Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-7 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.24/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$151.24

71 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$4.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	455	155.65	709	3thin
Medium and Large 1	610	151.06	922	50
Medium and Large 2	534	151.00	807	18thin

One grade step is worth $4.64/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale71 hd

151.24

—

MS average13 barns · 926 hd

156.31

−5.07

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	—	Low	1,724	85.63	1,477	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	66.04	785	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	54.71	598	7thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	158.77/cwt	154.00–160.00	848	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	181.36/cwt	179.00–183.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	175.09/cwt	171.00–180.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	161.67/cwt	161.00–163.00	930	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,840	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	19,765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,035	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	136.31/cwt	134.00–142.00	635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	136.65/cwt	135.00–138.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	177.00/cwt	175.00–179.00	575	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	55.41/cwt	53.00–59.00	624	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	69.68/cwt	69.00–70.00	937	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	65.05/cwt	62.50–68.50	745	11
Bulls	—	—	1,715	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,363	1
Bulls	—	—	1,482	81.64/cwt	79.50–85.00	1,210	3
Bulls	—	—	1,970	91.67/cwt	87.50–93.50	1,806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	172.67/cwt	172.00–174.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	744	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.82/cwt	149.00–160.00	735	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,143	1,047.86/cwt	850.00–1,180.00	11,977	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	152.97/cwt	151.00–155.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	901	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,988	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	164.99/cwt	163.00–167.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	163.68/cwt	160.00–168.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	121.55/cwt	120.00–123.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.96/cwt	122.00–127.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	170.52/cwt	170.00–171.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	106.94/cwt	104.00–110.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	113.00/cwt	108.00–116.00	801	3

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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 93Year ago 509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 34Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 144Year ago 31

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-7 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	132.00	132.00
4	—	570	122.00–127.00	124.96
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	132.00–134.00	133.00
1	—	875	106.00	106.00
9	—	466	134.00–142.00	136.31
6	—	516	135.00–138.00	136.65
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	790	111.00	111.00
2	—	620	120.00–123.00	121.55
1	—	355	142.00	142.00
3	—	433	138.00–140.00	139.32
2	—	815	104.00–110.00	106.94
3	—	709	108.00–116.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	876	121.00	121.00
13	—	534	154.00–160.00	158.77
3	—	362	179.00–183.00	181.36
8	—	413	171.00–180.00	175.09
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
3	—	575	161.00–163.00	161.67
1	—	605	155.00	155.00
15	—	828	125.00	125.00
2	—	325	175.00–179.00	177.00
1	—	705	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	172.00–174.00	172.67
5	—	744	123.00	123.00
1	—	585	154.00	154.00
1	—	685	135.00	135.00
2	—	433	163.00–167.00	164.99
3	—	480	160.00–168.00	163.68
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
2	—	313	170.00–171.00	170.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	151.00–155.00	152.97
1	—	390	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	121.00	121.00
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	139.00	139.00
3	—	475	149.00–160.00	154.82

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)	Open	2	—	1,320	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,475	1,340.00	1,340.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	850.00–1,180.00	1,047.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,127	53.00–59.00	55.41
1	—	895	50.50	50.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	69.00–70.00	69.68
11	—	1,146	62.50–68.50	65.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	79.50	79.50
3	—	1,482	79.50–85.00	81.64
3	—	1,970	87.50–93.50	91.67

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