Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market Feeder calves were 5-10 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.91/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$116.91

36 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$3.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.50

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	119.99	616	4thin
Medium and Large 2	522	116.54	609	31
Medium and Large 3	475	116.00	551	1thin

One grade step is worth $3.99/cwt here — about $65 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 sale36 hd

116.91

—

MS average13 barns · 1,061 hd

122.41

−5.50

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	1,399	81.24	1,137	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	66.24	779	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	46.93	410	11

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,353	72.30/cwt	70.00–74.00	978	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	66.24/cwt	64.00–68.00	779	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	54.20/cwt	49.00–60.00	495	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	40.88/cwt	36.00–46.00	343	6
Bulls	—	—	1,470	88.00/cwt	83.50–92.00	1,294	4
Bulls	—	—	1,255	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	138.33/cwt	137.00–140.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	142.17/cwt	140.00–144.00	620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	116.94/cwt	113.00–120.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	827	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	118.21/cwt	117.00–121.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	114.48/cwt	113.00–116.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.21/cwt	112.00–116.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	141.50/cwt	140.00–143.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.01/cwt	131.00–136.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	120.60/cwt	118.00–122.00	503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	117.63/cwt	116.00–118.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.02/cwt	119.00–121.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,398	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,130	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	993	825.69/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,199	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 Apr 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 421Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 49Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 64Year ago 35

Good day, as compared to last market Feeder calves were 5-10 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	70.00–74.00	72.30
4	—	1,470	83.50–92.00	88.00
1	—	1,255	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,176	64.00–68.00	66.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	914	49.00–60.00	54.20
6	—	839	36.00–46.00	40.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	137.00–140.00	138.33
7	—	436	140.00–144.00	142.17
1	—	655	131.00	131.00
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
2	—	485	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	133.00	133.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
2	—	320	140.00–143.00	141.50
5	—	425	131.00–136.00	133.01
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	123.00	123.00
1	—	665	121.00	121.00
3	—	517	124.00–126.00	124.99
3	—	612	113.00–120.00	116.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	124.00	124.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
3	—	710	110.00	110.00
2	—	535	118.00	118.00
3	—	428	122.00–126.00	124.01
2	—	570	119.00–121.00	120.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	827	106.00	106.00
4	—	475	117.00–121.00	118.21
2	—	733	100.00–101.00	100.50
5	—	573	112.00–116.00	115.21
1	—	365	119.00	119.00
8	—	417	118.00–122.00	120.60
8	—	535	116.00–118.00	117.63
1	—	325	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	113.00–116.00	114.48
1	—	310	131.00	131.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	116.00	116.00

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	2	—	1,165	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	993	800.00–850.00	825.69

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle