Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 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 $148.36/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$148.36

119 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$331

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$8.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	390	151.00	589	1thin
Medium and Large 1	521	150.98	787	73
Medium and Large 2	535	145.10	777	27
Medium and Large 1-2	646	142.44	920	18thin

One grade step is worth $8.56/cwt here — about −$331 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 sale119 hd

148.36

—

MS average13 barns · 1,222 hd

148.20

+0.16

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	1,721	91.97	1,582	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	70.63	850	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	64.96	961	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	56.93	576	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	—	275	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	116.81/cwt	113.00–119.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	140.81/cwt	140.00–141.00	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	970	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	145.28/cwt	145.00–149.00	821	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	104.67/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	158.96/cwt	156.00–162.00	747	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	142.06/cwt	139.00–144.00	557	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	105.71/cwt	102.00–110.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	126.18/cwt	123.00–130.00	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	841	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	139.42/cwt	137.00–142.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	181.03/cwt	178.00–184.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	153.17/cwt	150.00–155.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	130.28/cwt	129.00–132.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	161.98/cwt	158.00–171.00	679	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	131.05/cwt	126.00–136.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	819	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	51.87/cwt	47.50–57.50	502	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	63.97/cwt	60.00–66.50	681	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	64.96/cwt	63.00–67.00	961	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	70.63/cwt	68.00–74.00	850	15
Bulls	—	—	1,610	85.69/cwt	82.00–87.50	1,380	3
Bulls	—	—	1,776	95.11/cwt	92.50–98.00	1,689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	130.41/cwt	128.00–133.00	811	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,120	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	22,831	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,625	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	22,344	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,757	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	113.47/cwt	109.00–118.00	777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	43.59/cwt	39.50–47.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	123.16/cwt	119.00–127.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	127.67/cwt	127.00–128.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.96/cwt	152.00–155.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	131.73/cwt	127.00–135.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	130.97/cwt	130.00–133.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	140.61/cwt	136.00–145.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	142.13/cwt	137.00–146.00	814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	129.23/cwt	127.00–130.00	805	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	166.82/cwt	161.00–172.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	116.93/cwt	112.00–121.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.89/cwt	128.00–138.00	691	24

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 317Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 60Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 252Year ago 44

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 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
1	—	275	182.00	182.00
25	—	565	145.00–149.00	145.28
1	—	660	138.00	138.00
11	—	470	156.00–162.00	158.96
17	—	612	135.00–140.00	137.37
6	—	319	178.00–184.00	181.03
5	—	515	150.00–155.00	153.17
7	—	419	158.00–171.00	161.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	412	165.00	165.00
14	—	713	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	128.00–133.00	130.41
3	—	425	152.00–155.00	153.96
3	—	678	130.00–133.00	130.97
2	—	533	136.00–145.00	140.61
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
6	—	573	137.00–146.00	142.13
1	—	795	126.00	126.00
6	—	379	161.00–172.00	166.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	113.00–119.00	116.81
2	—	583	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	650	115.00–118.00	116.50
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	123.00–130.00	126.18
2	—	605	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	480	137.00–142.00	139.42
3	—	520	126.00–136.00	131.05
2	—	680	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	140.00–141.00	140.81
3	—	958	102.00–106.00	104.67
12	—	392	139.00–144.00	142.06
4	—	818	102.00–110.00	105.71
2	—	865	106.00–110.00	107.99
4	—	561	129.00–132.00	130.28
7	—	468	138.00	138.00
2	—	320	144.00	144.00
18	—	623	127.00–130.00	129.23
24	—	520	128.00–138.00	132.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	109.00–118.00	113.47
5	—	580	119.00–127.00	123.16
3	—	525	127.00–128.00	127.67
7	—	474	127.00–135.00	131.73
3	—	432	132.00–134.00	132.98
3	—	623	112.00–121.00	116.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	112.00	112.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,405	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,625	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	968	47.50–57.50	51.87
10	—	1,065	60.00–66.50	63.97
3	—	917	39.50–47.00	43.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,480	63.00–67.00	64.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,203	68.00–74.00	70.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	82.00–87.50	85.69
6	—	1,776	92.50–98.00	95.11

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle