Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher, 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 $154.11/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$154.11

61 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$8.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.64

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	156.49	709	29
Medium and Large 2	446	153.32	684	24
Medium and Large 3	408	147.85	603	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.64/cwt here — about $106 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 sale61 hd

154.11

—

MS average13 barns · 839 hd

144.48

+9.64

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	1,609	85.14	1,370	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	62.36	770	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	47.60	510	14

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	171.68/cwt	167.00–175.00	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	126.22/cwt	125.00–129.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	129.55/cwt	127.00–133.00	545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	142.45/cwt	140.00–148.00	453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	162.81/cwt	160.00–164.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	149.68/cwt	147.00–157.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	161.35/cwt	160.00–163.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	161.50/cwt	160.00–163.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	134.97/cwt	132.00–138.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	129.97/cwt	128.00–132.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	152.49/cwt	148.00–156.00	732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	141.63/cwt	139.00–143.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	152.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	119.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	134.25/cwt	130.00–138.00	694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	133.52/cwt	130.00–136.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	116.32/cwt	114.00–118.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	802	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	62.36/cwt	59.00–66.00	770	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	42.73/cwt	38.50–45.50	464	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	50.30/cwt	46.00–54.50	536	9
Bulls	—	—	1,595	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,348	2
Bulls	—	—	1,190	73.12/cwt	71.50–75.00	870	2
Bulls	—	—	1,754	89.36/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,567	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,199	991.10/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	11,883	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,319	1,296.04/cwt	1,025.00–1,550.00	17,095	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	1,049.40/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	13,432	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,848	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,500	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	15,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,412.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,525.00	17,444	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	26,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,588	1,371.07/cwt	1,220.00–1,550.00	21,773	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	18,260	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	1,343.01/cwt	1,200.00–1,550.00	16,197	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	1,316.33/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	14,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	121.40/cwt	119.00–124.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.97/cwt	133.00–137.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.57/cwt	121.00–126.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.63/cwt	121.00–128.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	110.48/cwt	106.00–116.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	117.33/cwt	115.00–119.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	133.97/cwt	132.00–135.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	142.86/cwt	139.00–145.00	413	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	120.02/cwt	117.00–125.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	122.02/cwt	120.00–123.00	633	4

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 521Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 67Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 338Last week 33Year ago 38

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher, 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	110.00–115.00	112.56
3	—	467	119.00–124.00	121.40
2	—	360	133.00–134.00	133.50
1	—	445	124.00	124.00
4	—	619	106.00–116.00	110.48
3	—	590	115.00–119.00	117.33
3	—	320	132.00–135.00	133.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	125.00–129.00	126.22
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
7	—	421	127.00–133.00	129.55
6	—	318	140.00–148.00	142.45
2	—	735	116.00	116.00
7	—	289	139.00–145.00	142.86
5	—	621	117.00–125.00	120.02
4	—	560	124.00–125.00	124.49
4	—	519	120.00–123.00	122.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	167.00–175.00	171.68
2	—	635	129.00	129.00
1	—	365	165.00	165.00
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
8	—	522	147.00–157.00	149.68
2	—	473	158.00–160.00	159.01
6	—	420	160.00–163.00	161.35
2	—	660	128.00–132.00	129.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	160.00–164.00	162.81
1	—	240	163.00	163.00
2	—	320	160.00–163.00	161.50
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
1	—	535	141.00	141.00
8	—	480	148.00–156.00	152.49
3	—	580	139.00–143.00	141.63
2	—	423	154.00–155.00	154.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	132.00–138.00	134.97
2	—	390	154.00–155.00	154.50
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
3	—	317	150.00–155.00	152.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	115.00–125.00	119.92
2	—	443	145.00–149.00	146.99
7	—	517	130.00–138.00	134.25
4	—	563	130.00–136.00	133.52
3	—	677	114.00–118.00	116.32
2	—	713	110.00–115.00	112.54
4	—	474	140.00–145.00	142.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	133.00–137.00	134.97
2	—	525	121.00–126.00	123.57
3	—	565	121.00–128.00	123.63
1	—	435	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,234	59.00–66.00	62.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,086	38.50–45.50	42.73
9	—	1,065	46.00–54.50	50.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	84.50	84.50
2	—	1,190	71.50–75.00	73.12
6	—	1,754	85.00–94.00	89.36

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,199	850.00–1,050.00	991.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,280	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,049.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,319	1,025.00–1,550.00	1,296.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,206	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,343.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,138	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,316.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,500	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,235	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,412.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,588	1,220.00–1,550.00	1,371.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	1,410.00	1,410.00

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