Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2022-04-25

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 25
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 115▲ 13 vs year ago 150 · +8.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 26▼ 10 vs year ago 31 · −32.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 28▲ 3 vs year ago 16 · +18.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 lower, slaughter cows and bulls 2-3 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.19/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$155.19
44 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.67
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523161.9984722
Medium and Large 3348153.005322thin
Medium 2425151.006421thin
Medium and Large 2507147.7675019thin
One grade step is worth $14.23/cwt here — about $98 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 sale44 hd
155.19
—
MS average13 barns · 1,070 hd
156.86
−1.67
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—Average1,474100.881,4875thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09580.968873thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06768.1272710

Every lot

48 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3315153.00/cwt153.00–153.004821
Steers—Medium and Large 2330160.69/cwt160.00–161.005303
Steers—Medium and Large 3380153.00/cwt153.00–153.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 2392173.00/cwt173.00–173.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 2405150.00/cwt150.00–150.006081
Steers—Medium 2425151.00/cwt151.00–151.006421
Steers—Medium and Large 1428165.06/cwt163.00–167.007062
Steers—Medium and Large 1469164.40/cwt161.00–168.007717
Steers—Medium and Large 1507159.26/cwt154.00–162.008073
Steers—Medium and Large 2518140.00/cwt140.00–140.007255
Steers—Medium and Large 1572161.13/cwt153.00–166.009229
Steers—Medium and Large 2585143.03/cwt140.00–145.008375
Steers—Medium and Large 2623135.61/cwt130.00–141.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1700155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0851
Steers—Medium and Large 2700143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365125.00/cwt125.00–125.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380132.78/cwt132.00–135.005054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415137.00/cwt137.00–137.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428135.00/cwt135.00–135.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505129.00/cwt129.00–129.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523141.00/cwt141.00–141.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540118.00/cwt118.00–118.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560132.00/cwt132.00–132.007391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628134.49/cwt133.00–136.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672131.79/cwt130.00–135.008865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685113.00/cwt113.00–113.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718123.56/cwt120.00–127.008872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815113.00/cwt113.00–113.009211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421151.74/cwt151.00–152.006394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535128.00/cwt128.00–128.006851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565126.50/cwt125.00–128.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615126.51/cwt126.00–127.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765125.00/cwt125.00–125.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790115.00/cwt115.00–115.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26590.94/cwt86.00–95.001,1502
Bulls——1,613107.50/cwt105.00–110.001,7343
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96860.55/cwt58.00–64.005863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09580.96/cwt79.00–83.508873
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10971.37/cwt64.50–76.007917
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2943828.81/cwt800.00–860.007,8162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1801,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3101,106.74/cwt1,070.00–1,140.0014,4982

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.