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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 8

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

365 head

▼ 162 vs last sale 527▲ 103 vs year ago 262 · +39.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 43▲ 6 vs year ago 40 · +15.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 4▼ 7 vs year ago 38 · −18.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher and slaughter cattle were steady. Sold some really nice groups of weaned calves today.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.31/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$251.31

108 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.41

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	258.90	1,440	31
Medium and Large 3	508	250.56	1,274	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	634	250.00	1,585	11thin
Medium and Large 2	571	247.19	1,412	51

One grade step is worth $11.71/cwt here — about $28 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 sale108 hd

251.31

—

MS average6 barns · 481 hd

250.90

+0.41

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,700	113.15	1,924	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	91.53	1,097	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	76.11	825	9thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,107	$1,190	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,143	2thin

Every lot

70 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	276	316.99/cwt	313.00–320.00	875	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	311.53/cwt	308.00–315.00	991	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	970	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	297.72/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,093	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	281.67/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,056	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	280.49/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,172	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	271.34/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,172	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	270.34/cwt	268.00–273.00	1,281	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	268.44/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,391	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	529	244.24/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,292	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	258.61/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,381	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,361	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	256.26/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,463	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	232.63/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,461	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	219.65/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,379	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,585	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	232.17/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,556	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	212.94/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,544	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	726	206.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,501	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,891	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	258.66/cwt	253.00–263.00	833	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	276.50/cwt	275.00–278.00	954	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	903	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	249.61/cwt	245.00–255.00	944	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,018	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	243.94/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,034	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	235.98/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,003	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,126	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	235.29/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,094	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	207.92/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,092	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	223.92/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,182	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	238.45/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,273	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	213.57/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,311	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,187	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	742	188.32/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,397	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	173.99/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,484	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,739	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	130.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,597	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,724	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	273.98/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,137	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	254.54/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,204	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	495	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,143	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,393	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,303	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,394	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,472	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,413	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,491	2
Bulls	—	—	1,778	114.76/cwt	114.50–115.00	2,040	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	119.18/cwt	117.50–121.00	2,276	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	992	89.01/cwt	88.00–90.00	883	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	66.12/cwt	64.00–70.00	676	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	76.47/cwt	74.00–80.00	826	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	83.43/cwt	81.50–86.00	944	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	92.79/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,207	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,107	1,190.34/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,190	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Mon Jan 8, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 527Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 43Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 4Year ago 38

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher and slaughter cattle were steady. Sold some really nice groups of weaned calves today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	240.00–249.00	244.24
3	—	726	200.00–210.00	206.72
1	—	560	243.00	243.00
1	—	470	260.00	260.00
1	—	425	250.00	250.00
5	—	375	278.00–285.00	281.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	264.00–270.00	268.44
4	—	276	313.00–320.00	316.99
10	—	670	231.00–235.00	232.17
2	—	950	199.00	199.00
1	—	720	220.00	220.00
2	—	628	228.00–237.00	232.63
2	—	418	280.00–281.00	280.49
2	—	318	308.00–315.00	311.53
1	—	460	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	634	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	318	305.00	305.00
3	—	628	218.00–221.00	219.65
12	—	534	251.00–260.00	258.61
17	—	725	212.00–213.00	212.94
5	—	432	265.00–275.00	271.34
4	—	571	254.00–258.00	256.26
5	—	474	268.00–273.00	270.34
3	—	367	295.00–300.00	297.72
1	—	275	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	534	235.00–244.00	238.45
4	—	424	240.00–248.00	243.94
1	—	815	179.00	179.00
1	—	920	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,210	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,085	129.00	129.00
2	—	345	275.00–278.00	276.50
2	—	1,183	128.00–132.00	130.01
1	—	380	268.00	268.00
21	—	614	213.00–218.00	213.57
1	—	1,390	124.00	124.00
2	—	853	171.00–177.00	173.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	220.00–231.00	223.92
6	—	742	187.00–195.00	188.32
3	—	322	253.00–263.00	258.66
1	—	615	193.00	193.00
1	—	1,310	120.00	120.00
3	—	425	232.00–239.00	235.98
1	—	290	250.00	250.00
1	—	350	258.00	258.00
3	—	465	231.00–239.00	235.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	215.00	215.00
2	—	525	206.00–210.00	207.92
6	—	378	245.00–255.00	249.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	240.00	240.00
1	—	645	216.00	216.00
1	—	725	203.00	203.00
2	—	415	273.00–275.00	273.98
1	—	670	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	199.00	199.00
1	—	575	220.00	220.00
2	—	473	252.00–257.00	254.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,185.00	1,185.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,107	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,190.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	117.50–121.00	119.18
2	—	1,778	114.50–115.00	114.76
2	—	1,413	105.00–106.00	105.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	992	88.00–90.00	89.01
6	—	1,301	91.00–95.00	92.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	81.50–86.00	83.43
2	—	1,080	74.00–80.00	76.47
3	—	1,023	64.00–70.00	66.12

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.