Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, weaned calves 3-7 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Sold load of weaned black hided steers average weight 725 lbs. @ $ 1.56 per lb.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.59/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$150.59

192 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$28.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.62

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	703	156.86	1,102	88
Medium and Large 2	508	150.40	765	15thin
Medium and Large 1	681	145.57	992	83
Medium and Large 3	594	128.36	762	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.50/cwt here — about $340 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 sale192 hd

150.59

—

MS average12 barns · 1,344 hd

149.97

+0.62

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	1,369	88.51	1,211	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	70.46	797	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	62.33	841	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	57.71	568	18

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	619	155.85/cwt	149.00–157.00	965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	134.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	953	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,077	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	139.58/cwt	138.00–142.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	141.01/cwt	139.00–143.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	122.55/cwt	118.00–127.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,032	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,131	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	144.75/cwt	143.00–148.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	150.25/cwt	150.00–151.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	139.70/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,081	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	995	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	171.48/cwt	170.00–173.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	153.32/cwt	150.00–157.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	170.97/cwt	165.00–177.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	164.54/cwt	163.00–166.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	138.65/cwt	136.00–140.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	142.02/cwt	138.00–145.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	138.56/cwt	134.00–143.00	780	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	63.44/cwt	60.50–67.50	653	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	45.59/cwt	40.50–48.00	395	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	55.50/cwt	52.50–58.00	549	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	62.33/cwt	61.00–64.00	841	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	70.46/cwt	68.00–74.50	797	9
Bulls	—	—	1,268	85.27/cwt	85.00–85.50	1,081	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,492	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,411	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,862	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	928	799.41/cwt	780.00–820.00	7,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	739	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	126.33/cwt	125.00–128.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	133.80/cwt	133.00–136.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	129.75/cwt	129.00–130.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	138.93/cwt	137.00–139.00	782	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	136.88/cwt	135.00–138.00	986	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	126.34/cwt	126.00–130.00	825	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	127.41/cwt	126.00–130.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	156.08/cwt	155.00–164.00	818	8

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 425Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 82Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 24Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	619	149.00–157.00	155.85
16	—	709	130.00–135.00	134.44
12	—	835	129.00	129.00
10	—	666	155.00	155.00
2	—	358	189.00–190.00	189.50
1	—	325	189.00	189.00
20	—	774	139.00–140.00	139.70
2	—	463	170.00–173.00	171.48
3	—	565	150.00–157.00	153.32
2	—	433	163.00–166.00	164.54
8	—	524	155.00–164.00	156.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	123.00	123.00
1	—	445	144.00	144.00
2	—	668	128.00–130.00	129.03
2	—	618	118.00–127.00	122.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	139.00–143.00	141.01
1	—	670	131.00	131.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
4	—	555	143.00–148.00	144.75
4	—	481	150.00–151.00	150.25
3	—	380	165.00–177.00	170.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	725	156.00	156.00
19	—	622	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	138.00–142.00	139.58
1	—	370	137.00	137.00
9	—	524	141.00	141.00
1	—	915	113.00	113.00
59	—	563	137.00–139.00	138.93
1	—	430	142.00	142.00
18	—	653	126.00–130.00	126.34
5	—	629	126.00–130.00	127.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
5	—	480	133.00–136.00	133.80
4	—	513	129.00–130.00	129.75
3	—	423	135.00–137.00	136.00
2	—	558	130.00–131.00	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	126.00	126.00
1	—	530	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	720	135.00–138.00	136.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
3	—	522	136.00–140.00	138.65
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
1	—	610	126.00	126.00
3	—	465	138.00–145.00	142.02
2	—	563	134.00–143.00	138.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	125.00–128.00	126.33
1	—	450	128.00	128.00
1	—	660	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,030	60.50–67.50	63.44
4	—	866	40.50–48.00	45.59
4	—	989	52.50–58.00	55.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	61.00–64.00	62.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,131	68.00–74.50	70.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	85.00–85.50	85.27
1	—	1,570	95.00	95.00

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	945	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	780.00–820.00	799.41

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