Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2022-02-14

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 14
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
223 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 242▲ 223 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 49▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 12▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were 5-6 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.51/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$146.51
63 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$748
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$191
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$14.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.18
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558155.008655thin
Medium and Large 1512147.1175347
Medium and Large 2481140.0767411thin
One grade step is worth $14.93/cwt here — about $191 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 sale63 hd
146.51
—
MS average13 barns · 989 hd
144.33
+2.18
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,600103.571,6573thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29487.401,13118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43182.631,1824thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04873.7177312

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 2269191.93/cwt188.00–195.005164
Steers—Medium and Large 1315196.00/cwt196.00–196.006171
Steers—Medium and Large 2333185.33/cwt183.00–187.006173
Steers—Medium and Large 2355185.00/cwt185.00–185.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 1373193.24/cwt190.00–195.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 2405172.00/cwt172.00–172.006971
Steers—Medium and Large 1414192.31/cwt188.00–200.007968
Steers—Medium and Large 1460190.02/cwt188.00–192.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 2475180.00/cwt180.00–180.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1520179.29/cwt177.00–187.009326
Steers—Medium and Large 2523172.00/cwt172.00–172.009002
Steers—Medium and Large 2579171.87/cwt167.00–178.009954
Steers—Medium and Large 3598153.00/cwt153.00–153.009153
Steers—Medium and Large 1603164.50/cwt164.00–165.009922
Steers—Medium and Large 2633138.01/cwt136.00–140.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 1677155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0494
Steers—Medium and Large 2677128.00/cwt128.00–128.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 1705149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0507
Steers—Medium and Large 2762138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0522
Steers—Medium and Large 1805139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1191
Steers—Medium and Large 1905130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313151.54/cwt150.00–153.004742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378147.28/cwt145.00–149.005573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388153.05/cwt150.00–155.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424153.33/cwt148.00–158.006509
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433144.49/cwt144.00–145.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473144.48/cwt144.00–145.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484151.09/cwt148.00–153.0073113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516144.54/cwt142.00–148.007467
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525136.49/cwt135.00–138.007172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558155.00/cwt155.00–155.008655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568141.30/cwt140.00–143.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630128.00/cwt128.00–128.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1643140.62/cwt134.00–142.009047
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730130.00/cwt130.00–130.009492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430179.00/cwt179.00–179.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433161.99/cwt160.00–164.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470176.00/cwt176.00–176.008272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483161.99/cwt160.00–164.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518164.58/cwt161.00–170.008535
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530159.00/cwt159.00–159.008431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605145.00/cwt145.00–145.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620128.00/cwt128.00–128.007941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0921
Bulls——1,800109.85/cwt106.00–113.501,9772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83060.00/cwt60.00–60.004981
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06874.96/cwt72.50–78.5080111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27385.79/cwt80.50–89.501,09213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35091.60/cwt90.00–93.001,2375
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43182.63/cwt79.50–83.501,1824
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2908880.17/cwt800.00–950.007,9922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,045921.34/cwt900.00–940.009,6282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,078829.84/cwt740.00–900.008,9462
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1081,289.41/cwt1,170.00–1,400.0014,2874
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3021,244.40/cwt1,210.00–1,300.0016,2026

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.