Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.40/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$151.40

94 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$11.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.27

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	155.28	690	35
Medium and Large 1-2	537	152.69	820	36
Medium and Large 3	385	148.00	570	1thin
Medium and Large 2	482	143.30	691	22

One grade step is worth $11.98/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale94 hd

151.40

—

MS average13 barns · 1,180 hd

147.14

+4.27

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	1,582	85.86	1,358	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	68.09	862	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	60.45	936	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	55.28	579	12

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	521	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	138.01/cwt	134.00–140.00	511	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	163.55/cwt	163.00–165.00	697	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,098	806.33/cwt	760.00–850.00	8,854	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,194	883.87/cwt	770.00–975.00	10,553	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	12,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	134.30/cwt	129.00–140.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	119.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	793	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	145.48/cwt	142.00–149.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	166.31/cwt	162.00–168.00	532	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	145.70/cwt	143.00–153.00	759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	162.01/cwt	160.00–165.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	138.53/cwt	137.00–139.00	942	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	682	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	134.04/cwt	124.00–139.00	638	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	49.54/cwt	48.50–50.50	499	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	57.19/cwt	52.50–60.50	607	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	60.45/cwt	58.50–64.00	936	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	65.64/cwt	62.50–68.50	810	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	72.37/cwt	70.00–73.50	956	4
Bulls	—	—	1,455	82.38/cwt	81.00–83.50	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	117.86/cwt	115.00–121.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	156.42/cwt	155.00–158.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	123.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,615	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	20,995	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	952.73/cwt	900.00–1,015.00	10,909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	146.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	562	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	13,209	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	78.01/cwt	77.50–78.50	1,127	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	91.53/cwt	90.50–92.00	1,569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	126.35/cwt	124.00–130.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	156.00/cwt	152.00–159.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	117.05/cwt	114.00–120.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	131.61/cwt	128.00–135.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	148.45/cwt	147.00–150.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	146.56/cwt	144.00–147.00	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	156.47/cwt	155.00–158.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	491	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 Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 518Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 27Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 47Year ago 7

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 lower. 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
5	—	521	120.00–124.00	122.04
5	—	466	120.00–127.00	123.95
5	—	426	124.00–130.00	126.35
3	—	558	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	370	134.00–140.00	138.01
1	—	625	119.00	119.00
5	—	422	129.00–140.00	134.30
16	—	664	115.00–120.00	119.49
1	—	320	137.00	137.00
10	—	537	127.00	127.00
14	—	476	124.00–139.00	134.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	115.00–121.00	117.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	146.00	146.00
4	—	335	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
4	—	511	133.00	133.00
1	—	620	127.00	127.00
2	—	578	128.00–135.00	131.61
2	—	415	147.00–150.00	148.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	114.00–120.00	117.05
2	—	568	119.00–120.00	119.51
1	—	788	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	160.00	160.00
18	—	426	163.00–165.00	163.55
13	—	680	137.00–139.00	138.53
3	—	635	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	126.00	126.00
2	—	463	142.00–149.00	145.48
2	—	318	155.00–158.00	156.42
3	—	533	138.00–140.00	139.32
3	—	438	145.00–150.00	146.95
7	—	572	134.00	134.00
4	—	370	155.00–158.00	156.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	142.00	142.00
8	—	320	162.00–168.00	166.31
6	—	521	143.00–153.00	145.70
6	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.01
5	—	425	152.00–159.00	156.00
7	—	561	144.00–147.00	146.56
2	—	478	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	148.00	148.00

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,098	760.00–850.00	806.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,194	770.00–975.00	883.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	900.00–1,015.00	952.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,020.00	1,020.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	1,180.00	1,180.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,615	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	48.50–50.50	49.54
9	—	1,061	52.50–60.50	57.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,548	58.50–64.00	60.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,234	62.50–68.50	65.64
4	—	1,321	70.00–73.50	72.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	81.00–83.50	82.38
2	—	1,445	77.50–78.50	78.01
4	—	1,714	90.50–92.00	91.53

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