Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Sold a load of steers 73 head @ 695 lb average brought $ 1.3920 per lb, also sold 78 heifers 661 lb. average @ $1.32 per lb. Sold 90 heifers @ 562 lbs. @ $1.42 per lb.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.98/cwt on 364 head.

Average price

$137.98

364 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$1.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.80

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	688	139.28	959	80
Medium and Large 2	548	138.69	760	33
Medium and Large 1	689	137.47	947	251

One grade step is worth $1.81/cwt here — about $12 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 sale364 hd

137.98

—

MS average13 barns · 1,553 hd

134.18

+3.80

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	1,955	93.00	1,818	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	69.59	912	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,058	64.00	1,317	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	55.43	561	6thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	730	130.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	953	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	141.56/cwt	138.00–145.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	966	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	798	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	126.73/cwt	124.00–127.00	887	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	137.01/cwt	136.00–147.00	878	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	154.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	154.36/cwt	150.00–158.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	130.58/cwt	125.00–134.00	830	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	131.68/cwt	128.00–132.00	770	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	139.11/cwt	138.00–140.00	943	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	107.74/cwt	107.00–108.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	137.32/cwt	134.00–142.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	129.34/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,005	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	135.78/cwt	130.00–143.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	960	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	149.95/cwt	148.00–150.00	876	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	155.19/cwt	148.00–158.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	59.27/cwt	56.50–62.00	618	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	47.74/cwt	45.50–50.00	455	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,058	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,317	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	69.59/cwt	65.00–74.50	912	18
Bulls	—	—	1,955	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,248	842.30/cwt	810.00–875.00	10,512	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,042	876.04/cwt	825.00–925.00	9,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	140.94/cwt	135.00–142.00	830	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,047	1,119.43/cwt	900.00–1,300.00	11,720	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	845	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	9,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.48/cwt	123.00–128.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	128.07/cwt	126.00–130.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	142.16/cwt	140.00–143.00	881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	873	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	144	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	127.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	124.92/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,047	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	132.63/cwt	131.00–134.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	128.26/cwt	126.00–129.00	852	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	108.42/cwt	100.00–117.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	976	3

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 Jun 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 801Last week 311Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 64Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 49Year ago 187

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	730	125.00–135.00	130.55
15	—	641	136.00–147.00	137.01
5	—	474	150.00–160.00	154.19
5	—	430	150.00–158.00	154.36
85	—	678	138.00–140.00	139.11
1	—	340	167.00	167.00
1	—	975	120.00	120.00
43	—	777	128.00–131.00	129.34
35	—	584	148.00–150.00	149.95
6	—	516	148.00–158.00	155.19
1	—	870	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	167.00	167.00
27	—	838	124.00–126.00	124.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	695	139.00	139.00
7	—	620	140.00–143.00	142.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	116.00	116.00
20	—	589	135.00–142.00	140.94
3	—	533	143.00–145.00	144.01
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
1	—	740	112.00	112.00
4	—	144	144.00	144.00
3	—	677	125.00–130.00	127.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	138.00–145.00	141.56
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
11	—	700	124.00–127.00	126.73
13	—	636	125.00–134.00	130.58
24	—	585	128.00–132.00	131.68
4	—	911	107.00–108.00	107.74
3	—	462	134.00–142.00	137.32
3	—	372	130.00–143.00	135.78
11	—	897	107.00	107.00
3	—	513	131.00–134.00	132.63
16	—	664	126.00–129.00	128.26
3	—	976	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	562	142.00	142.00
78	—	661	132.00	132.00
68	—	760	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	128.00	128.00
1	—	465	126.00	126.00
2	—	530	123.00–128.00	125.48
1	—	715	118.00	118.00
3	—	363	126.00–130.00	128.07
2	—	778	100.00–117.00	108.42
2	—	583	125.00–127.00	125.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	128.00	128.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	575	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,043	56.50–62.00	59.27
2	—	953	45.50–50.00	47.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,058	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,311	65.00–74.50	69.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	93.00	93.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	810.00–875.00	842.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,042	825.00–925.00	876.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,047	900.00–1,300.00	1,119.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	1,125.00	1,125.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle