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Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $115.00/cwt -8.06 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 660 lb · 75 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $104.71/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 623 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $106.42/cwt -4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $560/hd at 526 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 588 325 647
Feeder cattle 499 288 504
Slaughter cattle 40 22 64
Replacement cattle 49 15 79

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 3 149.00–152.00 $150.40 $486 -2.58
360 360 1 154.00 $154.00 $554 +0.47
415–445 428 4 124.00–131.00 $127.18 $544 -18.21
470 470 1 122.00 $122.00 $573 -18.00
510–525 512 8 111.00–118.00 $116.60 $597 -15.37
582–585 582 7 115.00–116.00 $115.14 $670 —
600 600 1 105.00 $105.00 $630 -10.71
660 660 75 115.00 $115.00 $759 -8.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 -7.00
350–395 373 2 130.00 $130.00 $485 -15.19
470 470 1 118.00 $118.00 $555 -16.68
525–545 537 6 101.00–113.00 $108.68 $584 —
560–590 578 5 105.00–110.00 $107.98 $624 -16.02
625 625 1 108.00 $108.00 $675 —
720 720 1 105.00 $105.00 $756 —
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 124.00 $124.00 $459 -6.00
410–445 420 4 115.00–119.00 $117.45 $493 -5.53
500–545 526 16 101.00–109.00 $106.42 $560 -4.37
560–565 562 3 101.00–107.00 $104.00 $584 -6.99
603–645 623 29 101.00–106.00 $104.71 $652 +0.22
669 669 11 101.00 $101.00 $676 -0.51
710 710 1 102.00 $102.00 $724 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 114.00 $114.00 $388 -5.51
355–380 364 4 113.00–118.00 $115.00 $419 -6.01
445 445 2 98.00–106.00 $102.00 $454 -17.86
455–490 480 6 103.00–107.00 $104.83 $503 -8.10
550–590 570 4 96.00–99.00 $97.98 $558 -10.26
645 645 1 90.00 $90.00 $580 —
690 690 1 97.00 $97.00 $669 -1.00
755–770 763 6 90.00–96.00 $91.01 $694 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 430 3 107.00–109.00 $108.31 $466 —
470–490 483 5 102.00–110.00 $105.80 $511 —
590 590 1 95.00 $95.00 $560 -11.77
600–615 608 4 90.00–95.00 $91.99 $559 -6.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 122.00 $122.00 $531 -4.93
465 465 1 119.00 $119.00 $553 -5.00
560 560 1 102.00 $102.00 $571 -10.67

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1175 1024 80-85% 7 47.00–51.00 $48.46 $496 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1070 995 85-90% 2 26.00–30.00 $28.15 $280 —
925–1490 1207 85-90% 5 40.00–45.00 $42.35 $511 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1685 1585 75-80% 2 40.00–43.00 $41.41 $656 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–2155 1703 6 70.00–76.00 $72.27 $1,231 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1620 1507 3 48.00–53.00 $50.29 $758 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–875 863 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 910.00 $910.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1260 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–780.00 $752.45

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1470 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 870.00–1,020.00 $943.90 -56.10

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.