Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2021-01-18

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 18
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
253 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 273▼ 9 vs year ago 262 · −3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 16▲ 35 vs year ago 18 · +194.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 4▼ 4 vs year ago 67 · −6.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared To Last week Feeder Cattle Bulls and Steers up 5-10 Heifers Steady Slaughter Cattle Steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.32/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$124.32
60 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$608
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$70
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.30
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1491124.6061157
Medium and Large 2455119.015423thin
One grade step is worth $5.60/cwt here — about $70 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 sale60 hd
124.32
—
MS average12 barns · 1,420 hd
122.02
+2.30
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—Average1,63683.391,3645thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08350.895516thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11646.4451810

Every lot

65 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1270175.20/cwt170.00–178.004733
Steers—Medium and Large 1335168.50/cwt166.00–171.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 1382177.62/cwt175.00–179.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 2405156.52/cwt155.00–158.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 1415163.29/cwt160.00–165.006783
Steers—Medium and Large 1537144.50/cwt144.50–144.507762
Steers—Medium and Large 1585132.47/cwt130.00–135.0077512
Steers—Medium and Large 1620123.00/cwt123.00–123.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1693115.50/cwt115.00–116.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 1711121.17/cwt120.50–122.0086218
Steers—Medium and Large 1810106.00/cwt106.00–106.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 1890109.99/cwt108.00–112.009792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321137.48/cwt130.00–144.504417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373133.62/cwt129.00–139.004988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415129.77/cwt125.00–135.005397
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430118.00/cwt118.00–118.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468119.51/cwt119.00–120.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470127.77/cwt123.00–130.006014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534120.08/cwt118.50–131.0064118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1588118.00/cwt118.00–118.006946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622107.36/cwt106.00–109.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1737115.00/cwt115.00–115.008484
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2205160.00/cwt160.00–160.003281
Bulls—Small and Medium 1320160.52/cwt160.00–161.005142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325172.52/cwt170.00–175.005614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340151.09/cwt145.00–157.005142
Bulls—Small and Medium 2365134.00/cwt134.00–134.004891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371171.33/cwt164.00–176.006366
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395156.00/cwt156.00–156.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405171.98/cwt170.00–174.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465146.93/cwt142.00–155.006833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465143.95/cwt119.00–170.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513130.33/cwt130.00–131.006693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570132.45/cwt131.00–134.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630109.00/cwt109.00–109.006871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 173092.00/cwt92.00–92.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 175588.00/cwt88.00–88.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 194082.00/cwt82.00–82.007711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,63683.39/cwt80.00–85.501,3645
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01842.50/cwt42.50–42.504332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08350.89/cwt50.00–52.505516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14147.42/cwt45.00–49.505418
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2690790.00/cwt790.00–790.005,4512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2700860.00/cwt860.00–860.006,0202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2910980.00/cwt980.00–980.008,9182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2930811.94/cwt720.00–900.007,5514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000920.00/cwt920.00–920.009,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2051,240.04/cwt1,230.00–1,250.0014,9424
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2735270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9851
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2907587.21/cwt440.00–760.005,3263
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2910350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,1851
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,040550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,7201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050580.00/cwt580.00–580.006,0901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115590.00/cwt590.00–590.006,5791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1221,161.63/cwt1,000.00–1,380.0013,0333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,3201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,2721
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,175725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,5191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1791,350.66/cwt1,210.00–1,440.0015,9244
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1851,209.11/cwt1,000.00–1,420.0014,3282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2801,390.00/cwt1,390.00–1,390.0017,7921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,345990.00/cwt990.00–990.0013,3161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,345796.56/cwt780.00–810.0010,7142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,420840.00/cwt840.00–840.0011,9281

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.