Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 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 $123.95/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$123.95

105 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$1.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.47

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	124.16	684	94
Medium and Large 2	429	122.18	524	11thin

One grade step is worth $1.98/cwt here — about $160 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

123.95

—

MS average13 barns · 1,275 hd

123.48

+0.47

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	1,552	90.07	1,398	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,076	70.15	755	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	62.67	805	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	56.18	538	17

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	122.27/cwt	120.00–126.00	717	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	118.38/cwt	115.00–119.00	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	149.16/cwt	147.00–155.00	717	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	120.38/cwt	115.00–126.00	748	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	124.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	144.84/cwt	140.00–146.00	771	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	152.29/cwt	148.00–158.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	139.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	128.11/cwt	125.00–134.00	620	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	136.14/cwt	131.00–137.00	851	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	126.46/cwt	125.00–128.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	131.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	126.50/cwt	122.00–131.00	772	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	779.29/cwt	720.00–840.00	7,286	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	60.36/cwt	57.00–65.00	583	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	52.95/cwt	50.50–55.50	470	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	44.07/cwt	43.00–45.00	437	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	62.67/cwt	60.00–64.50	805	2
Bulls	—	—	1,285	81.44/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,047	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	95.82/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,658	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	75.09/cwt	75.00–75.25	1,031	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	68.92/cwt	66.00–72.00	691	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	126.58/cwt	124.00–127.00	878	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,478	1,204.31/cwt	1,060.00–1,300.00	17,800	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	937.67/cwt	895.00–980.00	12,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,098	857.87/cwt	825.00–890.00	9,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	153.03/cwt	150.00–155.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	145.43/cwt	145.00–147.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	113.34/cwt	110.00–117.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	127.30/cwt	126.00–129.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	141.26/cwt	137.00–146.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	129.38/cwt	126.00–131.00	546	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	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 May 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 205Year ago 433

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 55Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 58Year ago 32

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	481	147.00–155.00	149.16
1	—	905	118.00	118.00
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
9	—	532	140.00–146.00	144.84
7	—	434	148.00–158.00	152.29
4	—	660	136.00–140.00	139.01
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
22	—	625	131.00–137.00	136.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	694	124.00–127.00	126.58
1	—	530	126.00	126.00
3	—	383	150.00–155.00	153.03
7	—	486	145.00–147.00	145.43
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
3	—	723	126.00–129.00	127.30
2	—	575	136.00	136.00
3	—	435	137.00–146.00	141.26
2	—	615	125.00–128.00	126.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	134.00	134.00
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	586	120.00–126.00	122.27
11	—	694	115.00–119.00	118.38
10	—	621	115.00–126.00	120.38
4	—	541	120.00–128.00	124.01
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
20	—	484	125.00–134.00	128.11
3	—	372	130.00–135.00	132.38
13	—	422	126.00–131.00	129.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	345	127.00	127.00
1	—	425	123.00	123.00
3	—	577	110.00–117.00	113.34
1	—	385	126.00	126.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	111.00	111.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
2	—	570	120.00–122.00	121.03
2	—	480	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
1	—	740	116.00	116.00
2	—	525	125.00–128.00	126.46
1	—	860	105.00	105.00
3	—	472	130.00–133.00	131.02
2	—	610	122.00–131.00	126.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	112.00	112.00

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	920	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	935	720.00–840.00	779.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	895.00–980.00	937.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,098	825.00–890.00	857.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,478	1,060.00–1,300.00	1,204.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	966	57.00–65.00	60.36
3	—	888	50.50–55.50	52.95
3	—	992	43.00–45.00	44.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	60.00–64.50	62.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	75.00–75.25	75.09
12	—	1,002	66.00–72.00	68.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	80.00–82.50	81.44
3	—	1,730	90.00–98.00	95.82

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle