Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2022-12-19

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 19
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
218 head
▼ 230 vs last sale 448▲ 218 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 44▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 39▲ 119 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. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well. There will be no sales for the next two weeks due to the Christmas and New Years holiday, next sale January the 9th. Have a Merry Christmas.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $176.72/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$176.72
49 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$829
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.37
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492183.5990420
Medium and Large 2449177.7179819thin
Medium and Large 3462161.0974410thin
One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $160 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 sale49 hd
176.72
—
MS average12 barns · 888 hd
179.08
−2.37
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—Average1,57092.351,4506thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22466.118094thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34857.387733thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03354.3456114

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,374$1,4164thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)982$1,0913thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$1,0432thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$9602thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)770$9817
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$9501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,505$1,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,4384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,316$1,36610

Every lot

71 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 1275199.96/cwt198.00–203.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 2280191.00/cwt191.00–191.005351
Steers—Medium and Large 2323183.00/cwt183.00–183.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 1330201.00/cwt201.00–201.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 3333172.62/cwt168.00–175.005753
Steers—Medium and Large 2374184.10/cwt180.00–192.006895
Steers—Medium and Large 3385173.00/cwt173.00–173.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 2425181.00/cwt181.00–181.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 1433191.51/cwt189.00–196.008294
Steers—Medium and Large 2472181.93/cwt175.00–188.008593
Steers—Medium and Large 3483161.00/cwt161.00–161.007783
Steers—Medium and Large 1484192.99/cwt190.00–195.009344
Steers—Medium and Large 3505155.00/cwt155.00–155.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1520184.00/cwt183.00–185.009573
Steers—Medium and Large 2540166.04/cwt162.00–170.008972
Steers—Medium and Large 2570168.54/cwt166.00–171.009612
Steers—Medium and Large 3605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1622159.29/cwt135.00–174.009913
Steers—Medium and Large 2623161.00/cwt160.00–162.001,0032
Steers—Medium and Large 3675147.00/cwt147.00–147.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 1700163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1411
Steers—Medium and Large 1900140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315153.06/cwt151.00–155.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325188.00/cwt188.00–188.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345158.00/cwt158.00–158.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375180.49/cwt180.00–181.006772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3393141.01/cwt140.00–142.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418160.01/cwt158.00–162.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423182.40/cwt180.00–185.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450181.00/cwt181.00–181.008151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471161.33/cwt158.00–164.007604
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505136.00/cwt136.00–136.006871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516150.25/cwt145.00–155.007754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560151.00/cwt151.00–151.008461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563142.66/cwt141.00–144.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583131.35/cwt130.00–134.007663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626139.77/cwt135.00–145.008755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635129.00/cwt129.00–129.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705131.00/cwt131.00–131.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425176.00/cwt176.00–176.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470149.00/cwt149.00–149.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540162.00/cwt162.00–162.008751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545146.00/cwt146.00–146.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565160.00/cwt160.00–160.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585149.00/cwt149.00–149.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663135.99/cwt135.00–137.009022
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56096.98/cwt96.50–97.501,5132
Bulls——1,57590.03/cwt88.00–92.001,4184
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82838.25/cwt34.50–40.003173
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05053.75/cwt52.50–55.005643
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10360.60/cwt58.00–64.006688
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22466.11/cwt65.00–67.508094
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34857.38/cwt53.50–60.507733
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2890880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2930960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19821,091.21/head1,075.00–1,100.001,0913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0651,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1451,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2101,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3741,415.61/head1,250.00–1,650.001,4164
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1770981.49/head850.00–1,000.009817
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,040950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0651,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1501,437.88/head1,425.00–1,450.001,4384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2471,360.23/head1,340.00–1,395.001,3606
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5051,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,7701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002

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.