Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last market: Feeder Calves 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls 5.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.28/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$147.28

141 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.97

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	484	147.28	713	141

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale141 hd

147.28

—

MS average13 barns · 1,159 hd

146.31

+0.97

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	1,334	81.96	1,093	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	67.70	857	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	52.13	491	10

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	130.64/cwt	123.00–158.00	486	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	124.76/cwt	116.00–138.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	123.71/cwt	114.00–128.50	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	115.67/cwt	112.00–119.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	254	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	130.34/cwt	123.00–132.25	637	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	125.64/cwt	117.00–128.25	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	109.37/cwt	97.00–114.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	124.79/cwt	120.00–131.00	528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	158.84/cwt	134.00–164.50	653	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	158.72/cwt	137.00–170.00	590	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	145.66/cwt	126.50–155.00	698	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	149.21/cwt	138.00–155.50	777	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	148.65/cwt	132.00–165.50	392	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	131.88/cwt	131.25–132.50	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	124.73/cwt	122.50–127.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	132.87/cwt	129.00–135.50	878	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	135.22/cwt	125.00–139.00	836	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	138.15/cwt	133.00–142.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	147.68/cwt	145.00–156.00	499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	122.54/cwt	113.00–128.50	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	118.00/cwt	111.00–125.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	115.52/cwt	107.00–119.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	103.44/cwt	97.00–110.00	815	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	106.54/cwt	104.00–109.00	607	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	613	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	54.47/cwt	49.00–59.50	539	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	67.70/cwt	62.50–72.50	857	18
Bulls	—	—	1,050	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	578	1
Bulls	—	—	1,299	81.91/cwt	75.00–86.50	1,064	10
Bulls	—	—	1,195	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,046	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	748	42.76/cwt	42.50–43.00	320	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,720	92.93/cwt	91.00–94.50	1,598	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,873	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	777.29/cwt	725.00–830.00	9,638	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	710	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,805	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,883	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,233	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	778.00/cwt	650.00–900.00	7,298	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,410	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,063	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	972.59/cwt	910.00–1,025.00	12,644	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	790.42/cwt	725.00–850.00	5,928	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	988.77/cwt	840.00–1,160.00	8,681	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,806	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,027.98/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	10,773	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,251.63/cwt	1,060.00–1,390.00	15,896	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	739.41/cwt	570.00–900.00	6,233	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	136.72/cwt	132.00–145.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	94.70/cwt	93.00–97.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	154.87/cwt	150.00–163.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	132.26/cwt	128.00–135.00	291	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	164.53/cwt	164.00–165.00	523	2

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 469Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 145Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 170Year ago 30

Compared to last market: Feeder Calves 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls 5.00-8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	123.00	123.00
2	—	505	111.00–125.00	118.00
1	—	595	121.00	121.00
4	—	613	107.00–119.00	115.52
2	—	788	97.00–110.00	103.44
4	—	424	132.00–145.00	136.72
3	—	730	93.00–97.00	94.70
3	—	365	150.00–163.00	154.87
2	—	318	164.00–165.00	164.53
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	104.00–109.00	106.54
2	—	540	110.00–117.00	113.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	124.00–126.00	125.00
12	—	372	123.00–158.00	130.64
9	—	519	116.00–138.00	124.76
5	—	610	114.00–128.50	123.71
3	—	675	112.00–119.00	115.67
2	—	254	123.00–125.00	124.01
14	—	489	123.00–132.25	130.34
1	—	970	87.00	87.00
11	—	589	117.00–128.25	125.64
5	—	716	97.00–114.00	109.37
6	—	423	120.00–131.00	124.79
5	—	220	128.00–135.00	132.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	411	134.00–164.50	158.84
20	—	372	137.00–170.00	158.72
20	—	479	126.50–155.00	145.66
17	—	521	138.00–155.50	149.21
14	—	264	132.00–165.50	148.65
6	—	716	131.25–132.50	131.88
2	—	823	122.50–127.00	124.73
13	—	661	129.00–135.50	132.87
9	—	618	125.00–139.00	135.22
6	—	591	133.00–142.00	138.15
4	—	338	145.00–156.00	147.68
3	—	865	113.00–128.50	122.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	990	49.00–59.50	54.47
2	—	748	42.50–43.00	42.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,266	62.50–72.50	67.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	55.00	55.00
10	—	1,299	75.00–86.50	81.91
1	—	1,195	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	91.00–94.50	92.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	655	200.00	200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	710	395.00	395.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	490.00	490.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	725.00–830.00	777.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	938	650.00–900.00	778.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	910.00–1,025.00	972.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	878	840.00–1,160.00	988.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	843	570.00–900.00	739.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	840	1,075.00	1,075.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	805	650.00	650.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	625.00	625.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	750	725.00–850.00	790.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,048	950.00–1,100.00	1,027.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,270	1,060.00–1,390.00	1,251.63

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