Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.26/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$159.26

75 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$22.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.61

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	161.84	810	45
Medium and Large 2	481	155.94	750	29
Medium and Large 3	430	139.00	598	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.84/cwt here — about $212 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 sale75 hd

159.26

—

MS average10 barns · 866 hd

149.65

+9.61

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	1,708	90.90	1,552	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	72.88	924	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	63.75	928	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,032	56.33	581	47

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	430	137.93/cwt	135.00–141.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	138.99/cwt	137.00–140.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.71/cwt	121.00–135.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	149.35/cwt	146.00–155.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	128.72/cwt	125.00–133.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	172.73/cwt	162.00–185.00	710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	184.46/cwt	180.00–192.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	155.80/cwt	150.00–165.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	167.97/cwt	162.00–171.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	155.34/cwt	155.00–156.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	181.69/cwt	179.00–185.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	173.06/cwt	165.00–176.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	131.01/cwt	126.00–135.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	145.66/cwt	144.00–148.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	175.50/cwt	175.00–176.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	156.04/cwt	153.00–159.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	170.95/cwt	169.00–173.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	142.43/cwt	139.00–146.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	134.93/cwt	132.00–138.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	42.89/cwt	40.00–48.50	390	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	54.42/cwt	50.00–59.50	545	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	63.51/cwt	60.50–67.00	705	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	63.75/cwt	62.00–66.00	928	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	72.88/cwt	69.00–77.50	924	23
Bulls	—	—	1,865	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	919	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	101.80/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,868	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,605	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	20,865	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	19,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	893	1,007.14/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	8,994	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	993	1,122.72/cwt	1,120.00–1,125.00	11,149	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,274	944.47/cwt	885.00–1,070.00	12,033	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,027	985.97/cwt	850.00–1,175.00	10,126	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	1,240.26/cwt	1,140.00–1,490.00	15,578	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,264	1,026.16/cwt	800.00–1,180.00	12,971	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	22,688	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,268	1,317.12/cwt	1,300.00–1,340.00	16,701	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,875.00/cwt	1,875.00–1,875.00	21,563	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,545	1,825.00/cwt	1,825.00–1,825.00	28,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	123.29/cwt	115.00–128.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	108.94/cwt	106.00–112.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	109.51/cwt	108.00–111.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.26/cwt	130.00–133.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	124.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	129.62/cwt	127.00–132.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	143.56/cwt	140.00–147.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	151.64/cwt	147.00–160.00	496	5

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 Sep 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 423Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 42Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 170Last week 12Year ago 314

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	135.00–141.00	137.93
1	—	900	105.00	105.00
2	—	720	118.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	670	124.00–126.00	124.99
4	—	623	121.00–135.00	126.71
3	—	363	146.00–155.00	149.35
2	—	553	127.00–130.00	128.49
8	—	522	125.00–133.00	128.72
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
5	—	327	147.00–160.00	151.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
1	—	795	108.00	108.00
4	—	420	130.00–133.00	131.26
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
1	—	500	123.00	123.00
8	—	478	127.00–132.00	129.62
2	—	360	145.00	145.00
2	—	305	140.00–147.00	143.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	134.00	134.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	137.00–140.00	138.99
2	—	240	180.00	180.00
8	—	411	162.00–185.00	172.73
7	—	381	180.00–192.00	184.46
5	—	521	150.00–165.00	155.80
5	—	471	162.00–171.00	167.97
3	—	552	155.00–156.00	155.34
3	—	338	179.00–185.00	181.69
1	—	870	120.00	120.00
3	—	707	130.00–135.00	131.67
2	—	758	130.00–134.00	132.02
2	—	628	139.00–146.00	142.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	165.00–176.00	173.06
1	—	445	158.00	158.00
2	—	778	125.00–127.00	125.99
2	—	670	132.00–134.00	133.01
3	—	622	126.00–135.00	131.01
3	—	580	144.00–148.00	145.66
2	—	288	175.00–176.00	175.50
1	—	530	146.00	146.00
4	—	479	153.00–159.00	156.04
4	—	334	169.00–173.00	170.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
1	—	635	126.00	126.00
1	—	560	139.00	139.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
3	—	522	132.00–138.00	134.93
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	115.00–120.00	117.61
3	—	585	115.00–128.00	123.29
2	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.49
2	—	770	108.00–111.00	109.51
2	—	530	120.00–128.00	124.11
1	—	700	111.00	111.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	106.00–112.00	108.94
1	—	565	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	909	40.00–48.50	42.89
19	—	1,002	50.00–59.50	54.42
20	—	1,110	60.50–67.00	63.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,455	62.00–66.00	63.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,268	69.00–77.50	72.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,295	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,835	100.00–103.00	101.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,605	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	1,120.00–1,125.00	1,122.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,256	1,140.00–1,490.00	1,240.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	975.00–1,050.00	1,007.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,274	885.00–1,070.00	944.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,027	850.00–1,175.00	985.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,264	800.00–1,180.00	1,026.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,375	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,545	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,268	1,300.00–1,340.00	1,317.12

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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