Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.57/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$152.57

53 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$30.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.02

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	157.42	731	36
Medium and Large 2	506	144.35	731	15thin
Medium and Large 3	548	127.00	695	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.42/cwt here — about $36 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 sale53 hd

152.57

—

MS average13 barns · 945 hd

146.55

+6.02

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	1,614	81.70	1,319	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	60.88	804	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	48.05	702	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	47.45	492	19

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	371	133.37/cwt	131.00–135.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	143.60/cwt	141.00–146.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	121.07/cwt	117.00–124.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	137.22/cwt	133.00–144.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	132.67/cwt	132.00–133.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	143.71/cwt	141.00–146.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	138.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	153.32/cwt	150.00–157.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	166.95/cwt	166.00–168.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	166.97/cwt	163.00–175.00	616	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	140.94/cwt	138.00–143.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	157.65/cwt	154.00–161.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	160.35/cwt	158.00–166.00	664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	159.39/cwt	158.00–163.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	150.78/cwt	144.00–155.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.90/cwt	122.00–130.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	131.85/cwt	130.00–136.00	687	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	146.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	108.66/cwt	106.00–111.00	796	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	60.88/cwt	58.00–65.00	804	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	39.98/cwt	38.00–43.00	426	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	48.05/cwt	42.00–51.50	702	3
Bulls	—	—	1,379	76.97/cwt	75.50–78.00	1,061	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	80.10/cwt	79.50–80.75	1,206	3
Bulls	—	—	1,931	87.64/cwt	85.50–88.50	1,692	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	50.65/cwt	46.50–56.50	523	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,236	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,480	1,095.00/cwt	1,095.00–1,095.00	16,206	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	806.60/cwt	750.00–860.00	8,308	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	7,785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	1,035.32/cwt	900.00–1,160.00	15,167	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,213	798.24/cwt	700.00–885.00	9,683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.81/cwt	126.00–131.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.31/cwt	127.00–130.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	146.40/cwt	143.00–150.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	127.67/cwt	127.00–128.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	122.97/cwt	121.00–125.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	118.70/cwt	115.00–121.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	132.60/cwt	128.00–134.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	121.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	730	5

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 452Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 48Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 56Year ago 44

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	131.00–135.00	133.37
2	—	343	130.00–132.00	131.01
3	—	563	117.00–124.00	121.07
5	—	473	126.00–131.00	128.81
3	—	423	127.00–130.00	128.31
2	—	508	121.00–125.00	122.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	141.00–146.00	143.60
8	—	423	133.00–144.00	137.22
1	—	710	119.00	119.00
3	—	457	132.00–133.00	132.67
3	—	308	141.00–146.00	143.71
3	—	660	115.00–121.00	118.70
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
2	—	510	128.00	128.00
5	—	601	120.00–125.00	121.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	123.00–124.00	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	116.00	116.00
4	—	564	138.00–143.00	140.94
4	—	370	154.00–161.00	157.65
4	—	464	144.00–155.00	150.78
2	—	620	122.00–130.00	125.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	140.00–142.00	141.00
5	—	669	135.00–140.00	138.01
3	—	513	150.00–157.00	153.32
2	—	320	166.00–168.00	166.95
9	—	369	163.00–175.00	166.97
8	—	414	158.00–166.00	160.35
7	—	474	158.00–163.00	159.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	142.00	142.00
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
8	—	521	130.00–136.00	131.85
2	—	558	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
4	—	438	140.00–150.00	146.50
3	—	733	106.00–111.00	108.66
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
5	—	467	143.00–150.00	146.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	125.00–128.00	126.48
3	—	522	127.00–128.00	127.67
1	—	440	127.00	127.00
5	—	474	128.00–134.00	132.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,321	58.00–65.00	60.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	38.00–43.00	39.98
14	—	1,032	46.50–56.50	50.65
1	—	985	32.50	32.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	42.00–51.50	48.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,379	75.50–78.00	76.97
3	—	1,505	79.50–80.75	80.10
4	—	1,931	85.50–88.50	87.64

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	—	1,005	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	750.00–860.00	806.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	745.00	745.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,213	700.00–885.00	798.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,465	900.00–1,160.00	1,035.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,480	1,095.00	1,095.00

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