Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2023-06-12

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 12
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
340 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 454▲ 50 vs year ago 290 · +17.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 49▲ 31 vs year ago 43 · +72.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 11▲ 6 vs year ago 10 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder steers were steady and heifers 2-4 higher. 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 $239.74/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$239.74
92 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,309
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.17
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1458272.071,24720
Medium and Large 2592237.821,40848
Medium and Large 3526216.631,14024
One grade step is worth $55.44/cwt here — about $107 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 sale92 hd
239.74
—
MS average13 barns · 1,258 hd
242.91
−3.17
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—Average1,494110.701,6545thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,166103.871,21118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,521101.441,5435thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low89880.4272220

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,690$1,9844thin

Every lot

59 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 1240308.00/cwt308.00–308.007391
Steers—Medium and Large 1319308.83/cwt290.00–315.009856
Steers—Medium and Large 3385250.00/cwt250.00–250.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 2390278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,0841
Steers—Medium and Large 1415283.37/cwt280.00–290.001,1763
Steers—Medium and Large 3423236.64/cwt233.00–240.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 2435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1311
Steers—Medium and Large 2471268.89/cwt251.00–278.001,26613
Steers—Medium and Large 3485248.65/cwt248.00–250.001,2063
Steers—Medium and Large 1521244.53/cwt240.00–248.001,2744
Steers—Medium and Large 3525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,10313
Steers—Medium and Large 1570248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,4142
Steers—Medium and Large 2585225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3161
Steers—Medium and Large 3595200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1901
Steers—Medium and Large 3620199.95/cwt190.00–210.001,2403
Steers—Medium and Large 2621226.30/cwt220.00–228.001,40516
Steers—Medium and Large 1622241.06/cwt235.00–245.001,4993
Steers—Medium and Large 2653223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4568
Steers—Medium and Large 3665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Steers—Medium and Large 1675233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5731
Steers—Medium and Large 2716219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5688
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263227.38/cwt225.00–230.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340223.00/cwt223.00–223.007581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374232.75/cwt228.00–235.008704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375220.11/cwt213.00–230.008253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428221.44/cwt220.00–223.009482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433230.00/cwt230.00–230.009966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468221.46/cwt220.00–223.001,0362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473229.81/cwt225.00–235.001,0872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517217.59/cwt212.00–228.001,1259
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568201.16/cwt190.00–210.001,14314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616200.58/cwt190.00–220.001,2364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675176.01/cwt175.00–177.001,1882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0751
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430210.00/cwt210.00–210.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465249.03/cwt248.00–250.001,1582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476230.05/cwt225.00–235.001,0954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1595237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,130100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1301
Bulls——1,225112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,3781
Bulls——1,685116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,9552
Bulls——1,745109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,9021
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82177.38/cwt74.00–80.006355
Cows—Lean 85-90%83267.26/cwt64.00–70.005605
Cows—Lean 85-90%96988.51/cwt82.50–92.0085810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06999.36/cwt95.00–103.001,0628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244107.48/cwt105.00–111.001,33710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521101.44/cwt99.00–104.001,5435
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,025900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6901,983.51/head1,850.00–2,100.001,9844

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.