Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.16/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$167.16

130 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$28.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.13

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	476	173.85	827	72
Medium and Large 1	475	161.13	766	44
Medium and Large 2	418	153.44	642	11thin
Medium and Large 3	410	145.67	597	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.18/cwt here — about $230 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 sale130 hd

167.16

—

MS average13 barns · 1,188 hd

157.03

+10.13

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	1,351	73.51	993	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	59.62	726	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	50.00	720	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	47.95	495	21

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	480	163.30/cwt	159.00–164.00	784	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	168.33/cwt	165.00–172.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	171.58/cwt	168.00–175.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	157.44/cwt	155.00–163.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	175.52/cwt	175.00–179.00	816	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	155.39/cwt	152.00–158.00	873	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	167.60/cwt	167.00–168.00	898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,003	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.45/cwt	157.00–175.00	690	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	122.06/cwt	118.00–124.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	136.16/cwt	134.00–140.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	148.64/cwt	145.00–152.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	135.61/cwt	131.00–140.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	120.76/cwt	119.00–124.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.56/cwt	147.00–156.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	179.07/cwt	176.00–184.00	743	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	134.62/cwt	133.00–135.00	425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	124.70/cwt	123.00–128.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	118.46/cwt	116.00–121.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	133.17/cwt	126.00–140.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	136.72/cwt	134.00–138.00	659	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	122.67/cwt	122.00–124.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	524	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	136.84/cwt	134.00–139.00	591	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,490	1,083.73/cwt	1,065.00–1,100.00	16,148	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,214	896.54/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	10,884	4
Bulls	—	—	1,405	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,124	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	59.62/cwt	55.50–62.50	726	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	720	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	50.84/cwt	48.50–54.50	555	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	45.49/cwt	42.50–47.50	419	5
Bulls	—	—	1,333	71.34/cwt	67.00–73.00	951	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	33.91/cwt	32.50–36.00	305	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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 243Year ago 648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 71Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 39Year ago 124

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	480	159.00–164.00	163.30
3	—	367	165.00–172.00	168.33
4	—	500	156.00	156.00
2	—	333	168.00–175.00	171.58
1	—	640	145.00	145.00
9	—	562	152.00–158.00	155.39
10	—	425	157.00–175.00	162.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	155.00–163.00	157.44
1	—	320	158.00	158.00
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
1	—	405	153.00	153.00
3	—	468	147.00–156.00	152.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	352	193.00	193.00
30	—	465	175.00–179.00	175.52
5	—	570	160.00	160.00
5	—	536	167.00–168.00	167.60
8	—	651	154.00	154.00
18	—	415	176.00–184.00	179.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
1	—	345	153.00	153.00
1	—	505	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	131.00	131.00
4	—	528	131.00–140.00	135.61
34	—	482	134.00–138.00	136.72
12	—	432	134.00–139.00	136.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	122.00	122.00
5	—	472	119.00–124.00	120.76
5	—	316	133.00–135.00	134.62
1	—	585	119.00	119.00
2	—	535	120.00	120.00
14	—	391	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	118.00–124.00	122.06
7	—	517	123.00–128.00	124.70
2	—	635	116.00–121.00	118.46
2	—	420	126.00–140.00	133.17
3	—	558	122.00–124.00	122.67
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	124.00–125.00	124.33
1	—	505	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	116.00	116.00
6	—	513	134.00–140.00	136.16
5	—	463	145.00–152.00	148.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	128.00	128.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,490	1,065.00–1,100.00	1,083.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,214	750.00–1,025.00	896.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,333	67.00–73.00	71.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,217	55.50–62.50	59.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,092	48.50–54.50	50.84
5	—	922	42.50–47.50	45.49
2	—	900	32.50–36.00	33.91

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle