Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-7 higher and slaughter cattle 2-3 higher. Sold two loads of black hided heifers load one average weight 481lbs. 105 head brought $ 2.3950. Load two was 88 head average weight 574 lbs. @ $ 2.3150. Also sold 82 black hided heifers 384 lb. average @ $2.85. $1094.40 per head. Don't forget no sales for the next two weeks, next sale January 8. Have a merry Christmas.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $245.56/cwt on 348 head.

Average price

$245.56

348 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$45.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.37

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	490	248.46	1,218	310
Medium and Large 1	496	232.78	1,154	12thin
Medium and Large 2	472	228.73	1,080	14thin
Medium and Large 3	559	203.18	1,135	12thin

One grade step is worth $45.28/cwt here — about $83 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 sale348 hd

245.56

—

MS average11 barns · 1,354 hd

225.19

+20.37

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	1,575	105.00	1,654	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	90.17	1,068	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,238	85.20	1,055	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,017	72.01	732	11

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$985	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	246.97/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	234.45/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,151	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,441	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	246.24/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,390	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	276.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	726	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	295.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	282.12/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,489	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,094	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	255.30/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,312	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	259.00/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	231.32/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,316	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	226.49/cwt	225.00–228.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	254.19/cwt	250.00–258.00	948	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,107	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	90.76/cwt	89.00–92.50	1,183	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	59.39/cwt	56.00–64.00	578	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	85.20/cwt	83.50–87.50	1,055	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	73.37/cwt	70.00–77.00	785	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	81.56/cwt	78.50–85.50	840	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	87.48/cwt	86.50–88.50	919	4
Bulls	—	—	1,575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,654	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	985.14/head	970.00–1,000.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	245.33/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	213.64/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,036	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	218.32/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,154	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	197.07/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,005	2

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 329Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 77Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 171Year ago 119

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	205.00	205.00
1	—	780	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	222.00	222.00
2	—	415	245.00–250.00	247.47
2	—	488	245.00–249.00	246.97
2	—	638	180.00–182.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	255.00	255.00
1	—	445	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	491	222.00–236.00	234.45
2	—	408	225.00–228.00	226.49
1	—	355	245.00	245.00
2	—	510	190.00–204.00	197.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	185.00	185.00
1	—	365	230.00	230.00
1	—	580	185.00	185.00
5	—	485	209.00–219.00	213.64
1	—	430	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	384	285.00	285.00
123	—	569	229.00–232.00	231.32
105	—	481	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	250.00–258.00	254.19
1	—	560	213.00	213.00
3	—	425	240.00–248.00	245.33
3	—	613	215.00–220.00	218.32
1	—	520	215.00	215.00
1	—	305	256.00	256.00
1	—	705	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	234.00	234.00
2	—	890	185.00	185.00
4	—	421	270.00–280.00	276.11
6	—	752	210.00	210.00
2	—	1,015	176.00	176.00
3	—	365	290.00–300.00	295.07
3	—	936	189.00	189.00
26	—	716	208.00	208.00
13	—	514	255.00–259.00	255.30
1	—	280	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	243.00–250.00	246.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	240.00	240.00
3	—	362	278.00–288.00	282.12
2	—	415	255.00–263.00	259.00
1	—	515	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	98.00	98.00
5	—	1,303	89.00–92.50	90.76
4	—	1,050	86.50–88.50	87.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	973	56.00–64.00	59.39
2	—	1,070	70.00–77.00	73.37
5	—	1,030	78.50–85.50	81.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	83.50–87.50	85.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	105.00	105.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	970.00–1,000.00	985.14

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Meridian Livestock Auction

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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

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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