Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-3 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were 3-5 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.93/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$145.93

72 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$11.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.86

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	149.57	836	50
Medium and Large 2	625	137.64	860	22

One grade step is worth $11.94/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale72 hd

145.93

—

MS average13 barns · 970 hd

140.06

+5.86

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	1,405	85.95	1,208	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	75.38	893	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	69.41	1,015	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	58.98	569	9thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,810	98.10/cwt	94.50–101.00	1,776	2
Bulls	—	—	1,135	77.85/cwt	74.50–80.00	884	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	52.60/cwt	50.00–55.50	438	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	62.17/cwt	59.00–66.50	641	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	74.30/cwt	69.50–77.00	883	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	80.22/cwt	79.50–81.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	135.51/cwt	134.00–136.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	133.49/cwt	132.00–138.00	948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	130.62/cwt	130.00–132.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	120.50/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,085	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	140.66/cwt	138.00–143.00	878	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	122.44/cwt	120.00–126.00	754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	159.66/cwt	155.00–167.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	159.33/cwt	157.00–161.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	140.98/cwt	138.00–144.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.11/cwt	132.00–140.00	709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	127.58/cwt	125.00–132.00	671	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	163.20/cwt	158.00–169.00	769	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	164.57/cwt	160.00–170.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	139.18/cwt	137.00–142.00	590	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	121.24/cwt	119.00–124.00	806	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	137.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	151.91/cwt	148.00–155.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	144.03/cwt	142.00–146.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	128.35/cwt	123.00–130.00	942	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	13,865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	139.51/cwt	136.00–142.00	525	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,780	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	973	802.57/cwt	760.00–825.00	7,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	126.77/cwt	125.00–129.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	124.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,355	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	692	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	69.41/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,015	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,115	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	11,931	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,139	872.00/cwt	770.00–980.00	9,932	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,040	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 Jun 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 801Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 34Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 29Year ago 26

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-3 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were 3-5 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	94.50–101.00	98.10
3	—	1,135	74.50–80.00	77.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	50.00–55.50	52.60
6	—	1,031	59.00–66.50	62.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,189	69.50–77.00	74.30
2	—	1,165	79.50–81.00	80.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	69.00–70.00	69.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	134.00–136.00	135.51
1	—	580	141.00	141.00
2	—	710	123.00–125.00	124.00
7	—	616	120.00–126.00	122.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	125.00–132.00	127.58
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
2	—	578	125.00–129.00	126.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	124.00	124.00
2	—	560	123.00–124.00	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	710	132.00–138.00	133.49
2	—	900	118.00–123.00	120.50
16	—	624	138.00–143.00	140.66
3	—	523	155.00–167.00	159.66
3	—	417	157.00–161.00	159.33
2	—	660	138.00–144.00	140.98
13	—	471	158.00–169.00	163.20
3	—	315	160.00–170.00	164.57
2	—	355	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	153.00	153.00
4	—	423	148.00–155.00	151.91
6	—	573	142.00–146.00	144.03
9	—	734	123.00–130.00	128.35
2	—	766	122.00–126.00	124.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	130.00–132.00	130.62
7	—	525	132.00–140.00	135.11
18	—	424	137.00–142.00	139.18
1	—	605	132.00	132.00
3	—	472	135.00–140.00	137.28
1	—	335	136.00	136.00
4	—	376	136.00–142.00	139.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	129.00	129.00
12	—	665	119.00–124.00	121.24
4	—	619	120.00–125.00	122.48
4	—	588	125.00–129.00	126.77

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)	1	—	1,120	870.00	870.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	973	760.00–825.00	802.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,139	770.00–980.00	872.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	1,170.00	1,170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,355	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	1,070.00	1,070.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle