Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2023-09-11

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 11
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
472 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 358▲ 69 vs year ago 403 · +17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 90▲ 20 vs year ago 45 · +44.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 66▲ 14 vs year ago 30 · +46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 higher and slaughter cows 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 $247.10/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$247.10
77 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,276
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$3
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.87
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499257.511,28623
Medium and Large 2501250.491,25432
Medium and Large 3557231.281,28922
One grade step is worth $26.23/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale77 hd
247.10
—
MS average13 barns · 1,142 hd
246.22
+0.87
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—Average1,724124.882,1528thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,287102.971,32517
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43198.081,4045thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99181.6680911

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)1,283$1,3632thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,2401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,436$1,69512

Every lot

78 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2305272.50/cwt270.00–275.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 3325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 2383271.73/cwt268.00–273.001,0414
Steers—Medium and Large 3385254.00/cwt248.00–260.009782
Steers—Medium and Large 1415267.35/cwt263.00–273.001,11013
Steers—Medium and Large 3425244.91/cwt243.00–247.001,0412
Steers—Medium and Large 2428257.34/cwt255.00–262.001,1013
Steers—Medium and Large 3450247.00/cwt246.00–248.001,1122
Steers—Medium and Large 1473266.99/cwt266.00–268.001,2632
Steers—Medium and Large 2485259.33/cwt258.00–260.001,25812
Steers—Medium and Large 1520256.75/cwt251.00–260.001,3353
Steers—Medium and Large 2528246.51/cwt246.00–247.001,3022
Steers—Medium and Large 3533234.01/cwt233.00–235.001,2472
Steers—Medium and Large 3557235.92/cwt230.00–239.001,3145
Steers—Medium and Large 1565255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4411
Steers—Medium and Large 1618241.49/cwt240.00–243.001,4922
Steers—Medium and Large 2628223.33/cwt220.00–228.001,4038
Steers—Medium and Large 3638211.51/cwt210.00–213.001,3492
Steers—Medium and Large 2690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
Steers—Medium and Large 3692212.31/cwt210.00–217.001,4693
Steers—Medium and Large 3725213.94/cwt212.00–216.001,5512
Steers—Medium and Large 3760211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6041
Steers—Medium and Large 1865205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7731
Steers—Medium and Large 1920200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335238.00/cwt238.00–238.007971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367241.36/cwt238.00–243.008863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377227.98/cwt226.00–230.008593
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380222.00/cwt222.00–222.008441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405218.00/cwt218.00–218.008831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431231.94/cwt229.00–238.001,0007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455231.48/cwt230.00–233.001,0532
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468213.93/cwt212.00–216.001,0012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478224.59/cwt218.00–226.001,07416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517215.50/cwt209.00–220.001,1146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518202.56/cwt200.00–205.001,0492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2586202.61/cwt195.00–205.001,1879
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629199.79/cwt198.00–202.001,2575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668201.99/cwt199.00–205.001,3492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715187.48/cwt185.00–190.001,3402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1900198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,7821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1985183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,8031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420220.00/cwt220.00–220.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426246.19/cwt240.00–252.001,0495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458243.93/cwt240.00–248.001,1172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478236.45/cwt235.00–238.001,1302
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483219.51/cwt218.00–221.001,0602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510224.95/cwt220.00–230.001,1472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533212.56/cwt209.00–216.001,1335
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540198.99/cwt198.00–200.001,0752
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563198.04/cwt195.00–201.001,1152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575206.55/cwt205.00–208.001,1882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723189.93/cwt187.00–193.001,3732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,535117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,7961
Bulls——1,678121.53/cwt120.00–123.002,0394
Bulls——1,847131.98/cwt129.50–134.502,4383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90581.93/cwt78.00–84.007414
Cows—Lean 85-90%96772.34/cwt72.00–72.507003
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07194.70/cwt92.00–96.001,0145
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09588.37/cwt85.50–91.009684
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360104.38/cwt102.50–108.001,4208
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,409110.47/cwt110.00–112.001,5574
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43198.08/cwt95.00–100.001,4045
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0551,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,240.00/head1,240.00–1,240.001,2401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2831,362.69/head1,300.00–1,420.001,3632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2801,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3901,627.07/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6274
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5181,871.13/head1,675.00–2,000.001,8716

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.