Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves steers 5-7 higher, heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 3-5 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.34/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$140.34

121 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$344

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

$14.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	360	153.50	553	2thin
Medium and Large 2	518	145.75	755	17thin
Medium and Large 1	644	139.18	897	102

One grade step is worth $14.32/cwt here — about −$344 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 sale121 hd

140.34

—

MS average13 barns · 1,134 hd

143.34

−3.00

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	1,525	82.92	1,265	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	60.94	814	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	888	38.76	344	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,393	1,175.76/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	16,378	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,503	1,218.69/cwt	1,150.00–1,340.00	18,317	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	13,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	158.63/cwt	155.00–161.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	124.72/cwt	123.00–125.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	175.75/cwt	173.00–178.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	129.99/cwt	128.00–131.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	128.51/cwt	124.00–129.00	855	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	133.51/cwt	130.00–139.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	153.76/cwt	146.00–155.00	830	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	119.52/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,028	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	31.76/cwt	30.00–33.50	276	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	39.50/cwt	39.50–39.50	342	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	494	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	60.94/cwt	59.00–63.50	814	4
Bulls	—	—	1,460	81.55/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,191	2
Bulls	—	—	1,428	74.59/cwt	73.50–75.50	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,163	1,013.99/cwt	800.00–1,195.00	11,793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	796.50/cwt	720.00–880.00	8,204	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	88.53/cwt	87.00–90.50	1,430	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	151.18/cwt	149.00–158.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	164.44/cwt	157.00–169.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.38/cwt	125.00–134.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	173.05/cwt	169.00–177.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	142.91/cwt	140.00–146.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	168.61/cwt	160.00–175.00	708	10

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 Feb 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 110Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 26Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 79Year ago 7

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves steers 5-7 higher, heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 3-5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
2	—	575	125.00–134.00	129.38
2	—	473	125.00–126.00	125.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	118.00	118.00
3	—	470	155.00–161.00	158.63
7	—	704	123.00–125.00	124.72
3	—	318	173.00–178.00	175.75
3	—	610	128.00–131.00	129.99
23	—	665	124.00–129.00	128.51
24	—	540	146.00–155.00	153.76
19	—	860	116.00–120.00	119.52
3	—	833	120.00	120.00
3	—	370	169.00–177.00	173.05
3	—	1,033	110.00	110.00
10	—	420	160.00–175.00	168.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	118.00	118.00
1	—	335	158.00	158.00
1	—	735	117.00	117.00
1	—	580	136.00	136.00
4	—	465	149.00–158.00	151.18
5	—	381	157.00–169.00	164.44
2	—	525	140.00–146.00	142.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	154.00	154.00
1	—	345	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	119.00–121.00	120.01
2	—	702	116.00	116.00
5	—	422	130.00–139.00	133.51
1	—	670	109.00	109.00
2	—	495	126.00	126.00
3	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
2	—	313	128.00–130.00	129.02
1	—	445	121.00	121.00
1	—	450	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,393	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,503	1,150.00–1,340.00	1,218.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	1,030.00	1,030.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,163	800.00–1,195.00	1,013.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	720.00–880.00	796.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	30.00–33.50	31.76
1	—	865	39.50	39.50
1	—	950	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,335	59.00–63.50	60.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	80.00–83.50	81.55
2	—	1,428	73.50–75.50	74.59
3	—	1,615	87.00–90.50	88.53
1	—	1,580	85.50	85.50

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle