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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 14

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

294 head

▼ 507 vs last sale 801▼ 41 vs year ago 335 · −12.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 34▲ 2 vs year ago 42 · +4.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 29▲ 24 vs year ago 26 · +92.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-3 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were 3-5 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.93/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$145.93

72 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$11.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.86

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	149.57	836	50
Medium and Large 2	625	137.64	860	22

One grade step is worth $11.94/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale72 hd

145.93

—

MS average13 barns · 970 hd

140.06

+5.86

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	1,405	85.95	1,208	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	75.38	893	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	69.41	1,015	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	58.98	569	9thin

Every lot

49 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	164.57/cwt	160.00–170.00	518	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	589	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	159.33/cwt	157.00–161.00	664	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	151.91/cwt	148.00–155.00	643	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	163.20/cwt	158.00–169.00	769	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	159.66/cwt	155.00–167.00	835	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	144.03/cwt	142.00–146.00	825	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	140.66/cwt	138.00–143.00	878	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	140.98/cwt	138.00–144.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	133.49/cwt	132.00–138.00	948	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	734	128.35/cwt	123.00–130.00	942	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	766	124.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	950	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	120.50/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,085	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	139.51/cwt	136.00–142.00	525	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	139.18/cwt	137.00–142.00	590	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	548	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	137.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	648	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	135.11/cwt	132.00–140.00	709	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	130.62/cwt	130.00–132.00	735	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	126.77/cwt	125.00–129.00	745	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	758	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	121.24/cwt	119.00–124.00	806	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	135.51/cwt	134.00–136.00	603	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	127.58/cwt	125.00–132.00	671	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	692	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	734	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	616	122.44/cwt	120.00–126.00	754	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	880	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,135	77.85/cwt	74.50–80.00	884	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	98.10/cwt	94.50–101.00	1,776	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	52.60/cwt	50.00–55.50	438	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	62.17/cwt	59.00–66.50	641	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	80.22/cwt	79.50–81.00	935	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	74.30/cwt	69.50–77.00	883	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	69.41/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,015	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	973	802.57/cwt	760.00–825.00	7,809	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,744	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,139	872.00/cwt	770.00–980.00	9,932	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,780	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	1,115	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	11,931	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,170	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,040	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,185	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	13,865	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,355	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,293	2

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Mon Jun 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 801Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 34Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 29Year ago 26

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-3 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were 3-5 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	94.50–101.00	98.10
3	—	1,135	74.50–80.00	77.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	50.00–55.50	52.60
6	—	1,031	59.00–66.50	62.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,189	69.50–77.00	74.30
2	—	1,165	79.50–81.00	80.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	69.00–70.00	69.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	134.00–136.00	135.51
1	—	580	141.00	141.00
2	—	710	123.00–125.00	124.00
7	—	616	120.00–126.00	122.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	125.00–132.00	127.58
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
2	—	578	125.00–129.00	126.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	124.00	124.00
2	—	560	123.00–124.00	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	710	132.00–138.00	133.49
2	—	900	118.00–123.00	120.50
16	—	624	138.00–143.00	140.66
3	—	523	155.00–167.00	159.66
3	—	417	157.00–161.00	159.33
2	—	660	138.00–144.00	140.98
13	—	471	158.00–169.00	163.20
3	—	315	160.00–170.00	164.57
2	—	355	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	153.00	153.00
4	—	423	148.00–155.00	151.91
6	—	573	142.00–146.00	144.03
9	—	734	123.00–130.00	128.35
2	—	766	122.00–126.00	124.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	130.00–132.00	130.62
7	—	525	132.00–140.00	135.11
18	—	424	137.00–142.00	139.18
1	—	605	132.00	132.00
3	—	472	135.00–140.00	137.28
1	—	335	136.00	136.00
4	—	376	136.00–142.00	139.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	129.00	129.00
12	—	665	119.00–124.00	121.24
4	—	619	120.00–125.00	122.48
4	—	588	125.00–129.00	126.77

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	870.00	870.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	973	760.00–825.00	802.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,139	770.00–980.00	872.00

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	2	—	1,185	1,170.00	1,170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,355	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	1,070.00	1,070.00

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.