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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jun 28

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Jun 21Jun 28Jul 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

320 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 403▲ 320 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 69▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

261 head

▲ 195 vs last sale 66▲ 261 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.21/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$135.21

141 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$14.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.12

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	704	138.00	972	70
Medium and Large 1	577	133.53	770	63
Medium and Large 2	516	123.98	640	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.02/cwt here — about $331 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 sale141 hd

135.21

—

MS average13 barns · 1,206 hd

132.08

+3.12

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	1,962	99.41	1,950	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	73.78	899	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	62.37	950	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,020	59.04	602	22

Every lot

61 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	303	160.98/cwt	159.00–165.00	488	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	180.04/cwt	179.00–181.00	573	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	148.04/cwt	146.00–150.00	574	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	162.50/cwt	158.00–167.00	697	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	158.95/cwt	155.00–162.00	744	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	148.69/cwt	147.00–150.00	778	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	864	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	125.03/cwt	122.00–128.00	841	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	134.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	920	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	140.75/cwt	135.00–144.00	548	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	128.21/cwt	125.00–133.00	524	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	140.77/cwt	138.00–144.00	610	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	140.02/cwt	134.00–143.00	728	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	135.85/cwt	134.00–139.00	763	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	705	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	859	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	972	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	600	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	127.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	607	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	538	114.67/cwt	112.00–117.00	617	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	118.71/cwt	115.00–121.00	734	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,264	1
Bulls	—	—	2,172	100.88/cwt	98.00–103.00	2,191	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	41.40/cwt	39.00–45.00	342	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	55.96/cwt	51.50–58.50	585	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	65.25/cwt	62.00–68.00	687	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	73.78/cwt	70.50–77.00	899	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	62.37/cwt	58.00–65.00	950	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	14,348	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,660	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	17,255	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	21,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,385	1,590.00/cwt	1,590.00–1,590.00	22,022	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,407	1,313.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,460.00	18,481	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,427	1,405.67/cwt	1,230.00–1,520.00	20,059	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,445	1,406.76/cwt	1,390.00–1,420.00	20,328	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,510	1,735.46/cwt	1,700.00–1,770.00	26,205	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,525	1,673.55/cwt	1,580.00–1,740.00	25,522	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,585	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	23,775	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,102	978.53/cwt	910.00–1,020.00	10,783	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,131	919.67/cwt	740.00–1,030.00	10,401	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,133	987.84/cwt	850.00–1,110.00	11,192	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,148	1,066.46/cwt	1,050.00–1,090.00	12,243	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,195	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,743	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,218	1,000.78/cwt	880.00–1,100.00	12,190	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	18,364	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	1,097.57/cwt	1,010.00–1,200.00	13,720	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,575	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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 403Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 261Last week 66Year ago 0

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,585	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	6	—	1,427	1,230.00–1,520.00	1,405.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,510	1,700.00–1,770.00	1,735.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,525	1,580.00–1,740.00	1,673.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,385	1,590.00	1,590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,407	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,313.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,445	1,390.00–1,420.00	1,406.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	1,360.00	1,360.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,600.00	1,600.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,218	880.00–1,100.00	1,000.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,250	1,010.00–1,200.00	1,097.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,133	850.00–1,110.00	987.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,148	1,050.00–1,090.00	1,066.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,102	910.00–1,020.00	978.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,131	740.00–1,030.00	919.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	825	39.00–45.00	41.40
12	—	1,053	62.00–68.00	65.25
7	—	1,046	51.50–58.50	55.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,219	70.50–77.00	73.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,523	58.00–65.00	62.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,172	98.00–103.00	100.88
1	—	1,330	95.00	95.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
2	—	388	146.00–150.00	148.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	303	159.00–165.00	160.98
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
1	—	535	138.00	138.00
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
2	—	673	122.00–128.00	125.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	147.00–150.00	148.69
1	—	770	125.00	125.00
7	—	580	149.00	149.00
18	—	684	130.00–135.00	134.56
4	—	429	158.00–167.00	162.50
6	—	468	155.00–162.00	158.95
2	—	318	179.00–181.00	180.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	144.00–145.00	144.50
7	—	618	115.00–121.00	118.71
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
2	—	540	120.00–123.00	121.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	120.00–130.00	127.45
3	—	538	112.00–117.00	114.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	562	134.00–139.00	135.85
4	—	520	134.00–143.00	140.02
4	—	433	138.00–144.00	140.77
22	—	682	126.00	126.00
4	—	389	135.00–144.00	140.75
1	—	340	141.00	141.00
1	—	455	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
2	—	590	119.00–120.00	119.50
4	—	409	125.00–133.00	128.21
1	—	780	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	704	138.00	138.00

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.