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Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

478 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 541 lb · 91 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.00/cwt ≈ $1,072/hd at 674 lb · 75 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.00/cwt ≈ $1,249/hd at 757 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 478 795 653
Feeder cattle 403 495 526
Slaughter cattle 45 77 82
Replacement cattle 30 223 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 2-5 cheaper and slaughter cows and bulls steady. Sold two loads of heifers weaned mostly black hides first load averaged 674 pounds and brought $ 1.5850 were 75 head. Second load 91 head 541 pound average @ $ 1.67.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 200.00 $200.00 $600 -6.49
350 350 2 196.00–199.00 $197.50 $691 -5.60
420–425 423 2 185.00–190.00 $187.51 $793 -7.77
450–480 463 4 182.00–187.00 $184.29 $853 -6.35
500–535 516 4 167.00–176.00 $171.71 $886 -0.50
555 555 1 177.00 $177.00 $982 —
615–647 631 8 155.00–165.00 $161.76 $1,021 +1.47
680 680 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,115 +8.00
770–781 780 11 145.00–150.00 $149.55 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 181.00–189.00 $184.97 $588 -6.61
355–395 374 8 180.00–189.00 $185.03 $692 -2.08
400 400 1 172.00 $172.00 $688 -5.51
470–490 480 3 169.00–179.00 $173.40 $832 -5.78
500 500 1 164.00 $164.00 $820 +2.45
570–585 578 4 152.00–155.00 $153.49 $887 -5.69
615–635 624 4 153.00–154.00 $153.49 $958 +4.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 8 173.00 $173.00 $1,099 —
757 757 14 165.00 $165.00 $1,249 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 178.00 $178.00 $676 —
595 595 1 143.00 $143.00 $851 -4.47
675 675 1 140.00 $140.00 $945 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 91 167.00 $167.00 $903 +13.00
674 674 75 159.00 $159.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 150.00 $150.00 $570 -11.33
405–440 421 6 140.00–145.00 $142.49 $600 -10.84
450–495 475 3 141.00–142.00 $141.35 $671 -6.65
505–540 529 7 135.00–138.00 $136.58 $723 -6.62
575 575 1 136.00 $136.00 $782 -3.33
605–630 622 3 129.00–132.00 $130.35 $811 -9.57
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 145.00 $145.00 $450 -1.00
410–415 413 2 136.00–138.00 $136.99 $566 -8.01
470–490 478 3 135.00–138.00 $137.01 $655 -5.86
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 —
725 725 1 116.00 $116.00 $841 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 172.00 $172.00 $705 +9.00
495 495 1 165.00 $165.00 $817 —
500–525 513 2 153.00–160.00 $156.41 $802 +4.41
600–645 619 4 136.00–143.00 $139.49 $863 -1.51
670 670 1 139.00 $139.00 $931 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 520 5 137.00–145.00 $140.97 $733 +2.97
565–575 570 2 140.00–144.00 $141.98 $809 —
755 755 1 124.00 $124.00 $936 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 130.00 $130.00 $689 —
570 570 1 133.00 $133.00 $758 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $425 -11.22
730–1005 919 85-90% 8 57.50–68.50 $62.25 $572 —
885–1180 1012 85-90% 10 68.50–76.50 $73.49 $744 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1370 1179 80-85% 7 77.00–82.50 $79.25 $934 -0.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1705–2035 1845 3 108.50–109.00 $108.68 $2,005 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1360 1220 2 82.00–86.50 $84.51 $1,031 —
1680 1680 1 95.50 $95.50 $1,604 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1045 1008 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1335 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,420.00 $1,420.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.