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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Feb 12

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

378 head

▲ 152 vs last sale 226▲ 194 vs year ago 184 · +105.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 45▲ 20 vs year ago 21 · +95.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 33▲ 19 vs year ago 4 · +475.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, the calf market is hot, feeder calves 2-5 higher. Had some light calves bring over 4 dollars a pound today. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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 $331.56/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$331.56

113 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$27.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.61

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	467	345.38	1,611	32
Medium and Large 1	470	335.88	1,580	32
Medium and Large 2	470	321.44	1,512	23
Medium and Large 3	480	318.20	1,527	26

One grade step is worth $27.18/cwt here — about $84 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 sale113 hd

331.56

—

MS average13 barns · 1,271 hd

304.95

+26.61

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	1,545	120.60	1,863	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	106.75	1,276	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	99.29	1,369	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	87.44	856	7thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,284	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	700	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$2,125	2thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	228	403.80/cwt	398.00–410.00	921	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	235	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	881	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	263	373.99/cwt	373.00–375.00	984	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	399.07/cwt	398.00–400.00	1,097	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	379.85/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,083	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	370.73/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,205	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	384.93/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,386	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	370.07/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,406	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	347.56/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,338	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	357.73/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,499	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	338.40/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,482	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,595	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	323.50/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,634	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,684	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,570	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	691	234.24/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,619	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,442	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	230	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	898	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	298.73/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,013	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,089	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	284.42/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,209	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,101	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,272	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	266.11/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,245	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	250.62/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,190	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	259.26/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,314	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	243.38/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,261	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,391	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,020	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,169	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,835	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,293	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	122.59/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,861	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	129.20/cwt	126.00–132.00	2,009	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,074	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	79.27/cwt	75.00–82.00	759	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	93.57/cwt	91.00–98.00	932	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	109.93/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,303	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	103.56/cwt	102.50–105.00	1,248	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	99.29/cwt	97.50–102.00	1,369	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	700	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	770	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	1,425.70/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,426	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	2

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 Feb 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 226Year ago 184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 45Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 33Year ago 4

Good day, the calf market is hot, feeder calves 2-5 higher. Had some light calves bring over 4 dollars a pound today. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	395.00	395.00
9	—	419	350.00–363.00	357.73
8	—	505	320.00–324.00	323.50
1	—	1,110	220.00	220.00
2	—	360	380.00–390.00	384.93
2	—	275	398.00–400.00	399.07
4	—	555	300.00	300.00
2	—	228	398.00–410.00	403.80
3	—	628	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	345.00–350.00	347.56
14	—	495	325.00	325.00
6	—	585	270.00	270.00
2	—	263	373.00–375.00	373.99
1	—	505	285.00	285.00
1	—	235	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	365.00–380.00	370.73
3	—	285	365.00–390.00	379.85
2	—	380	365.00–375.00	370.07
3	—	476	335.00	335.00
3	—	438	330.00–345.00	338.40
7	—	691	223.00–236.00	234.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	270.00	270.00
21	—	415	370.00	370.00
6	—	523	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	270.00	270.00
1	—	735	195.00	195.00
1	—	545	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	170.00	170.00
1	—	580	223.00	223.00
1	—	535	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	280.00	280.00
1	—	600	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	280.00–290.00	284.42
2	—	610	228.00	228.00
2	—	270	330.00–335.00	332.50
14	—	339	295.00–299.00	298.73
18	—	456	279.00	279.00
2	—	230	325.00	325.00
1	—	1,010	200.00	200.00
1	—	375	290.00	290.00
3	—	518	240.00–250.00	243.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	253.00	253.00
1	—	300	273.00	273.00
1	—	630	200.00	200.00
5	—	475	248.00–255.00	250.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	262.00–270.00	266.11
1	—	720	220.00	220.00
10	—	378	288.00	288.00
6	—	1,169	157.00	157.00
1	—	510	235.00	235.00
1	—	275	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	507	258.00–265.00	259.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	996	91.00–98.00	93.57
3	—	957	75.00–82.00	79.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,379	97.50–102.00	99.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,205	102.50–105.00	103.56
4	—	1,185	109.00–111.00	109.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	126.00–132.00	129.20
1	—	1,835	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,290	107.00	107.00
2	—	1,518	121.00–124.00	122.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	700	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,450	2,125.00	2,125.00

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.