Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-6 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 $159.52/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$159.52

78 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$4.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.37

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	160.05	889	60
Medium and Large 2	457	158.44	725	13thin
Medium and Large 3	375	156.00	585	5thin

One grade step is worth $4.04/cwt here — about $304 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 sale78 hd

159.52

—

MS average12 barns · 1,538 hd

152.15

+7.37

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	—	Low	1,660	88.29	1,466	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	69.77	821	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,361	68.48	932	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	59.72	583	21

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	131.19/cwt	130.00–132.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	151.90/cwt	149.00–154.00	565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	142.24/cwt	137.00–147.00	592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	150.15/cwt	145.00–155.00	405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	153.52/cwt	145.00–160.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	148.28/cwt	142.00–157.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	133.19/cwt	130.00–137.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	188.43/cwt	183.00–191.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	186.55/cwt	183.00–193.00	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	186.98/cwt	186.00–188.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	162.61/cwt	159.00–164.00	834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	169.72/cwt	164.00–171.00	823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.65/cwt	176.00–178.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	151.41/cwt	147.00–154.00	936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,056	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,204	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.93/cwt	112.00–124.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	153.98/cwt	153.00–156.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	146.29/cwt	135.00–150.00	772	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	153.57/cwt	150.00–158.00	739	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	70.04/cwt	64.00–72.50	824	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	50.70/cwt	50.00–52.00	406	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	513	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	65.25/cwt	61.50–68.50	699	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	48.00/cwt	47.50–48.50	453	2
Bulls	—	—	1,293	76.62/cwt	72.50–79.50	991	2
Bulls	—	—	1,844	94.13/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,736	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	56.34/cwt	53.00–59.50	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	117.26/cwt	113.00–121.00	844	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,053	774.58/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,156	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	71.30/cwt	68.00–73.00	961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	1,713.53/cwt	1,500.00–1,900.00	26,131	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	156.67/cwt	153.00–160.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	450	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	840	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	135.22/cwt	133.00–137.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	126.47/cwt	125.00–128.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.39/cwt	120.00–131.00	658	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	854.73/cwt	820.00–890.00	8,676	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,221	991.63/cwt	920.00–1,100.00	12,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	134.44/cwt	130.00–139.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	175.50/cwt	172.00–179.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	128.67/cwt	126.00–130.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	157.46/cwt	155.00–159.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	143.98/cwt	138.00–147.00	675	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	124.68/cwt	122.00–128.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	159.30/cwt	155.00–163.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	139.22/cwt	137.00–142.00	988	9

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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 444Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 31Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 10Year ago 28

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-6 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	130.00–132.00	131.19
5	—	372	149.00–154.00	151.90
7	—	416	137.00–147.00	142.24
3	—	270	145.00–155.00	150.15
3	—	307	142.00–157.00	148.28
1	—	230	151.00	151.00
5	—	526	130.00–137.00	133.19
3	—	703	126.00–130.00	128.67
15	—	469	138.00–147.00	143.98
4	—	566	130.00–132.00	131.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	141.00	141.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
1	—	760	121.00	121.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
5	—	483	133.00–137.00	135.22
2	—	565	125.00–128.00	126.47
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
2	—	438	131.00–132.00	131.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	130.00–139.00	134.44
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	145.00	145.00
2	—	768	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	205	180.00	180.00
5	—	323	183.00–191.00	188.43
7	—	359	183.00–193.00	186.55
2	—	265	186.00–188.00	186.98
9	—	513	159.00–164.00	162.61
8	—	485	164.00–171.00	169.72
3	—	425	176.00–178.00	176.65
4	—	618	147.00–154.00	151.41
5	—	1,056	114.00	114.00
3	—	567	153.00–156.00	153.98
9	—	710	137.00–142.00	139.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
3	—	365	153.00–160.00	156.67
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	173.00	173.00
1	—	590	150.00	150.00
2	—	340	172.00–179.00	175.50
4	—	419	155.00–159.00	157.46
2	—	655	138.00–140.00	138.99
3	—	477	155.00–163.00	159.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	138.00	138.00
5	—	525	120.00–131.00	125.39
3	—	565	122.00–128.00	124.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	145.00–160.00	153.52
2	—	623	112.00–124.00	117.93
7	—	528	135.00–150.00	146.29
4	—	481	150.00–158.00	153.57
3	—	720	113.00–121.00	117.26
1	—	670	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,177	64.00–72.50	70.04
1	—	1,175	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	800	50.00–52.00	50.70
1	—	815	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,072	61.50–68.50	65.25
2	—	943	47.50–48.50	48.00
4	—	903	53.00–59.50	56.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	68.00–73.00	71.30
1	—	1,400	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	72.50–79.50	76.62
4	—	1,844	90.00–98.50	94.13

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,053	750.00–800.00	774.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,015	820.00–890.00	854.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,221	920.00–1,100.00	991.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,525	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,713.53

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