Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows and bulls were also steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.40/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$154.40

64 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$8.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.16

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	155.36	753	37
Medium and Large 2	409	154.19	631	23
Medium and Large 3	399	146.77	585	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.59/cwt here — about $168 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 sale64 hd

154.40

—

MS average13 barns · 887 hd

145.24

+9.16

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	1,508	84.75	1,278	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	61.96	815	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	53.54	787	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	46.80	499	16

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1	—	419	161.65/cwt	158.00–165.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	122.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	142.03/cwt	139.00–145.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	169.13/cwt	165.00–172.00	631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	154.20/cwt	154.00–155.00	873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	154.31/cwt	152.00–156.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	147.72/cwt	140.00–153.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	154.01/cwt	153.00–155.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	136.74/cwt	136.00–141.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	160.00/cwt	154.00–164.00	526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	159.81/cwt	157.00–162.00	594	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	129.48/cwt	129.00–130.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	137.24/cwt	134.00–142.00	646	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	135.38/cwt	134.00–138.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	40.57/cwt	37.00–43.00	409	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	51.64/cwt	47.50–55.00	574	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	53.54/cwt	52.00–55.00	787	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	61.96/cwt	58.50–65.00	815	8
Bulls	—	—	1,260	79.24/cwt	79.00–79.50	998	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	91.31/cwt	89.50–93.00	1,543	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	83.69/cwt	82.50–84.50	1,318	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,691	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	14,014	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	830.07/cwt	800.00–860.00	8,948	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	1,015.20/cwt	1,010.00–1,020.00	10,203	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	11,118	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	123.46/cwt	118.00–128.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	124.59/cwt	122.00–128.00	527	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	126.04/cwt	118.00–128.00	647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	113.99/cwt	112.00–117.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.69/cwt	159.00–164.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	168.51/cwt	167.00–170.00	494	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 Nov 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 185Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 65Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 338Year ago 27

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows and bulls were also steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	158.00–165.00	161.65
6	—	373	165.00–172.00	169.13
5	—	566	154.00–155.00	154.20
3	—	528	152.00–156.00	154.31
1	—	655	132.00	132.00
7	—	604	136.00–141.00	136.74
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
3	—	470	159.00–164.00	161.69
2	—	293	167.00–170.00	168.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	139.00–145.00	142.03
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
1	—	330	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	140.00–153.00	147.72
2	—	425	153.00–155.00	154.01
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
6	—	329	154.00–164.00	160.00
9	—	372	157.00–162.00	159.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	122.00–125.00	122.97
2	—	695	118.00	118.00
2	—	338	130.00	130.00
10	—	423	122.00–128.00	124.59
8	—	513	118.00–128.00	126.04
5	—	613	112.00–117.00	113.99
5	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
4	—	474	119.00–120.00	119.51
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	129.00	129.00
2	—	470	129.00–130.00	129.48
4	—	576	118.00–128.00	123.46
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	134.00	134.00
9	—	471	134.00–142.00	137.24
5	—	424	134.00–138.00	135.38
1	—	580	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,009	37.00–43.00	40.57
9	—	1,112	47.50–55.00	51.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	52.00–55.00	53.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,316	58.50–65.00	61.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	79.00–79.50	79.24
2	—	1,690	89.50–93.00	91.31
2	—	1,575	82.50–84.50	83.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	885.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	980.00	980.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,010.00–1,020.00	1,015.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,020.00	1,020.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	800.00–860.00	830.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	730.00	730.00

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