Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2021-09-13

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 13
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
526 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 469▲ 287 vs year ago 239 · +120.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 145▲ 35 vs year ago 47 · +74.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 125 vs last sale 170▲ 15 vs year ago 30 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last market: Feeder Calves 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls 5.00-8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.28/cwt on 141 head.
Average price
$147.28
141 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$713
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.97
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2484147.28713141
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale141 hd
147.28
—
MS average13 barns · 1,159 hd
146.31
+0.97
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—Low1,33481.961,09314
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26667.7085718
CowsLean 85-90%Average94252.1349110

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2264148.65/cwt132.00–165.5039214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338147.68/cwt145.00–156.004994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372158.72/cwt137.00–170.0059020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411158.84/cwt134.00–164.5065327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479145.66/cwt126.50–155.0069820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521149.21/cwt138.00–155.5077717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591138.15/cwt133.00–142.008166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618135.22/cwt125.00–139.008369
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661132.87/cwt129.00–135.5087813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716131.88/cwt131.25–132.509446
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823124.73/cwt122.50–127.001,0272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865122.54/cwt113.00–128.501,0603
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220132.26/cwt128.00–135.002915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2254124.01/cwt123.00–125.003152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340125.00/cwt124.00–126.004253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372130.64/cwt123.00–158.0048612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423124.79/cwt120.00–131.005286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489130.34/cwt123.00–132.2563714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519124.76/cwt116.00–138.006489
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589125.64/cwt117.00–128.2574011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610123.71/cwt114.00–128.507555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675115.67/cwt112.00–119.007813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716109.37/cwt97.00–114.007835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-297087.00/cwt87.00–87.008441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318164.53/cwt164.00–165.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365154.87/cwt150.00–163.005653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424136.72/cwt132.00–145.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505118.00/cwt111.00–125.005962
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2540113.53/cwt110.00–117.006132
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2570106.54/cwt104.00–109.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595121.00/cwt121.00–121.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613115.52/cwt107.00–119.007084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650123.00/cwt123.00–123.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-273094.70/cwt93.00–97.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2788103.44/cwt97.00–110.008152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05055.00/cwt55.00–55.005781
Bulls——1,19587.50/cwt87.50–87.501,0461
Bulls——1,29981.91/cwt75.00–86.501,06410
Bulls——Light Weight1,72092.93/cwt91.00–94.501,5982
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74842.76/cwt42.50–43.003202
Cows—Lean 85-90%99054.47/cwt49.00–59.505398
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26667.70/cwt62.50–72.5085718
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2710395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,8051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2843739.41/cwt570.00–900.006,2332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2878988.77/cwt840.00–1,160.008,6813
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2900490.00/cwt490.00–490.004,4101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,8831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2938778.00/cwt650.00–900.007,2982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240777.29/cwt725.00–830.009,6382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300972.59/cwt910.00–1,025.0012,6442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,355950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,8731
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2750790.42/cwt725.00–850.005,9282
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,2331
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,0631
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28401,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,0302
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,027.98/cwt950.00–1,100.0010,77310
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,8062
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,251.63/cwt1,060.00–1,390.0015,8964

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.