Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2022-06-06

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 6
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
644 head
▲ 403 vs last sale 241▼ 157 vs year ago 801 · −19.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 100▲ 37 vs year ago 34 · +108.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 59▲ 38 vs year ago 29 · +131.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Sold 60 head of brangus type feeder heifers average weight 889 lbs. @ $1.3150 per lb. also sold 69 head of heifers same quality 744 lb average @ $1.4650 per lb.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.84/cwt on 251 head.
Average price
$160.84
251 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$913
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$23.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.38
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2560167.66938133
Medium and Large 3388163.026332thin
Medium and Large 1574155.6589390
Medium and Large 2600143.7286326
One grade step is worth $23.94/cwt here — about $75 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 sale251 hd
160.84
—
MS average13 barns · 1,275 hd
155.46
+5.38
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—Average1,59096.921,5414thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19078.9894012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52072.551,1036thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98562.6661719

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,243$1,0152thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$9402thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$9401thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)931$8254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,098$1,2426
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,0454thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1333181.68/cwt179.00–188.006056
Steers—Medium and Large 1362180.98/cwt179.00–183.006555
Steers—Medium and Large 2378173.30/cwt172.00–175.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 3388163.02/cwt160.00–166.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 1424162.82/cwt160.00–167.006906
Steers—Medium and Large 2428150.36/cwt149.00–151.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 2465153.96/cwt150.00–158.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 1480163.48/cwt163.00–164.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 2505150.00/cwt150.00–150.007581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508169.00/cwt169.00–169.0085944
Steers—Medium and Large 1512158.63/cwt156.00–160.008123
Steers—Medium and Large 1568158.52/cwt157.00–163.0090018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585167.00/cwt167.00–167.0097789
Steers—Medium and Large 2595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 2623137.65/cwt133.00–144.008583
Steers—Medium and Large 1641148.60/cwt148.00–152.0095341
Steers—Medium and Large 1678154.44/cwt152.00–157.001,0472
Steers—Medium and Large 2680140.37/cwt137.00–145.009558
Steers—Medium and Large 1707139.86/cwt139.00–140.009897
Steers—Medium and Large 2745122.00/cwt122.00–122.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 2777125.00/cwt125.00–125.009714
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325146.04/cwt143.00–148.004753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374150.71/cwt149.00–153.005647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385145.00/cwt145.00–145.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417151.34/cwt149.00–155.006319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472153.02/cwt147.00–155.0072215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522150.33/cwt145.00–154.0078516
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565146.01/cwt145.00–147.008254
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590136.00/cwt136.00–136.008021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2593136.28/cwt136.00–141.0080825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628131.51/cwt130.00–133.008262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633144.01/cwt143.00–145.009122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675128.50/cwt125.00–132.008672
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685117.00/cwt117.00–117.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2704126.00/cwt117.00–127.0088711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2744147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,09469
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2889132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,17360
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425139.00/cwt139.00–139.005911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430144.60/cwt140.00–149.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512129.06/cwt125.00–134.006613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515139.00/cwt139.00–139.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555129.00/cwt129.00–129.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565137.50/cwt135.00–140.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600134.00/cwt134.00–134.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623124.00/cwt121.00–126.007733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673121.00/cwt121.00–121.008142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55292.89/cwt90.00–97.001,4423
Bulls——1,705109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,8581
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95451.70/cwt47.00–56.004937
Cows—Lean 85-90%95562.16/cwt58.50–65.005944
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02672.50/cwt66.00–76.007448
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19078.98/cwt77.00–82.5094012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52072.55/cwt69.50–75.001,1036
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2955827.06/head725.00–910.008273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,015980.00/head980.00–980.009801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,075900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,120990.00/head990.00–990.009901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,185940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3651,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0981,242.11/head1,170.00–1,290.001,2426
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,100990.00/head990.00–990.009902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002

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.