Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-4 higher, slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.85/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$152.85

133 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.38

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	471	158.08	744	25
Medium and Large 1	549	155.76	856	62
Medium and Large 1-2	712	146.10	1,040	40
Medium and Large 3	440	146.02	643	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.06/cwt here — about $101 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 sale133 hd

152.85

—

MS average13 barns · 1,222 hd

151.47

+1.38

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	1,390	87.50	1,216	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	67.24	789	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,066	57.04	608	11

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	—	526	161.64/cwt	157.00–167.00	850	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	168.58/cwt	163.00–174.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	166.56/cwt	160.00–169.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	138.81/cwt	136.00–141.00	668	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	140.58/cwt	137.00–145.00	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	164.97/cwt	163.00–169.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	134.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	145.29/cwt	140.00–148.00	450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	156.35/cwt	155.00–158.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	144.86/cwt	140.00–149.00	888	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	186.15/cwt	181.00–190.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	139.04/cwt	136.00–142.00	524	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	128.02/cwt	126.00–130.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	137.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	127.27/cwt	125.00–130.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,216	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	466	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	52.06/cwt	50.00–56.50	475	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	61.32/cwt	57.00–63.50	690	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	67.24/cwt	65.00–72.00	789	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	153.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	773	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	10,541	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	1,101.25/cwt	1,000.00–1,210.00	13,876	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,108	1,103.84/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	12,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	154.61/cwt	150.00–158.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	751	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	171.74/cwt	165.00–178.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	169.28/cwt	162.00–174.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	121.99/cwt	117.00–125.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	154.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	134.03/cwt	132.00–135.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	154.51/cwt	152.00–155.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	123.02/cwt	122.00–124.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	132.05/cwt	129.00–135.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,125	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,047	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	958	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	945	10

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 213Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 36Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 35

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-4 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$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	157.00–167.00	161.64
4	—	414	160.00–169.00	166.56
1	—	390	178.00	178.00
6	—	470	163.00–169.00	164.97
1	—	830	121.00	121.00
3	—	573	155.00–158.00	156.35
22	—	613	140.00–149.00	144.86
8	—	675	146.00–148.00	147.00
4	—	315	181.00–190.00	186.15
1	—	245	187.00	187.00
1	—	270	190.00	190.00
1	—	720	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	163.00–174.00	168.58
4	—	523	150.00–155.00	153.28
5	—	477	150.00–158.00	154.61
2	—	270	165.00–178.00	171.74
4	—	371	162.00–174.00	169.28
1	—	750	123.00	123.00
1	—	440	158.00	158.00
6	—	571	152.00–155.00	154.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	137.00–139.00	138.02
1	—	540	136.00	136.00
3	—	327	150.00–160.00	154.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	809	139.00	139.00
22	—	717	146.00	146.00
10	—	622	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	134.00	134.00
1	—	285	156.00	156.00
10	—	481	136.00–141.00	138.81
5	—	427	137.00–145.00	140.58
1	—	235	154.00	154.00
7	—	519	130.00–140.00	134.54
4	—	310	140.00–148.00	145.29
7	—	377	136.00–142.00	139.04
9	—	552	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	117.00–125.00	121.99
2	—	558	125.00–128.00	126.51
3	—	483	132.00–135.00	134.03
2	—	320	129.00–135.00	132.05
2	—	525	126.00–128.00	126.98
1	—	385	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	122.00–124.00	123.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	720	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	123.00	123.00
2	—	580	123.00–124.00	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	126.00–130.00	128.02
5	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.17
3	—	530	125.00–130.00	127.27
2	—	605	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	440	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	87.50	87.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	42.00	42.00
3	—	912	50.00–56.50	52.06
7	—	1,126	57.00–63.50	61.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,174	65.00–72.00	67.24

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,000.00–1,210.00	1,101.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,108	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,103.84

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