Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2023-01-09

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 9
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
262 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 218▲ 148 vs year ago 114 · +129.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 46▲ 15 vs year ago 25 · +60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 119▲ 3 vs year ago 35 · +8.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher. Slaughter cows were 5-9 higher 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 $182.01/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$182.01
96 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,072
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.43
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522192.271,00431
Medium and Large 2515180.4092824
Medium and Large 1-2696175.921,22438
Medium and Large 3533166.008853thin
One grade step is worth $26.27/cwt here — about $119 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 sale96 hd
182.01
—
MS average7 barns · 906 hd
186.44
−4.43
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—Average1,51394.451,4293thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18574.9488811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40372.141,0125thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06556.796059thin

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)1,190$1,3882thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$1,1792thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,168$1,0452thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,285$1,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,309$1,1398

Every lot

60 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 1323212.83/cwt208.00–217.006873
Steers—Medium and Large 2345189.00/cwt189.00–189.006521
Steers—Medium and Large 1371214.37/cwt208.00–219.007955
Steers—Medium and Large 2375191.97/cwt190.00–193.007203
Steers—Medium and Large 3390183.00/cwt183.00–183.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 1413208.50/cwt208.00–209.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 2430189.92/cwt182.00–196.008175
Steers—Medium and Large 1461207.22/cwt200.00–209.009555
Steers—Medium and Large 2463189.51/cwt183.00–196.008774
Steers—Medium and Large 3480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 2513172.49/cwt170.00–175.008852
Steers—Medium and Large 1525185.42/cwt182.00–190.009737
Steers—Medium and Large 1585181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0591
Steers—Medium and Large 1605181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,13215
Steers—Medium and Large 2650168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0929
Steers—Medium and Large 1685175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1991
Steers—Medium and Large 1730159.34/cwt158.00–160.001,1633
Steers—Medium and Large 3730145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,27523
Steers—Medium and Large 1755166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2531
Steers—Medium and Large 1868158.97/cwt155.00–163.001,3802
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290196.00/cwt196.00–196.005681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325181.71/cwt180.00–183.005913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333173.04/cwt172.00–174.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382169.96/cwt164.00–174.006495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420183.34/cwt179.00–188.007702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431164.76/cwt162.00–170.007104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450164.00/cwt164.00–164.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514164.99/cwt164.00–166.008486
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525156.44/cwt155.00–158.008212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1556165.94/cwt160.00–167.009237
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575138.00/cwt138.00–138.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585155.00/cwt155.00–155.009071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610156.00/cwt156.00–156.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,16917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430175.00/cwt175.00–175.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510155.00/cwt155.00–155.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530164.00/cwt164.00–164.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645137.00/cwt137.00–137.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40591.68/cwt90.00–93.001,2882
Bulls——1,730100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90542.00/cwt42.00–42.003801
Cows—Lean 85-90%94849.24/cwt47.50–51.004673
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16864.28/cwt60.00–66.507515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18574.94/cwt72.00–78.0088811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40372.14/cwt70.00–75.001,0125
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2681,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2851,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3501,228.61/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2294
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2900840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1901,387.87/head1,370.00–1,405.001,3882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2551,178.82/head1,080.00–1,285.001,1792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4351,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.