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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 24

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Jan 17Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

421 head

▲ 259 vs last sale 162▲ 311 vs year ago 110 · +282.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 24▲ 16 vs year ago 26 · +61.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 11▼ 10 vs year ago 79 · −12.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-5 lower, and slaughter cows and bulls were 2-4 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.53/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$169.53

91 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$7.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.11

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	172.61	835	42
Medium and Large 1-2	525	170.82	897	17thin
Medium and Large 3	354	165.15	585	5thin
Medium and Large 2	471	164.74	775	27

One grade step is worth $7.87/cwt here — about $60 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 sale91 hd

169.53

—

MS average13 barns · 1,234 hd

169.42

+0.11

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	1,483	98.20	1,456	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	74.62	861	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	73.00	1,059	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	56.96	558	16

Every lot

66 lots · USDA AMS · Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	563	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	176.54/cwt	170.00–183.00	567	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	164.03/cwt	160.00–168.00	538	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	188.65/cwt	186.00–191.00	645	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	726	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	186.77/cwt	185.00–191.00	693	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	165.90/cwt	163.00–168.00	617	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	182.02/cwt	181.00–183.00	697	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	183.49/cwt	182.00–185.00	758	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	172.95/cwt	170.00–175.00	740	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	184.55/cwt	183.00–186.00	867	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	167.98/cwt	164.00–172.00	793	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	164.60/cwt	161.00–166.00	872	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	158.55/cwt	156.00–160.00	913	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	155.00/cwt	152.00–156.00	896	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	944	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	976	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,010	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	460	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	153.09/cwt	149.00–158.00	498	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	143.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	532	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	149.81/cwt	149.00–150.00	560	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	145.51/cwt	143.00–148.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	722	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	143.98/cwt	140.00–149.00	672	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	123.73/cwt	120.00–131.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	137.60/cwt	137.00–140.00	692	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	139.69/cwt	137.00–143.00	785	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	130.24/cwt	128.00–134.00	748	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	757	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	155.03/cwt	154.00–156.00	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	163.42/cwt	159.00–168.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	161.96/cwt	158.00–168.00	753	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	154.32/cwt	150.00–156.00	733	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	158.62/cwt	155.00–162.00	822	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	149.32/cwt	148.00–150.00	788	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	151.51/cwt	149.00–154.00	936	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	131.55/cwt	129.00–134.00	885	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,483	98.20/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,456	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	735	33.37/cwt	32.00–35.00	245	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	67.41/cwt	63.50–69.50	683	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	47.58/cwt	44.00–54.00	484	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	74.62/cwt	71.00–80.00	861	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,059	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	880	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	7,744	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	883	759.14/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,703	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	11,543	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,180	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,336	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,245	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,318	2

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 162Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 24Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 11Year ago 79

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-5 lower, and slaughter cows and bulls were 2-4 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	140.00–149.00	143.98
7	—	325	149.00–158.00	153.09
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
4	—	418	143.00–148.00	145.51
5	—	503	137.00–140.00	137.60
5	—	374	149.00–150.00	149.81
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
3	—	562	137.00–143.00	139.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
5	—	574	128.00–134.00	130.24
4	—	371	140.00–145.00	143.48
2	—	618	120.00–125.00	122.51
1	—	435	139.00	139.00
5	—	322	143.00	143.00
2	—	473	137.00–139.00	137.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	139.00	139.00
3	—	467	120.00–131.00	123.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	170.00–175.00	172.95
1	—	795	127.00	127.00
1	—	735	128.00	128.00
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
4	—	578	152.00–156.00	155.00
6	—	321	170.00–183.00	176.54
8	—	472	164.00–172.00	167.98
1	—	500	156.00	156.00
2	—	383	181.00–183.00	182.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	186.00–191.00	188.65
3	—	295	191.00	191.00
2	—	413	182.00–185.00	183.49
12	—	530	161.00–166.00	164.60
3	—	651	145.00	145.00
8	—	470	183.00–186.00	184.55
7	—	576	156.00–160.00	158.55
4	—	371	185.00–191.00	186.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	163.00–168.00	165.90
2	—	328	160.00–168.00	164.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	363	200.00	200.00
8	—	707	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	149.00–154.00	151.51
2	—	438	159.00–168.00	163.42
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	159.00	159.00
1	—	750	126.00	126.00
1	—	700	127.00	127.00
6	—	518	155.00–162.00	158.62
3	—	465	158.00–168.00	161.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	154.00–156.00	155.03
4	—	475	150.00–156.00	154.32
3	—	528	148.00–150.00	149.32
2	—	673	129.00–134.00	131.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,018	44.00–54.00	47.58
9	—	1,013	63.50–69.50	67.41
2	—	735	32.00–35.00	33.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,154	71.00–80.00	74.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	95.00–103.00	98.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	970.00	970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	880	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	883	700.00–800.00	759.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.