Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market the regular run of feeder calves were steady, the groups of weaned calves were higher. Slaughter cows were 2-4 lower, bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.02/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$149.02

157 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$25.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.56

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	571	157.00	896	35
Medium and Large 1	510	153.96	786	81
Medium and Large 2	591	133.12	787	22
Medium and Large 3	466	131.62	613	19thin

One grade step is worth $25.38/cwt here — about $283 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 sale157 hd

149.02

—

MS average13 barns · 1,098 hd

143.46

+5.56

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	1,652	82.83	1,368	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	56.24	725	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	49.65	680	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	48.99	490	10

Every lot, as filed

67 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 3	—	585	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	166.12/cwt	158.00–167.00	631	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	152.84/cwt	150.00–156.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	141.56/cwt	140.00–143.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	123.19/cwt	120.00–128.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	159.65/cwt	154.00–161.00	746	37
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	127.09/cwt	120.00–138.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	130.06/cwt	124.00–134.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.17/cwt	130.00–133.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	896	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	156.71/cwt	155.00–159.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	119.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	145.28/cwt	140.00–149.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	121.97/cwt	120.00–123.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	49.65/cwt	47.50–54.50	680	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	56.24/cwt	55.00–58.00	725	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	41.07/cwt	38.50–44.00	395	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	52.39/cwt	50.50–53.50	533	7
Bulls	—	—	1,652	82.83/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,368	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,499	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	859.57/cwt	800.00–910.00	11,389	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,408	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,261	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	9,207	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,283	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,233	824.24/cwt	800.00–850.00	10,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	125.82/cwt	122.00–129.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	118.03/cwt	117.00–119.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	156.49/cwt	156.00–159.00	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	118.73/cwt	116.00–120.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.16/cwt	118.00–123.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	115.84/cwt	113.00–120.00	717	7

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 Oct 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 359Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 33Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 69Year ago 253

Good day, as compared to last market the regular run of feeder calves were steady, the groups of weaned calves were higher. Slaughter cows were 2-4 lower, bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	132.00–134.00	132.99
2	—	318	140.00–143.00	141.56
1	—	380	137.00	137.00
3	—	508	130.00–134.00	131.99
6	—	423	120.00–138.00	127.09
3	—	477	124.00–134.00	130.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	129.00	129.00
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
11	—	380	158.00–167.00	166.12
4	—	761	128.00	128.00
3	—	705	130.00	130.00
37	—	467	154.00–161.00	159.65
2	—	823	120.00–121.00	120.49
5	—	623	130.00–133.00	131.17
8	—	533	150.00–160.00	154.98
3	—	417	155.00–159.00	156.71
6	—	579	156.00–159.00	156.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	150.00–156.00	152.84
6	—	682	120.00–128.00	123.19
3	—	560	144.00	144.00
2	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
4	—	733	118.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	480	148.00	148.00
3	—	513	140.00–149.00	145.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	571	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
1	—	330	129.00	129.00
8	—	486	122.00–129.00	125.82
2	—	515	123.00–124.00	123.51
1	—	900	111.00	111.00
2	—	665	112.00–113.00	112.50
6	—	573	118.00–123.00	121.16
1	—	355	131.00	131.00
7	—	619	113.00–120.00	115.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	100.00	100.00
1	—	300	126.00	126.00
1	—	530	117.00	117.00
2	—	413	117.00–119.00	118.03
2	—	583	117.00	117.00
4	—	480	116.00–120.00	118.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	119.00	119.00
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	121.00	121.00
2	—	668	108.00–110.00	109.03
3	—	560	110.00–115.00	113.35
1	—	475	114.00	114.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
2	—	545	114.00–117.00	115.50
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	120.00–121.00	120.51
3	—	525	120.00–123.00	121.97
1	—	640	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	47.50–54.50	49.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,289	55.00–58.00	56.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	38.50–44.00	41.07
7	—	1,017	50.50–53.50	52.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	81.00–85.00	82.83

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	800.00–850.00	824.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	800.00–910.00	859.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	990	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	910.00	910.00

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