Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2022-08-08

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 8
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
336 head
▲ 160 vs last sale 176▲ 19 vs year ago 317 · +6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 29▲ 5 vs year ago 60 · +8.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 7▼ 231 vs year ago 252 · −91.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder steers were 5-10 higher and heifers were 3-5 higher. Slaughter cows were 2-5 higher and bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $178.66/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$178.66
118 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$931
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$28.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.39
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524189.009909thin
Medium and Large 1518183.5795271
Medium and Large 2526168.5888731
Medium and Large 3521160.148347thin
One grade step is worth $28.86/cwt here — about $157 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 sale118 hd
178.66
—
MS average13 barns · 905 hd
170.26
+8.39
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—Average1,479102.731,5193thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14581.3093117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36375.341,0273thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98568.9467918

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$1,0922thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,092$1,0014thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$8801thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$8401thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1270195.00/cwt195.00–195.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 2345190.50/cwt186.00–195.006572
Steers—Medium and Large 3360180.00/cwt180.00–180.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1364214.17/cwt205.00–220.0078016
Steers—Medium and Large 2379190.28/cwt185.00–200.007218
Steers—Medium and Large 2415173.99/cwt173.00–175.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 1427194.39/cwt180.00–200.0083012
Steers—Medium and Large 2465176.00/cwt176.00–176.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1475189.73/cwt186.00–195.009014
Steers—Medium and Large 3475163.00/cwt161.00–165.007742
Steers—Medium and Large 1517180.44/cwt177.00–183.0093314
Steers—Medium and Large 2520162.16/cwt160.00–169.008434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524189.00/cwt189.00–189.009909
Steers—Medium and Large 3558155.99/cwt155.00–158.008703
Steers—Medium and Large 2570161.05/cwt157.00–165.009183
Steers—Medium and Large 1607161.80/cwt160.00–169.009825
Steers—Medium and Large 2640153.50/cwt152.00–155.009822
Steers—Medium and Large 3660147.00/cwt147.00–147.009701
Steers—Medium and Large 1667160.10/cwt159.00–162.001,06810
Steers—Medium and Large 2674152.49/cwt151.00–158.001,0288
Steers—Medium and Large 1720155.23/cwt151.00–160.001,1185
Steers—Medium and Large 1780150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1703
Steers—Medium and Large 1810158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2801
Steers—Medium and Large 2835140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300155.00/cwt155.00–155.004651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323143.96/cwt143.00–145.004652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385149.19/cwt148.00–150.005745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388142.50/cwt140.00–144.005534
Heifers—Medium and Large 3393132.52/cwt130.00–135.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425150.50/cwt146.00–155.006405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428141.00/cwt141.00–141.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437158.00/cwt158.00–158.006905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460146.98/cwt145.00–149.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485140.10/cwt136.00–144.006799
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500138.00/cwt138.00–138.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515141.30/cwt140.00–143.007287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558142.34/cwt142.00–143.007943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568138.51/cwt138.00–139.007872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631137.34/cwt135.00–138.008679
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638144.00/cwt144.00–144.009194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668138.00/cwt138.00–138.009225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732136.67/cwt135.00–138.001,0003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1882119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0502
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,145112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420175.00/cwt175.00–175.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435157.00/cwt157.00–157.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465172.00/cwt172.00–172.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475158.16/cwt153.00–163.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488146.48/cwt142.00–151.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513149.58/cwt147.00–153.007677
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530132.50/cwt132.00–133.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560137.99/cwt137.00–139.007732
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573126.36/cwt120.00–133.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623134.81/cwt133.00–138.008405
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625127.49/cwt127.00–128.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755119.00/cwt119.00–119.008981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0581
Bulls——1,643108.09/cwt106.00–110.001,7762
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97873.12/cwt70.00–76.0071512
Cows—Lean 85-90%99860.58/cwt57.00–65.506056
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14581.30/cwt77.50–85.0093117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36375.34/cwt72.00–78.501,0273
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2905840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2910880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,030900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,072934.55/head925.00–950.009353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1681,091.60/head975.00–1,200.001,0922

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.