Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-7 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.97/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$128.97

46 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$57

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

$22.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	136.29	649	31
Medium and Large 2	620	113.86	706	15thin

One grade step is worth $22.43/cwt here — about −$57 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 sale46 hd

128.97

—

MS average13 barns · 1,125 hd

129.77

−0.80

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	1,717	81.32	1,396	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	62.14	791	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	47.75	497	8thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	171.65/cwt	170.00–174.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	173.31/cwt	172.00–176.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	144.03/cwt	143.00–146.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	120.26/cwt	117.00–123.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	98.50/cwt	98.00–99.00	872	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,168	860.49/cwt	850.00–870.00	10,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	135.36/cwt	133.00–137.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	141.45/cwt	136.00–144.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	828.44/cwt	790.00–870.00	7,456	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	42.06/cwt	37.50–44.00	401	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	53.44/cwt	48.00–58.00	603	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	62.14/cwt	60.50–65.50	791	3
Bulls	—	—	1,490	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	83.93/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	175.96/cwt	173.00–181.00	633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	151.48/cwt	148.00–154.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	117.26/cwt	112.00–121.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	107.25/cwt	105.00–108.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.93/cwt	125.00–133.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	138.65/cwt	138.00–140.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	108.32/cwt	104.00–111.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	14,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	141.10/cwt	139.00–145.00	652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	164.59/cwt	162.00–167.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	161.95/cwt	160.00–164.00	696	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	805.00/cwt	805.00–805.00	5,997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	160.51/cwt	159.00–162.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	110.42/cwt	107.00–114.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	393	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	812.32/cwt	805.00–820.00	10,316	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,460	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	16,352	2

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 Mar 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 379Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 38Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 49Year ago 12

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-7 higher, and 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
3	—	408	170.00–174.00	171.65
3	—	315	172.00–176.00	173.31
6	—	929	110.00	110.00
5	—	553	156.00	156.00
4	—	1,043	95.00	95.00
8	—	360	173.00–181.00	175.96
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
1	—	450	166.00	166.00
4	—	521	148.00–154.00	151.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	162.00–167.00	164.59
2	—	430	160.00–164.00	161.95
2	—	463	159.00–162.00	160.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	143.00–146.00	144.03
3	—	615	117.00–123.00	120.26
2	—	528	126.00–128.00	126.99
5	—	362	136.00–144.00	141.45
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
2	—	570	125.00–133.00	128.93
3	—	323	138.00–140.00	138.65
10	—	462	139.00–145.00	141.10
1	—	770	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	112.00–121.00	117.26
4	—	734	105.00–108.00	107.25
3	—	688	104.00–111.00	108.32
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
2	—	630	107.00–114.00	110.42
1	—	300	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	98.00–99.00	98.50
3	—	580	133.00–137.00	135.36
3	—	532	130.00–132.00	131.32
1	—	680	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	850.00–870.00	860.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	900	790.00–870.00	828.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,270	805.00–820.00	812.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,120.00	1,120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,460	1,120.00	1,120.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	745	805.00	805.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	953	37.50–44.00	42.06
4	—	1,129	48.00–58.00	53.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	60.50–65.50	62.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	73.50	73.50
3	—	1,792	81.00–85.50	83.93

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

Slaughter Cattle