Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-5 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.83/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$123.83

105 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$11.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.42

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	125.62	623	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	647	125.00	809	75
Medium and Large 2	476	119.42	568	21
Medium and Large 3	435	114.00	496	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.61/cwt here — about $127 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 sale105 hd

123.83

—

MS average13 barns · 891 hd

121.40

+2.42

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	1,380	87.25	1,204	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	63.61	770	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	51.70	506	12

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,660	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,511	1
Bulls	—	—	1,100	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	919	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	63.61/cwt	60.00–69.00	770	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	42.74/cwt	38.00–48.00	365	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	54.68/cwt	52.50–58.50	557	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	132.47/cwt	131.00–134.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	110.98/cwt	110.00–113.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	111.99/cwt	109.00–117.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	139.74/cwt	137.00–142.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	145.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.92/cwt	140.00–144.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	132.23/cwt	130.00–136.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	144.48/cwt	142.00–147.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	809	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	114.32/cwt	111.00–119.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	132.07/cwt	130.00–134.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	105.98/cwt	105.00–108.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	124.75/cwt	122.00–126.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	124.40/cwt	122.00–127.00	469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	117.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	113.65/cwt	112.00–116.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	93.99/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,098	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,319	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	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 May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 167Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 33Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 36Year ago 47

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-5 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,100	83.50	83.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,211	60.00–69.00	63.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	38.00–48.00	42.74
9	—	1,019	52.50–58.50	54.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	131.00–134.00	132.47
3	—	612	110.00–113.00	110.98
3	—	667	109.00–117.00	111.99
4	—	418	137.00–142.00	139.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	132.00	132.00
1	—	460	134.00	134.00
3	—	527	115.00–120.00	117.97
3	—	580	112.00–116.00	113.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
4	—	380	130.00–136.00	132.23
1	—	330	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	121.00	121.00
3	—	517	111.00–119.00	114.32
3	—	473	120.00–127.00	122.95
2	—	555	118.00	118.00
3	—	672	105.00–108.00	105.98
4	—	418	122.00–126.00	124.75
5	—	377	122.00–127.00	124.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	647	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	140.00–149.00	145.04
1	—	560	136.00	136.00
1	—	890	106.00	106.00
2	—	525	140.00–144.00	141.92
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
3	—	941	100.00	100.00
2	—	403	142.00–147.00	144.48
1	—	665	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,168	93.00–95.00	93.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	132.00	132.00
2	—	570	130.00–134.00	132.07
1	—	285	159.00	159.00
1	—	460	139.00	139.00
1	—	425	137.00	137.00
1	—	835	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00

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)	1	—	890	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	810.00	810.00

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