Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared To Last week Feeder Cattle Bulls and Steers up 5-10 Heifers Steady Slaughter Cattle Steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.32/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$124.32

60 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$5.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.30

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	124.60	611	57
Medium and Large 2	455	119.01	542	3thin

One grade step is worth $5.60/cwt here — about $70 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 sale60 hd

124.32

—

MS average12 barns · 1,420 hd

122.02

+2.30

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	1,636	83.39	1,364	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	50.89	551	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	46.44	518	10

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	694	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	811.94/cwt	720.00–900.00	7,551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	109.99/cwt	108.00–112.00	979	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	8,918	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	9,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,209.11/cwt	1,000.00–1,420.00	14,328	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,179	1,350.66/cwt	1,210.00–1,440.00	15,924	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	171.98/cwt	170.00–174.00	697	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	13,316	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	17,792	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	796.56/cwt	780.00–810.00	10,714	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	910	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,240.04/cwt	1,230.00–1,250.00	14,942	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	907	587.21/cwt	440.00–760.00	5,326	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,040	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,720	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,175	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,519	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	1,161.63/cwt	1,000.00–1,380.00	13,033	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	—	320	160.52/cwt	160.00–161.00	514	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	6,020	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	690	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	5,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	50.89/cwt	50.00–52.50	551	6
Bulls	—	—	1,636	83.39/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,364	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	433	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	47.42/cwt	45.00–49.50	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	146.93/cwt	142.00–155.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	151.09/cwt	145.00–157.00	514	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	11,928	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,272	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	156.52/cwt	155.00–158.00	634	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	775	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	107.36/cwt	106.00–109.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.45/cwt	131.00–134.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	143.95/cwt	119.00–170.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	171.33/cwt	164.00–176.00	636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	137.48/cwt	130.00–144.50	441	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	121.17/cwt	120.50–122.00	862	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	120.08/cwt	118.50–131.00	641	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	133.62/cwt	129.00–139.00	498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	175.20/cwt	170.00–178.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	163.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	168.50/cwt	166.00–171.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	177.62/cwt	175.00–179.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	129.77/cwt	125.00–135.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	127.77/cwt	123.00–130.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	771	1

How this sale compares

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 273Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 16Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 4Year ago 67

Compared To Last week Feeder Cattle Bulls and Steers up 5-10 Heifers Steady Slaughter Cattle Steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	88.00	88.00
1	—	730	92.00	92.00
2	—	405	170.00–174.00	171.98
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
4	—	325	170.00–175.00	172.52
2	—	570	131.00–134.00	132.45
2	—	465	119.00–170.00	143.95
6	—	371	164.00–176.00	171.33
3	—	513	130.00–131.00	130.33
1	—	940	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	160.00–161.00	160.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	142.00–155.00	146.93
2	—	340	145.00–157.00	151.09
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
1	—	395	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	118.00	118.00
4	—	737	115.00	115.00
3	—	622	106.00–109.00	107.36
7	—	321	130.00–144.50	137.48
18	—	534	118.50–131.00	120.08
8	—	373	129.00–139.00	133.62
7	—	415	125.00–135.00	129.77
4	—	470	123.00–130.00	127.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	119.00–120.00	119.51
1	—	430	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	108.00–112.00	109.99
1	—	810	106.00	106.00
12	—	585	130.00–135.00	132.47
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
18	—	711	120.50–122.00	121.17
2	—	693	115.00–116.00	115.50
3	—	270	170.00–178.00	175.20
2	—	537	144.50	144.50
3	—	415	160.00–165.00	163.29
2	—	335	166.00–171.00	168.50
3	—	382	175.00–179.00	177.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	155.00–158.00	156.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	930	720.00–900.00	811.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	920.00	920.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	980.00	980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,205	1,230.00–1,250.00	1,240.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	690	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,000.00–1,420.00	1,209.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,179	1,210.00–1,440.00	1,350.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	990.00	990.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,390.00	1,390.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,122	1,000.00–1,380.00	1,161.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	580.00	580.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,345	780.00–810.00	796.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	590.00	590.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	910	350.00	350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	907	440.00–760.00	587.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	270.00	270.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,083	50.00–52.50	50.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	42.50	42.50
8	—	1,141	45.00–49.50	47.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,636	80.00–85.50	83.39

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.

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Meridian Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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