Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2022-09-05

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 5
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
495 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 426▲ 26 vs year ago 469 · +5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 36▼ 68 vs year ago 145 · −46.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
223 head
▲ 186 vs last sale 37▲ 53 vs year ago 170 · +31.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were steady to 2 lower, slaughter cows 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 $169.17/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$169.17
138 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$921
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$15.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.79
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2489173.2184741
Medium and Large 1579168.8697885
Medium and Large 3487157.5776712thin
One grade step is worth $15.64/cwt here — about $80 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 sale138 hd
169.17
—
MS average13 barns · 1,104 hd
170.95
−1.79
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—Low1,38693.941,3025thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18180.0994611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33574.219913thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low91664.5259126

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,235$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,199$1,28910
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$9251thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)948$1,4163thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)945$1,3401thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,040$1,3042thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,240$1,4952thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$1,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,354$1,35010

Every lot

73 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 2285195.00/cwt195.00–195.005561
Steers—Medium and Large 2318191.58/cwt188.00–195.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 1328206.49/cwt205.00–208.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 3335174.00/cwt174.00–174.005831
Steers—Medium and Large 1378203.10/cwt200.00–206.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 2380187.11/cwt179.00–194.007115
Steers—Medium and Large 2406177.51/cwt175.00–182.007214
Steers—Medium and Large 3415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007061
Steers—Medium and Large 1417195.28/cwt194.00–198.008143
Steers—Medium and Large 1464190.64/cwt185.00–193.0088511
Steers—Medium and Large 3468161.56/cwt156.00–165.007565
Steers—Medium and Large 2483179.18/cwt171.00–182.0086516
Steers—Medium and Large 2523161.55/cwt158.00–165.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1530172.21/cwt165.00–190.0091323
Steers—Medium and Large 3533148.03/cwt140.00–159.007893
Steers—Medium and Large 2573159.18/cwt157.00–163.009125
Steers—Medium and Large 3578147.47/cwt146.00–149.008522
Steers—Medium and Large 2623148.96/cwt148.00–150.009282
Steers—Medium and Large 1630160.29/cwt160.00–162.001,01020
Steers—Medium and Large 1663156.00/cwt152.00–160.001,03413
Steers—Medium and Large 2681148.51/cwt145.00–153.001,0114
Steers—Medium and Large 1734150.56/cwt148.00–158.001,10511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328146.00/cwt146.00–146.004792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335158.00/cwt158.00–158.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376161.33/cwt158.00–164.006076
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380149.04/cwt148.00–150.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385142.00/cwt142.00–142.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421153.33/cwt149.00–158.006466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430145.00/cwt145.00–145.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440126.00/cwt126.00–126.005541
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475137.00/cwt137.00–137.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478142.87/cwt137.00–147.006838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489148.00/cwt148.00–148.007247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513143.20/cwt139.00–150.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538154.00/cwt154.00–154.008295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575139.33/cwt135.00–143.008016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617139.92/cwt133.00–141.0086313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727132.00/cwt132.00–132.009602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0121
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,025110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435163.00/cwt163.00–163.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435158.00/cwt158.00–158.006871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455168.00/cwt168.00–168.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470156.55/cwt155.00–158.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515152.00/cwt150.00–155.007833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545138.00/cwt138.00–138.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620126.00/cwt126.00–126.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645141.00/cwt141.00–141.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725136.00/cwt136.00–136.009861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2778120.00/cwt120.00–120.009342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1803123.49/cwt120.00–127.009922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31391.24/cwt90.00–92.501,1983
Bulls——1,33586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,1481
Bulls——1,655110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79946.41/cwt43.00–50.003715
Cows—Lean 85-90%86661.22/cwt55.00–66.005307
Cows—Lean 85-90%98272.64/cwt68.00–77.0071314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18180.09/cwt78.50–83.0094611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33574.21/cwt72.00–75.509913
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19451,340.00/head1,340.00–1,340.001,3401
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19481,416.26/head1,200.00–1,525.001,4163
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0401,303.63/head1,250.00–1,365.001,3042
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,010900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,110925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2201,332.22/head1,175.00–1,500.001,3329
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2351,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1651,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1681,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2401,495.00/head1,495.00–1,495.001,4952
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4781,434.05/head1,425.00–1,450.001,4346

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.