Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2022-09-12

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 12
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
403 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 495▼ 123 vs year ago 526 · −23.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 77▼ 37 vs year ago 82 · −45.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 193 vs last sale 223▼ 15 vs year ago 45 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 cheaper and slaughter cows and bulls steady. Sold two loads of heifers weaned mostly black hides first load averaged 674 pounds and brought $ 1.5850 were 75 head. Second load 91 head 541 pound average @ $ 1.67.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.34/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$159.34
196 head · 586 lb average
Value per head Derived
$934
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$327
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$30.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.17
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2601163.39982166
Medium and Large 1506138.2870022
Medium and Large 2492133.256558thin
One grade step is worth $30.13/cwt here — about $327 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 sale196 hd
159.34
—
MS average13 barns · 1,568 hd
151.17
+8.17
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—Average1,60998.431,5846thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17979.259347thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96467.5265119

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 Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,008$1,1503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$1,4202thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,2752thin

Every lot

55 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 1300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 2318184.97/cwt181.00–189.005882
Steers—Medium and Large 1350197.50/cwt196.00–199.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 2374185.03/cwt180.00–189.006928
Steers—Medium and Large 3380178.00/cwt178.00–178.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 2400172.00/cwt172.00–172.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1423187.51/cwt185.00–190.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 1463184.29/cwt182.00–187.008534
Steers—Medium and Large 2480173.40/cwt169.00–179.008323
Steers—Medium and Large 2500164.00/cwt164.00–164.008201
Steers—Medium and Large 1516171.71/cwt167.00–176.008864
Steers—Medium and Large 1555177.00/cwt177.00–177.009821
Steers—Medium and Large 2578153.49/cwt152.00–155.008874
Steers—Medium and Large 3595143.00/cwt143.00–143.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 2624153.49/cwt153.00–154.009584
Steers—Medium and Large 1631161.76/cwt155.00–165.001,0218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0998
Steers—Medium and Large 3675140.00/cwt140.00–140.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1680164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,24914
Steers—Medium and Large 1780149.55/cwt145.00–150.001,16611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310145.00/cwt145.00–145.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413136.99/cwt136.00–138.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421142.49/cwt140.00–145.006006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475141.35/cwt141.00–142.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478137.01/cwt135.00–138.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529136.58/cwt135.00–138.007237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2541167.00/cwt167.00–167.0090391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575136.00/cwt136.00–136.007821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622130.35/cwt129.00–132.008113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,07275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725116.00/cwt116.00–116.008411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410172.00/cwt172.00–172.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1495165.00/cwt165.00–165.008171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513156.41/cwt153.00–160.008022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520140.97/cwt137.00–145.007335
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570141.98/cwt140.00–144.008092
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570133.00/cwt133.00–133.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619139.49/cwt136.00–143.008634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670139.00/cwt139.00–139.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755124.00/cwt124.00–124.009361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22084.51/cwt82.00–86.501,0312
Bulls——1,68095.50/cwt95.50–95.501,6041
Bulls——1,845108.68/cwt108.50–109.002,0053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85050.00/cwt50.00–50.004251
Cows—Lean 85-90%91962.25/cwt57.50–68.505728
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01273.49/cwt68.50–76.5074410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17979.25/cwt77.00–82.509347
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1351,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3351,420.00/head1,420.00–1,420.001,4202
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0081,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1503

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.