Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $296.88/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$296.88

149 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$28.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+35.19

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	428	305.93	1,309	78
Medium and Large 2	387	290.01	1,123	26
Medium and Large 3	377	288.67	1,088	31
Medium and Large 1	470	277.40	1,304	14thin

One grade step is worth $28.53/cwt here — about $5 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 sale149 hd

296.88

—

MS average13 barns · 1,676 hd

261.69

+35.19

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	1,804	130.40	2,352	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	110.19	1,266	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	102.35	1,416	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	89.30	867	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,356	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,173	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,791	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	330	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	354.28/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,513	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	397.05/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,140	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	344.84/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,435	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	316.00/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	338.00/cwt	293.00–383.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	361.88/cwt	355.00–363.00	1,220	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	357.58/cwt	353.00–360.00	1,656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	282.80/cwt	281.00–286.00	1,734	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	297.32/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	341.56/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	322.87/cwt	318.00–328.00	1,527	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	97.00/cwt	95.00–100.00	970	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	102.35/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,416	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	110.11/cwt	108.00–113.25	1,172	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	104.93/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,264	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,664	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	78.14/cwt	76.00–80.00	692	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	89.11/cwt	87.00–91.00	883	4
Bulls	—	—	1,903	133.36/cwt	130.50–135.00	2,538	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	125.95/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,084	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,192	1,821.54/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,822	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	862	1,113.93/head	1,100.00–1,120.00	1,114	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	1,356.43/head	1,310.00–1,400.00	1,356	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	336.74/cwt	330.00–345.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	282.67/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	234.03/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	328.71/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,108	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,552	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	296.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	285.50/cwt	283.00–288.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	229.01/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	273.65/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	286.70/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	352.74/cwt	345.00–360.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,430	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	259.03/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	267.67/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	296.46/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	344	301.03/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,036	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	308.22/cwt	303.00–313.00	974	10

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 Feb 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 378Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 41Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 23Year ago 18

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	398.00	398.00
4	—	287	390.00–420.00	397.05
5	—	535	315.00–320.00	316.00
1	—	915	285.00	285.00
2	—	440	370.00–380.00	375.00
1	—	385	393.00	393.00
6	—	663	255.00–263.00	259.03
1	—	210	419.00	419.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	350.00–358.00	354.28
1	—	315	375.00	375.00
1	—	355	375.00	375.00
2	—	205	293.00–383.00	338.00
4	—	528	295.00–300.00	297.51
6	—	463	353.00–360.00	357.58
8	—	561	293.00–300.00	297.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	416	330.00–355.00	344.84
1	—	390	363.00	363.00
10	—	337	355.00–363.00	361.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	613	281.00–286.00	282.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	328.00	328.00
3	—	225	330.00–345.00	336.74
1	—	520	238.00	238.00
1	—	580	245.00	245.00
3	—	417	270.00–278.00	273.65
1	—	630	220.00	220.00
3	—	470	265.00–270.00	267.67
1	—	795	200.00	200.00
2	—	385	295.00–298.00	296.46
10	—	316	303.00–313.00	308.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	280.00–285.00	282.67
2	—	530	233.00–235.00	234.03
1	—	750	185.00	185.00
1	—	480	255.00	255.00
22	—	344	280.00–310.00	301.03
1	—	445	260.00	260.00
1	—	280	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	337	323.00–330.00	328.71
16	—	513	300.00–305.00	302.48
14	—	596	240.00	240.00
4	—	496	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	250.00–260.00	255.00
2	—	460	283.00–288.00	285.50
3	—	638	227.00–230.00	229.01
1	—	310	330.00	330.00
3	—	435	285.00–290.00	286.70
2	—	233	345.00–360.00	352.74
1	—	655	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	338.00–345.00	341.56
1	—	575	295.00	295.00
1	—	610	278.00	278.00
1	—	430	343.00	343.00
3	—	520	290.00–300.00	296.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	330.00	330.00
1	—	505	319.00	319.00
1	—	490	320.00	320.00
6	—	603	256.00	256.00
1	—	730	245.00	245.00
1	—	695	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	318.00–328.00	322.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	95.00–100.00	97.00
2	—	885	76.00–80.00	78.14
4	—	991	87.00–91.00	89.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	100.00–105.00	102.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,064	108.00–113.25	110.11
2	—	1,205	103.00–107.00	104.93
1	—	1,375	121.00	121.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,903	130.50–135.00	133.36
2	—	1,655	123.00–129.00	125.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,192	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,821.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	862	1,100.00–1,120.00	1,113.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	1,310.00–1,400.00	1,356.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,350.00	1,350.00

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

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Feeder Cattle

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