Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.53/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$144.53

96 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$12.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.40

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	620	153.00	949	3thin
Medium and Large 1	654	145.31	950	69
Medium and Large 3	471	144.60	681	5thin
Medium and Large 2	582	140.32	816	19thin

One grade step is worth $12.68/cwt here — about $133 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 sale96 hd

144.53

—

MS average7 barns · 679 hd

152.93

−8.40

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	1,577	89.17	1,406	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	70.57	850	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	65.00	900	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	60.90	632	19

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	777	133.59/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,038	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	134.73/cwt	130.00–136.00	753	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	158.19/cwt	154.00–163.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	130.79/cwt	127.00–137.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	144.15/cwt	139.00–145.00	982	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	158.42/cwt	151.00–159.00	882	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	119.60/cwt	115.00–124.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	136.02/cwt	135.00–138.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	168.40/cwt	166.00–171.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	121.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	140.95/cwt	139.00–143.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	611	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	70.57/cwt	67.00–74.00	850	13
Bulls	—	—	1,380	84.57/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,167	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	93.76/cwt	92.50–96.00	1,662	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	62.80/cwt	60.00–65.50	662	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.04/cwt	124.00–126.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.35/cwt	150.00–154.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	140.35/cwt	137.00–143.00	588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.97/cwt	122.00–128.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.01/cwt	136.00–143.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	134.65/cwt	130.00–136.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	147.02/cwt	145.00–149.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	134.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	111.97/cwt	109.00–114.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	143.04/cwt	138.00–148.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	701	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	58.21/cwt	56.00–59.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	121.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	689	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,520	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,760	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	12,360	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,714	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	920	627.31/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	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 Jul 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 320Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 104Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 261Year ago 240

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	777	133.00–137.00	133.59
4	—	466	154.00–163.00	158.19
23	—	681	139.00–145.00	144.15
1	—	215	170.00	170.00
14	—	557	151.00–159.00	158.42
1	—	810	113.00	113.00
5	—	934	119.00	119.00
3	—	728	135.00–138.00	136.02
3	—	382	166.00–171.00	168.40
1	—	520	161.00	161.00
4	—	623	138.00–148.00	143.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	127.00–137.00	130.79
3	—	423	150.00–154.00	152.35
1	—	755	126.00	126.00
1	—	395	159.00	159.00
2	—	590	145.00–149.00	147.02
5	—	681	130.00–136.00	134.00
1	—	500	152.00	152.00
1	—	455	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	141.00	141.00
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
1	—	395	151.00	151.00
2	—	530	140.00–141.00	140.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	559	130.00–136.00	134.73
6	—	774	120.00	120.00
1	—	925	107.00	107.00
2	—	358	144.00–145.00	144.50
2	—	800	112.00	112.00
1	—	285	155.00	155.00
3	—	702	119.00–122.00	121.00
10	—	419	137.00–143.00	140.35
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
7	—	475	136.00–143.00	140.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	134.00	134.00
2	—	570	122.00–128.00	124.97
5	—	481	130.00–136.00	134.65
3	—	662	109.00–114.00	111.97
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	115.00–124.00	119.60
2	—	470	124.00–126.00	125.04
4	—	531	120.00–125.00	121.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
2	—	468	139.00–143.00	140.95
2	—	435	140.00–141.00	140.51
2	—	518	130.00–136.00	133.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,204	67.00–74.00	70.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,054	60.00–65.50	62.80
1	—	785	45.00	45.00
4	—	1,048	56.00–59.00	58.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	84.00–85.00	84.57
3	—	1,773	92.50–96.00	93.76

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,520	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,030.00	1,030.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	920	600.00–650.00	627.31

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