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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jul 19

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

213 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 278▲ 37 vs year ago 176 · +21.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 64▲ 3 vs year ago 33 · +9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 20▼ 24 vs year ago 37 · −64.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-7 higher 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 $134.98/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$134.98

63 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$8.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

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	542	140.00	759	13thin
Medium and Large 1	540	133.92	723	44
Medium and Large 2	493	131.83	650	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.17/cwt here — about $109 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 sale63 hd

134.98

—

MS average13 barns · 1,365 hd

130.56

+4.42

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	1,764	90.11	1,589	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	66.74	790	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	62.99	969	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,042	56.12	585	17

Every lot

53 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	183.09/cwt	179.00–187.00	582	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	165.25/cwt	160.00–171.00	625	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	165.64/cwt	162.00–170.00	697	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	153.97/cwt	152.00–155.00	650	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	154.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	728	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	165.74/cwt	161.00–169.00	781	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	149.06/cwt	145.00–152.00	797	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	163.03/cwt	161.00–165.00	877	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	158.83/cwt	157.00–162.00	896	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	904	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	967	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	127.32/cwt	126.00–128.00	982	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	958	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	142.76/cwt	138.00–146.00	457	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	143.15/cwt	138.00–145.00	610	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	138.76/cwt	137.00–140.00	652	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	135.41/cwt	132.00–138.00	700	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	780	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	126.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	836	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	900	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	148.04/cwt	146.00–150.00	681	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	824	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	142.75/cwt	142.00–143.00	808	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	88.18/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,464	2
Bulls	—	—	1,868	92.03/cwt	91.50–92.50	1,719	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	45.93/cwt	40.50–48.50	424	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	54.35/cwt	51.00–57.50	542	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	63.47/cwt	61.50–64.50	729	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	66.74/cwt	65.00–68.00	790	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	62.99/cwt	62.00–64.00	969	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	780	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,382	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	895	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,176	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	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 Jul 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 278Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 64Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 20Year ago 37

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-7 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	475	135.00–136.00	135.49
1	—	425	136.00	136.00
1	—	565	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	135.00	135.00
6	—	426	138.00–145.00	143.15
13	—	661	125.00–130.00	126.54
9	—	517	132.00–138.00	135.41
4	—	470	137.00–140.00	138.76
2	—	765	120.00	120.00
2	—	738	122.00	122.00
1	—	355	147.00	147.00
5	—	320	138.00–146.00	142.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	557	140.00	140.00
8	—	533	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	152.00–155.00	153.97
2	—	470	150.00–160.00	154.84
1	—	625	134.00	134.00
3	—	535	145.00–152.00	149.06
2	—	570	146.00	146.00
1	—	785	122.00	122.00
2	—	378	160.00–171.00	165.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	179.00	179.00
12	—	471	161.00–169.00	165.74
2	—	738	130.00–132.00	130.99
3	—	771	126.00–128.00	127.32
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
6	—	564	157.00–162.00	158.83
2	—	318	179.00–187.00	183.09
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
7	—	421	162.00–170.00	165.64
2	—	538	161.00–165.00	163.03
3	—	680	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	134.00	134.00
1	—	585	132.00	132.00
1	—	460	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
1	—	465	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	154.00	154.00
2	—	460	146.00–150.00	148.04
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
4	—	566	142.00–143.00	142.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	87.50–89.00	88.18
2	—	1,868	91.50–92.50	92.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	924	40.50–48.50	45.93
6	—	997	51.00–57.50	54.35
7	—	1,149	61.50–64.50	63.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	62.00–64.00	62.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,183	65.00–68.00	66.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	780	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	690.00	690.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.