Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2021-01-11

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 11
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 277▲ 86 vs year ago 187 · +46.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 44▼ 7 vs year ago 23 · −30.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 31▼ 14 vs year ago 18 · −77.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 5-7 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady, with just a small offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.16/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$138.16
138 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$783
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$153
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$49.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.94
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2310178.005523thin
Medium and Large 1577139.24804111
Medium and Large 2550128.1770524
One grade step is worth $49.83/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale138 hd
138.16
—
MS average10 barns · 869 hd
140.10
−1.94
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,19074.508871thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09251.695649thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06247.315023thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49045.506781thin

Every lot

43 lots · USDA AMS · Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1230173.00/cwt173.00–173.003982
Steers—Medium and Large 1275165.93/cwt164.00–168.004562
Steers—Medium and Large 2300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1305161.00/cwt161.00–161.004911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310178.00/cwt178.00–178.005523
Steers—Medium and Large 2373150.47/cwt150.00–151.005612
Steers—Medium and Large 1386164.78/cwt159.00–166.006368
Steers—Medium and Large 1418149.44/cwt148.00–151.006252
Steers—Medium and Large 2433137.05/cwt134.00–140.005932
Steers—Medium and Large 1471146.26/cwt142.00–151.0068910
Steers—Medium and Large 2480134.52/cwt134.00–135.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 1515143.54/cwt142.00–145.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 2535125.84/cwt125.00–129.006736
Steers—Medium and Large 2585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1627134.76/cwt124.00–135.0084575
Steers—Medium and Large 2653120.00/cwt120.00–120.0078410
Steers—Medium and Large 1675127.00/cwt127.00–127.008579
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1292152.00/cwt152.00–152.004447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322132.40/cwt130.00–134.004263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330122.00/cwt122.00–122.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370144.00/cwt144.00–144.005337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387133.97/cwt133.00–136.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421128.72/cwt125.00–130.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470123.70/cwt117.00–125.005818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474118.37/cwt114.00–124.005617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477136.81/cwt135.00–140.0065316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520120.51/cwt116.00–123.006276
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533114.00/cwt114.00–114.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569123.25/cwt115.00–125.0070133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585110.50/cwt110.00–111.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627111.62/cwt106.00–116.007003
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469133.96/cwt130.00–138.006284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490122.00/cwt122.00–122.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530131.00/cwt131.00–131.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617122.32/cwt120.00–125.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673110.57/cwt107.00–114.007442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,19074.50/cwt74.50–74.508871
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06247.31/cwt43.00–49.505023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09251.69/cwt50.00–53.505649
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49045.50/cwt45.50–45.506781
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2970800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,7602

This sale against other markets

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.