2	—	425	240.00	240.00
1	—	520	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	180.00–188.00	183.90
2	—	423	250.00–255.00	252.46
2	—	670	180.00	180.00
5	—	524	192.00–202.00	197.86
1	—	450	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	230.00	230.00
4	—	428	220.00–233.00	227.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	200.00–210.00	204.92
2	—	463	215.00–221.00	217.92
5	—	683	209.00	209.00
1	—	390	229.00	229.00
3	—	788	200.00	200.00
1	—	590	205.00	205.00
3	—	413	216.00–220.00	218.68
1	—	645	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	210.00–214.00	212.26
1	—	465	190.00	190.00
2	—	670	180.00–187.00	183.40
2	—	713	178.00–185.00	181.51
4	—	428	190.00–210.00	200.95
2	—	618	182.00–184.00	183.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	220.00–224.00	221.02
1	—	345	218.00	218.00
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
5	—	420	208.00–222.00	212.74
4	—	565	190.00–198.00	193.06
2	—	620	190.00–197.00	193.44
3	—	480	199.00–210.00	202.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	596	214.00–217.00	215.09
8	—	525	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	928	65.00–72.50	70.35
5	—	921	77.00–82.00	79.74
8	—	951	85.00–90.00	87.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	85.00–89.00	86.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,169	95.00–101.00	98.63
10	—	1,195	102.00–108.00	105.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,805	125.00–131.00	128.03
4	—	1,748	120.00–120.50	120.13
1	—	1,175	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,545	122.00	122.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,018	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,406.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	1,320.00	1,320.00

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

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

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