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Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

531 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $195.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 544 lb · 90 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.00/cwt ≈ $864/hd at 527 lb · 89 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $177.00/cwt ≈ $655/hd at 370 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 531 560 624
Feeder cattle 448 500 369
Slaughter cattle 44 35 85
Replacement cattle 39 25 170

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last market: Feeder calves as a whole were steady. Weaned calves a little stronger. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher. Sold load of weaned steers black hided average weight 544 lbs @ 1.9450 per lb.90 head total. Also sold a load of weaned black heifers 89 total head average weight 527 lbs @ 1.6350 per lb.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 90 195.00 $195.00 $1,061 +15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–338 333 17 196.00–208.00 $204.01 $679 +4.80
365 365 1 197.00 $197.00 $719 +1.00
410–445 425 8 186.00–196.00 $192.19 $817 -1.60
505–545 512 6 184.00–185.00 $184.18 $943 +16.18
555–590 571 5 176.00–180.00 $177.82 $1,015 +15.82
635 635 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,130 +25.48
655 655 19 167.00 $167.00 $1,094 +11.13
730 730 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,022 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 179.00–193.00 $186.17 $592 +2.17
350–390 372 3 190.00–195.00 $192.62 $717 +4.17
405 405 1 189.00 $189.00 $765 +4.42
450–495 476 12 172.00–185.00 $176.79 $842 —
535 535 1 172.00 $172.00 $920 +14.00
570 570 1 163.00 $163.00 $929 +5.00
605–645 625 2 155.00–158.00 $156.45 $978 +20.45
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–490 483 2 162.00–175.00 $168.60 $814 +8.60
505 505 1 160.00 $160.00 $808 —
585 585 2 150.00–158.00 $154.00 $901 +9.00
625 625 1 142.00 $142.00 $888 —
675 675 1 146.00 $146.00 $986 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 9 181.00 $181.00 $588 —
370 370 22 177.00 $177.00 $655 —
527 527 89 164.00 $164.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 324 4 165.00–169.00 $166.71 $540 +7.51
355–395 373 3 163.00–166.00 $164.69 $614 +4.01
410–435 424 5 158.00–163.00 $159.82 $678 -0.05
455 455 1 165.00 $165.00 $751 +6.00
510–545 530 3 147.00–153.00 $149.98 $795 +8.67
605 605 1 130.00 $130.00 $786 +1.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 155.00–160.00 $157.54 $528 +6.54
375 375 1 152.00 $152.00 $570 —
415–440 429 4 151.00–157.00 $155.00 $665 +2.33
540 540 2 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $759 +0.50
560–570 565 2 138.00–139.00 $138.50 $783 +4.51
645 645 1 120.00 $120.00 $774 —
715 715 1 111.00 $111.00 $794 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 149.00 $149.00 $469 —
485 485 1 141.00 $141.00 $684 +1.00
590 590 1 135.00 $135.00 $796 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 167.00 $167.00 $735 -9.71
455–480 465 3 166.00–172.00 $169.37 $788 -2.55
520–540 527 3 158.00–161.00 $159.65 $841 -0.35
620 620 1 128.00 $128.00 $794 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–530 523 2 150.00–153.00 $151.52 $792 +11.52
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 —
795 795 1 112.00 $112.00 $890 —
920 920 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,021 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1110 964 85-90% 6 50.00–55.50 $52.68 $508 +11.51
890–1145 1010 85-90% 3 35.00–42.00 $39.35 $397 -23.28
960–1135 1042 85-90% 6 57.00–66.00 $61.27 $638 -1.36
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1405 1230 80-85% 9 68.50–74.00 $70.98 $873 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1415 1300 75-80% 3 61.50–63.50 $62.23 $809 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1930 1752 3 90.00–97.00 $93.59 $1,640 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1330 1313 2 85.00–88.00 $86.52 $1,136 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1095 1042 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 900.00–940.00 $919.26
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 970.00 $970.00
1155–1570 1367 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–970 913 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–790.00 $771.26

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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.