Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-12 higher and slaughter cattle were 2-5 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $250.45/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$250.45

76 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$53

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

$10.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.88

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	511	257.19	1,314	10thin
Medium and Large 2	455	253.91	1,155	22
Medium and Large 3	478	248.16	1,185	17thin
Medium and Large 1	554	246.56	1,367	27

One grade step is worth $10.63/cwt here — about −$53 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 sale76 hd

250.45

—

MS average13 barns · 805 hd

239.57

+10.88

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	1,517	110.55	1,677	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,311	89.72	1,176	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	84.21	1,193	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,094	74.60	816	14

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,381	4thin

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	—	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	247.99/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	283.22/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	186.03/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	203.03/cwt	201.00–205.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	257.66/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,234	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	280.82/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	238.03/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	187.52/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	207.47/cwt	205.00–210.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	272.55/cwt	270.00–278.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	200.53/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	223.63/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,035	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	235.97/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	221.51/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	270.84/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	222.62/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	265.73/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	257.19/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,314	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	222.02/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,139	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	84.21/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,193	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	87.85/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,066	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	57.79/cwt	55.00–60.00	572	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	71.19/cwt	68.00–75.50	718	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	80.50/cwt	77.00–84.00	935	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	93.47/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,407	4
Bulls	—	—	1,509	107.36/cwt	102.50–110.00	1,620	6
Bulls	—	—	1,532	116.94/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,792	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	1,380.68/head	1,350.00–1,410.00	1,381	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	207.56/cwt	205.00–210.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	194.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	204.27/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,389	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	206.42/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	212.67/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	220.34/cwt	218.00–224.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	217.80/cwt	216.00–221.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	212.18/cwt	210.00–215.00	908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	202.72/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	218.09/cwt	216.00–220.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	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 Nov 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 259Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 49Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 27Year ago 56

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-12 higher and slaughter cattle were 2-5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	715	215.00	215.00
4	—	511	243.00–253.00	247.99
4	—	370	280.00–288.00	283.22
4	—	420	278.00–285.00	280.82
1	—	460	280.00	280.00
2	—	338	285.00–290.00	287.52
2	—	830	195.00–206.00	200.53
2	—	655	220.00–223.00	221.51
1	—	620	220.00	220.00
1	—	750	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	255.00	255.00
9	—	479	255.00–258.00	257.66
2	—	430	255.00	255.00
1	—	535	217.00	217.00
3	—	568	216.00–227.00	222.62
1	—	375	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	235.00–241.00	238.03
3	—	318	270.00–278.00	272.55
1	—	705	196.00	196.00
1	—	675	200.00	200.00
2	—	570	235.00–237.00	235.97
5	—	379	265.00–278.00	270.84
1	—	605	210.00	210.00
7	—	422	260.00–268.00	265.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	511	256.00–260.00	257.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	182.00–190.00	186.03
2	—	390	201.00–205.00	203.03
2	—	338	205.00–210.00	207.56
4	—	431	190.00–200.00	194.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	185.00–190.00	187.52
2	—	470	205.00–210.00	207.47
5	—	538	201.00–209.00	206.42
5	—	379	216.00–221.00	217.80
5	—	428	210.00–215.00	212.18
4	—	570	198.00–208.00	202.72
2	—	325	216.00–220.00	218.09
1	—	610	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	218.00–226.00	223.63
7	—	680	200.00–205.00	204.27
3	—	525	211.00–214.00	212.67
3	—	440	218.00–224.00	220.34
2	—	355	228.00	228.00
1	—	1,050	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,010	172.00	172.00
1	—	560	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	110.00–115.00	112.55
1	—	1,105	110.00	110.00
3	—	615	200.00	200.00
1	—	485	245.00	245.00
1	—	425	240.00	240.00
3	—	513	216.00–225.00	222.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	178.00	178.00
1	—	650	172.00	172.00
1	—	585	200.00	200.00
1	—	505	200.00	200.00
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	213.00	213.00
1	—	555	210.00	210.00
1	—	620	184.00	184.00
1	—	480	238.00	238.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	82.50–85.00	84.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,214	85.00–90.50	87.85
4	—	1,505	91.00–97.00	93.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	55.00–60.00	57.79
4	—	1,009	68.00–75.50	71.19
8	—	1,162	77.00–84.00	80.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,509	102.50–110.00	107.36
3	—	1,532	114.00–121.00	116.94

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,315	1,350.00–1,410.00	1,380.68

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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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