Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2022-11-14

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 14
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
337 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 430▲ 13 vs year ago 324 · +4.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 53▲ 115 vs year ago 43 · +267.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 56▼ 27 vs year ago 71 · −38.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder steers were 2-4 higher and heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2-4 higher as well. No sales next week due to Thanksgiving, hope all have a blessed holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.15/cwt on 76 head.
Average price
$147.15
76 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.44
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496149.3474062
Medium and Large 2513137.7470613thin
Medium and Large 3475134.006371thin
One grade step is worth $15.34/cwt here — about $104 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 sale76 hd
147.15
—
MS average13 barns · 1,623 hd
148.59
−1.44
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—Low1,66392.511,53913
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22269.8985416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44062.368984thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00454.8455127

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$9794thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$8902thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)955$1,0183thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,235$1,1602thin

Every lot

61 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 1225203.42/cwt200.00–207.004582
Steers—Medium and Large 2240190.00/cwt190.00–190.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1264203.97/cwt200.00–208.005384
Steers—Medium and Large 2280189.07/cwt185.00–193.005292
Steers—Medium and Large 2323183.00/cwt178.00–189.005917
Steers—Medium and Large 3325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1330198.35/cwt192.00–205.006554
Steers—Medium and Large 1378196.42/cwt192.00–200.0074211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381215.00/cwt215.00–215.008193
Steers—Medium and Large 2388187.63/cwt183.00–190.007283
Steers—Medium and Large 1426186.14/cwt182.00–190.007937
Steers—Medium and Large 2428175.51/cwt175.00–176.007512
Steers—Medium and Large 3465156.00/cwt156.00–156.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1470186.11/cwt182.00–194.008759
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2507193.00/cwt193.00–193.009794
Steers—Medium and Large 2510166.00/cwt166.00–166.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 1528173.44/cwt171.00–176.009162
Steers—Medium and Large 2565159.00/cwt159.00–159.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 1573175.36/cwt171.00–180.001,0052
Steers—Medium and Large 1630161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 1650156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 11,075120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330151.74/cwt150.00–155.005013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340147.00/cwt147.00–147.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379155.13/cwt150.00–159.0058816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423141.56/cwt137.00–146.005993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428153.39/cwt152.00–154.006575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465153.60/cwt149.00–158.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475134.00/cwt134.00–134.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480144.33/cwt143.00–145.006933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518152.93/cwt145.00–155.0079221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518140.46/cwt139.00–142.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570138.00/cwt138.00–138.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617135.17/cwt132.00–141.008345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665136.00/cwt136.00–136.0090410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670122.00/cwt122.00–122.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469161.20/cwt158.00–165.007564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2493146.00/cwt146.00–146.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512151.68/cwt150.00–155.007773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525142.19/cwt140.00–145.007464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558148.30/cwt146.00–153.008283
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576139.99/cwt139.00–141.008064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605128.00/cwt128.00–128.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720125.00/cwt125.00–125.009001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24580.00/cwt80.00–80.009961
Bulls——1,51789.37/cwt86.00–93.001,3566
Bulls——1,87997.74/cwt95.00–103.001,8376
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85643.39/cwt38.00–47.003716
Cows—Lean 85-90%93353.13/cwt48.00–56.504969
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13161.85/cwt57.50–65.5070012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22269.89/cwt66.00–74.0085416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44062.36/cwt60.00–66.008984
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2965890.31/head880.00–900.008902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,075944.86/head940.00–950.009452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1101,012.61/head1,000.00–1,025.001,0132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29551,017.98/head910.00–1,175.001,0183
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2351,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1602

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.