Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2-4 higher, had a little better quality. Sold 52 weaned black hided steers average weight 509 lbs @ $ 1.6560 per lb.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.92/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$152.92

135 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$34.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.53

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	509	166.00	845	52
Medium and Large 1	446	154.49	689	42
Medium and Large 2	521	139.80	729	16thin
Medium and Large 3	570	131.48	749	25

One grade step is worth $34.52/cwt here — about $95 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 sale135 hd

152.92

—

MS average13 barns · 1,036 hd

144.39

+8.53

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	1,436	80.42	1,155	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	61.45	701	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	52.50	793	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,019	47.38	483	16

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	742.24/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,215	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	124.16/cwt	120.00–127.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	124.37/cwt	123.00–126.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.03/cwt	128.00–132.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	144.92/cwt	140.00–149.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	160.20/cwt	160.00–161.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	157.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	156.11/cwt	153.00–159.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	124.48/cwt	123.00–126.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	128.34/cwt	128.00–129.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	117.93/cwt	114.00–122.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	131.21/cwt	131.00–135.00	754	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	154.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	743	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	162.23/cwt	160.00–166.00	451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	133.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	845	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	139.00/cwt	138.00–141.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	130.49/cwt	130.00–132.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	117.31/cwt	113.00–121.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	139.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	37.53/cwt	37.00–38.00	377	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,228	1
Bulls	—	—	1,158	73.51/cwt	72.00–75.00	851	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	44.21/cwt	40.00–48.50	412	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	53.36/cwt	50.00–56.00	593	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	793	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	61.45/cwt	59.00–63.00	701	7
Bulls	—	—	1,670	87.29/cwt	85.50–89.00	1,458	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	108.98/cwt	107.00–111.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	126.09/cwt	125.00–129.00	720	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	122.64/cwt	120.00–124.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	121.25/cwt	121.00–122.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	119.01/cwt	113.00–124.00	751	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.01/cwt	125.00–133.00	618	14

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 382Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 29Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 54Year ago 15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	972	700.00–775.00	742.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	670.00	670.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,480	1,200.00	1,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	127.00	127.00
3	—	487	120.00–124.00	122.64
2	—	510	121.00	121.00
4	—	583	121.00–122.00	121.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	126.00	126.00
4	—	525	123.00–126.00	124.48
3	—	715	115.00–120.00	116.64
2	—	673	114.00–122.00	117.93
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
13	—	571	125.00–129.00	126.09
7	—	631	113.00–124.00	119.01
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
14	—	475	125.00–133.00	130.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	120.00–127.00	124.16
3	—	428	123.00–126.00	124.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	128.00–132.00	130.03
4	—	433	130.00–132.00	130.49
2	—	568	116.00	116.00
2	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	113.00–121.00	117.31
3	—	440	135.00–145.00	139.31
2	—	550	120.00–126.00	123.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
2	—	773	107.00–111.00	108.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	140.00–149.00	144.92
3	—	677	128.00–129.00	128.34
1	—	620	127.00	127.00
1	—	575	137.00	137.00
2	—	410	148.00–149.00	148.51
2	—	390	150.00	150.00
4	—	529	138.00–141.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	402	160.00–161.00	160.20
3	—	367	155.00–160.00	157.67
2	—	333	153.00–159.00	156.11
1	—	550	158.00	158.00
22	—	481	150.00–155.00	154.56
5	—	278	160.00–166.00	162.23
4	—	610	130.00–140.00	133.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	575	131.00–135.00	131.21
1	—	450	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	509	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	37.00–38.00	37.53
7	—	932	40.00–48.50	44.21
7	—	1,111	50.00–56.00	53.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	52.50	52.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,140	59.00–63.00	61.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	80.50	80.50
2	—	1,158	72.00–75.00	73.51
2	—	1,670	85.50–89.00	87.29

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle