Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2022-08-29

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 29
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
426 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 373▲ 426 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 53▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 18▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $183.61/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$183.61
91 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$902
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$22
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.32
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2442186.9582737
Medium and Large 1526184.8597345
Medium and Large 3518163.688499thin
One grade step is worth $23.28/cwt here — about −$22 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
183.61
—
MS average13 barns · 1,546 hd
173.29
+10.32
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—Average1,35488.991,2056thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14578.398985thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38871.779965thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11168.057568thin

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)1,265$1,0101thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$8601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,160$1,2952thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2230198.00/cwt198.00–198.004551
Steers—Medium and Large 1245207.00/cwt207.00–207.005071
Steers—Medium and Large 2250198.00/cwt198.00–198.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 2320191.88/cwt187.00–198.006143
Steers—Medium and Large 2374194.06/cwt190.00–200.007267
Steers—Medium and Large 1393211.03/cwt207.00–215.008292
Steers—Medium and Large 1410206.25/cwt200.00–214.0084611
Steers—Medium and Large 2431192.88/cwt186.00–199.008318
Steers—Medium and Large 3440176.93/cwt171.00–183.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 1450201.00/cwt201.00–201.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 3465175.74/cwt168.00–184.008172
Steers—Medium and Large 2467188.73/cwt182.00–196.008817
Steers—Medium and Large 1518183.87/cwt178.00–185.0095211
Steers—Medium and Large 2520172.35/cwt171.00–174.008963
Steers—Medium and Large 3540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1575179.67/cwt178.00–180.001,0336
Steers—Medium and Large 2575172.29/cwt169.00–175.009917
Steers—Medium and Large 3579154.44/cwt150.00–160.008944
Steers—Medium and Large 1624164.32/cwt160.00–170.001,0259
Steers—Medium and Large 1733160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1734
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340158.00/cwt158.00–158.005371
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360143.00/cwt143.00–143.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377149.60/cwt146.00–153.005646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385159.51/cwt159.00–160.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415157.90/cwt154.00–162.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424146.71/cwt142.00–150.006224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470155.00/cwt155.00–155.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490146.42/cwt140.00–148.0071715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523139.97/cwt138.00–142.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525148.85/cwt145.00–150.0078113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561152.00/cwt152.00–152.008535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583141.00/cwt140.00–142.008226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613150.00/cwt150.00–150.009203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2664137.63/cwt135.00–138.009148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715119.00/cwt119.00–119.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2790125.00/cwt125.00–125.009881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423154.00/cwt154.00–154.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1443167.32/cwt165.00–171.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475165.33/cwt162.00–170.007853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486151.99/cwt150.00–155.007394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500172.00/cwt172.00–172.008601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525142.78/cwt140.00–146.007504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565139.00/cwt138.00–140.007853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620136.97/cwt135.00–139.008494
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24082.58/cwt80.00–88.001,0243
Bulls——1,405102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4331
Bulls——1,49892.11/cwt90.00–95.001,3802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05058.81/cwt57.00–61.506183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14578.39/cwt77.00–80.008985
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14873.59/cwt67.50–76.508455
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38871.77/cwt67.75–75.509965
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,045860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,055900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2651,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1601,295.00/head1,295.00–1,295.001,2952

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.