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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Dec 6

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

463 head

▲ 220 vs last sale 243▼ 185 vs year ago 648 · −28.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 71▲ 9 vs year ago 54 · +16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 39▼ 94 vs year ago 124 · −75.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves steers were 3-5 higher, and heifers were mixed. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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 $167.16/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$167.16

130 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$28.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.13

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	476	173.85	827	72
Medium and Large 1	475	161.13	766	44
Medium and Large 2	418	153.44	642	11thin
Medium and Large 3	410	145.67	597	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.18/cwt here — about $230 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 sale130 hd

167.16

—

MS average13 barns · 1,188 hd

157.03

+10.13

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	—	Low	1,351	73.51	993	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	59.62	726	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	50.00	720	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	47.95	495	21

Every lot

52 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	171.58/cwt	168.00–175.00	571	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	679	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	157.44/cwt	155.00–163.00	573	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	168.33/cwt	165.00–172.00	618	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	620	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	179.07/cwt	176.00–184.00	743	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	162.45/cwt	157.00–175.00	690	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	175.52/cwt	175.00–179.00	816	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	152.56/cwt	147.00–156.00	714	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	163.30/cwt	159.00–164.00	784	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	167.60/cwt	167.00–168.00	898	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	155.39/cwt	152.00–158.00	873	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,003	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	134.62/cwt	133.00–135.00	425	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	391	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	524	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	133.17/cwt	126.00–140.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	136.84/cwt	134.00–139.00	591	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	120.76/cwt	119.00–124.00	570	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	136.72/cwt	134.00–138.00	659	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	124.70/cwt	123.00–128.00	645	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	135.61/cwt	131.00–140.00	716	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	122.67/cwt	122.00–124.00	684	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	804	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	118.46/cwt	116.00–121.00	752	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	122.06/cwt	118.00–124.00	818	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	148.64/cwt	145.00–152.00	688	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	136.16/cwt	134.00–140.00	699	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	702	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,333	71.34/cwt	67.00–73.00	951	3
Bulls	—	—	1,405	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,124	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	33.91/cwt	32.50–36.00	305	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	45.49/cwt	42.50–47.50	419	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	50.84/cwt	48.50–54.50	555	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	59.62/cwt	55.50–62.50	726	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	720	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,490	1,083.73/cwt	1,065.00–1,100.00	16,148	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,214	896.54/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	10,884	4

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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 243Year ago 648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 71Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 39Year ago 124

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves steers were 3-5 higher, and heifers were mixed. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	480	159.00–164.00	163.30
3	—	367	165.00–172.00	168.33
4	—	500	156.00	156.00
2	—	333	168.00–175.00	171.58
1	—	640	145.00	145.00
9	—	562	152.00–158.00	155.39
10	—	425	157.00–175.00	162.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	155.00–163.00	157.44
1	—	320	158.00	158.00
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
1	—	405	153.00	153.00
3	—	468	147.00–156.00	152.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	352	193.00	193.00
30	—	465	175.00–179.00	175.52
5	—	570	160.00	160.00
5	—	536	167.00–168.00	167.60
8	—	651	154.00	154.00
18	—	415	176.00–184.00	179.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
1	—	345	153.00	153.00
1	—	505	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	131.00	131.00
4	—	528	131.00–140.00	135.61
34	—	482	134.00–138.00	136.72
12	—	432	134.00–139.00	136.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	122.00	122.00
5	—	472	119.00–124.00	120.76
5	—	316	133.00–135.00	134.62
1	—	585	119.00	119.00
2	—	535	120.00	120.00
14	—	391	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	118.00–124.00	122.06
7	—	517	123.00–128.00	124.70
2	—	635	116.00–121.00	118.46
2	—	420	126.00–140.00	133.17
3	—	558	122.00–124.00	122.67
1	—	460	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	124.00–125.00	124.33
1	—	505	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	116.00	116.00
6	—	513	134.00–140.00	136.16
5	—	463	145.00–152.00	148.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	128.00	128.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,490	1,065.00–1,100.00	1,083.73

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)	4	—	1,214	750.00–1,025.00	896.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,333	67.00–73.00	71.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,217	55.50–62.50	59.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,092	48.50–54.50	50.84
5	—	922	42.50–47.50	45.49
2	—	900	32.50–36.00	33.91

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.