Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market light calves were 5- 10 higher, and steady on the others. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $231.83/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$231.83

162 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$25.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.96

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	574	241.57	1,387	58
Medium and Large 2	445	238.66	1,061	14thin
Medium and Large 1	606	229.38	1,391	56
Medium and Large 3	524	216.41	1,134	34

One grade step is worth $25.15/cwt here — about $253 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 sale162 hd

231.83

—

MS average13 barns · 1,065 hd

241.78

−9.96

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	1,255	100.00	1,255	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	86.75	1,047	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	76.55	779	7thin

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)	1,145	$1,235	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,185	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	182.51/cwt	182.00–183.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,178	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	190.75/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	201.03/cwt	199.00–203.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,161	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,409	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,114	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	285.28/cwt	280.00–290.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,549	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	256.55/cwt	253.00–260.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	235.22/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,308	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,418	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,410	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,347	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	270.24/cwt	265.00–275.00	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	230.69/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	231.51/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	222.63/cwt	220.00–225.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	204.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,092	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	81.42/cwt	80.00–84.00	852	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,017	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	85.67/cwt	85.00–86.50	1,055	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	431	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	77.75/cwt	77.75–77.75	812	1
Bulls	—	—	1,255	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,255	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,185.29/head	1,150.00–1,220.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	251.13/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	236.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	191.17/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	258.18/cwt	250.00–263.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	241.61/cwt	238.00–245.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	207.77/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,101	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	191.50/cwt	189.00–195.00	988	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	995	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	214.29/cwt	210.00–216.00	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	214.43/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,034	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	243.00/cwt	239.00–247.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	232.06/cwt	229.00–235.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 484Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 137Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 23Year ago 25

Good day, as compared to the last market light calves were 5- 10 higher, and steady on the others. Slaughter cattle were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	290.00	290.00
4	—	807	190.00–193.00	190.75
14	—	457	254.00	254.00
4	—	668	211.00	211.00
2	—	265	280.00–290.00	285.28
20	—	717	216.00	216.00
9	—	556	229.00–236.00	235.22
1	—	1,050	135.00	135.00
1	—	430	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	175.00	175.00
23	—	561	210.00	210.00
1	—	330	258.00	258.00
2	—	360	253.00–260.00	256.55
6	—	442	225.00	225.00
1	—	490	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	235.00	235.00
5	—	502	222.00	222.00
1	—	870	170.00	170.00
2	—	405	235.00–240.00	237.50
5	—	315	265.00–275.00	270.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	567	250.00	250.00
15	—	638	221.00	221.00
27	—	543	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	182.00–183.00	182.51
1	—	520	185.00	185.00
2	—	473	199.00–203.00	201.03
3	—	365	238.00–245.00	241.61
4	—	758	177.00	177.00
2	—	335	239.00–247.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	125.00	125.00
1	—	570	190.00	190.00
5	—	632	190.00–196.00	191.17
4	—	319	250.00–263.00	258.18
10	—	516	189.00–195.00	191.50
6	—	411	210.00–216.00	214.29
29	—	482	208.00–215.00	214.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	234.00	234.00
2	—	383	229.00–235.00	232.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	205.00–209.00	207.77
8	—	435	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	227.00–235.00	230.69
3	—	418	248.00–255.00	251.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	231.00–232.00	231.51
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
4	—	439	230.00–240.00	236.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	168.00	168.00
3	—	422	220.00–225.00	222.63
2	—	533	200.00–210.00	204.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,047	80.00–84.00	81.42
1	—	845	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,045	77.75	77.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,232	85.00–86.50	85.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	100.00	100.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,070.00	1,070.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,150.00–1,220.00	1,185.29

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