Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder steers were 3-7 higher, heifers were 2-4 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2-5 higher. Also sold load of steers 88 head average wt. 571 lbs. @ $1.71 per lb. black hided

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.97/cwt on 337 head.

Average price

$163.97

337 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$10.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.45

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	165.57	820	31
Medium and Large 1-2	594	164.64	977	276
Medium and Large 2	517	156.17	807	28
Medium and Large 3	388	155.00	601	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.57/cwt here — about $220 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 sale337 hd

163.97

—

MS average13 barns · 1,303 hd

155.52

+8.45

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	1,925	88.17	1,698	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	72.24	914	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	64.00	928	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	869	55.06	478	6thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	—	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	134.79/cwt	129.00–143.00	700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	116.04/cwt	114.00–118.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	147.67/cwt	146.00–151.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	988	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	138.27/cwt	133.00–146.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	117.52/cwt	116.00–119.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	172.51/cwt	165.00–178.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	126.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	114.33/cwt	113.00–117.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	822	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,209	1,109.65/cwt	980.00–1,310.00	13,416	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,195.05/cwt	1,125.00–1,260.00	12,668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	138.17/cwt	138.00–139.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.41/cwt	147.00–156.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	188.00/cwt	183.00–193.00	432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	175.97/cwt	174.00–178.00	581	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	46.80/cwt	45.50–48.50	342	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	928	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	71.14/cwt	70.00–73.00	852	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	75.55/cwt	74.50–77.00	1,108	3
Bulls	—	—	1,400	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,085	1
Bulls	—	—	2,188	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	2,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	165.44/cwt	162.00–170.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	981.50/cwt	860.00–1,070.00	12,710	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,753	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	628	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	882.12/cwt	730.00–1,010.00	9,174	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	59.19/cwt	54.00–64.50	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	164.45/cwt	162.00–167.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	154.12/cwt	154.00–155.00	900	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	127.03/cwt	124.00–129.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	120.47/cwt	119.00–122.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	170.80/cwt	170.00–171.00	970	110
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	142.99/cwt	141.00–145.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	160.37/cwt	158.00–163.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	164.87/cwt	160.00–168.00	856	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	134.12/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,081	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	865	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	129.48/cwt	129.00–130.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	673	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	128.49/cwt	126.00–132.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,146	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	177.39/cwt	175.00–179.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	926	5

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 518Last week 222Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 31Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 29Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	143.00	143.00
2	—	488	141.00–145.00	142.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	111.00	111.00
2	—	728	116.00–119.00	117.52
2	—	680	119.00–120.00	119.49
4	—	523	147.00–156.00	151.41
1	—	560	145.00	145.00
1	—	645	124.00	124.00
2	—	773	119.00–122.00	120.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	129.00–143.00	134.79
2	—	720	114.00–118.00	116.04
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
4	—	441	133.00–146.00	138.27
5	—	626	120.00–130.00	126.53
3	—	790	113.00–117.00	114.33
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
6	—	463	138.00–139.00	138.17
4	—	671	126.00–132.00	128.49
5	—	812	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
3	—	590	124.00–129.00	127.03
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
1	—	300	132.00	132.00
1	—	535	126.00	126.00
2	—	368	129.00–130.00	129.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	146.00–151.00	147.67
1	—	985	120.00	120.00
7	—	426	165.00–178.00	172.51
1	—	680	148.00	148.00
1	—	475	173.00	173.00
1	—	590	161.00	161.00
2	—	230	183.00–193.00	188.00
1	—	805	136.00	136.00
2	—	330	174.00–178.00	175.97
9	—	519	160.00–168.00	164.87
3	—	372	175.00–179.00	177.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	706	140.00	140.00
110	—	568	170.00–171.00	170.80
42	—	806	134.00–135.00	134.12
73	—	475	182.00	182.00
18	—	362	186.00	186.00
13	—	939	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	162.00–170.00	165.44
1	—	980	105.00	105.00
1	—	385	163.00	163.00
2	—	460	162.00–167.00	164.45
16	—	584	154.00–155.00	154.12
1	—	290	167.00	167.00
3	—	420	158.00–163.00	160.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	159.00	159.00
1	—	430	151.00	151.00

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)	Open	8	—	1,209	980.00–1,310.00	1,109.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,060	1,125.00–1,260.00	1,195.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,295	860.00–1,070.00	981.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	910	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,040	730.00–1,010.00	882.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	45.50–48.50	46.80
4	—	938	54.00–64.50	59.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,198	70.00–73.00	71.14
3	—	1,467	74.50–77.00	75.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	77.50	77.50
2	—	2,188	93.50	93.50

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