Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $125.19/cwt ≈ $796/hd at 636 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.67/cwt ≈ $786/hd at 532 lb · 16 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $119.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 807 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	826	300	599
Feeder cattle	648	264	316
Slaughter cattle	54	21	63
Replacement cattle	124	15	220

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	3	172.00–174.00	$173.34	$491	—
300–330	316	9	168.00–175.00	$171.89	$543	+1.37
355–380	364	7	168.00–177.00	$170.58	$621	-2.42
405–445	424	8	145.00–167.00	$153.59	$651	-8.69
450–482	471	10	148.00–158.00	$154.09	$726	-0.91
505–525	519	9	133.00–150.00	$140.20	$728	+2.43
555–595	574	5	131.00–139.00	$133.17	$764	—
610–647	636	20	124.00–130.00	$125.19	$796	—
710–740	725	2	113.00–117.00	$115.04	$834	-1.96
755–760	758	2	112.00–113.00	$112.50	$853	-1.50
807	807	15	119.00	$119.00	$960	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	165.00	$165.00	$470	+1.47
315–340	331	7	160.00–166.00	$163.45	$541	—
365	365	5	165.00	$165.00	$602	+7.25
415–445	430	2	138.00–141.00	$139.55	$600	-12.45
455–485	472	6	134.00–146.00	$142.48	$673	-6.27
505–545	529	4	120.00–129.00	$126.18	$667	+2.25
555–590	577	3	122.00–128.00	$124.94	$721	+1.44
620–630	627	3	113.00–117.00	$114.68	$719	—
685	685	2	116.00–118.00	$117.00	$801	+2.00
730	730	1	112.00	$112.00	$818	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	4	170.00	$170.00	$722	—
521–539	532	16	144.00–154.00	$147.67	$786	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	156.00	$156.00	$530	—
370–395	385	3	150.00–153.00	$151.30	$583	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	7	137.00	$137.00	$444	-8.00
365–397	387	14	131.00–140.00	$135.90	$526	-6.67
400–405	403	2	125.00–127.00	$126.01	$508	-10.50
450–486	477	4	127.00	$127.00	$606	+7.00
525	525	1	115.00	$115.00	$604	+1.84
600–625	607	12	106.00–116.00	$113.06	$686	+6.94
706	706	9	112.00	$112.00	$791	—
805	805	1	95.00	$95.00	$765	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	128.00	$128.00	$384	-2.00
350–395	368	3	125.00–130.00	$128.21	$472	-1.79
405–445	418	5	118.00–123.00	$120.62	$504	-8.37
450–495	475	7	115.00–121.00	$118.56	$563	-9.43
505–530	518	2	110.00	$110.00	$570	—
561–585	563	10	110.00–116.00	$115.38	$650	—
700	700	1	98.00	$98.00	$686	—
803	803	6	105.00	$105.00	$843	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	2	130.00	$130.00	$526	—
467	467	7	130.00	$130.00	$607	—
535	535	9	123.00	$123.00	$658	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	124.00	$124.00	$391	—
400	400	1	115.00	$115.00	$460	—
470–485	478	6	110.00–115.00	$112.97	$540	-5.77
590	590	1	106.00	$106.00	$625	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	139.00	$139.00	$556	+8.00
475–490	485	4	131.00–139.00	$133.27	$646	-1.11
500–545	525	4	116.00–125.00	$119.90	$629	—
565–580	573	2	118.00–122.00	$119.97	$687	-4.03
605–635	616	4	110.00–118.00	$114.21	$704	—
655–680	663	3	109.00–115.00	$111.32	$738	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	473	3	120.00–126.00	$122.94	$582	—
510–545	530	3	109.00–115.00	$111.26	$590	-4.74
570	570	1	115.00	$115.00	$656	±0.00
680	680	1	104.00	$104.00	$707	—
715	715	1	103.00	$103.00	$736	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1510	1123	80-85%	17	46.00–52.50	$49.50	$556	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–915	873	85-90%	2	30.50–34.00	$32.16	$281	—
750–1190	974	85-90%	12	37.00–45.00	$41.43	$404	+6.43

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1645	1601	75-80%	4	40.00–46.75	$44.00	$704	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1755	1445	4	78.50–82.00	$80.20	$1,159	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	1	74.00	$74.00	$881	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–980	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$752.83
720–1155	993	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	770.00–860.00	$807.30
940–1440	1192	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	740.00–1,050.00	$887.76
935–1495	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	755.00–850.00	$813.45

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1130–1380	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,180.00	$1,098.96	—
1080–1415	1264	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,010.00–1,210.00	$1,073.38	—
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,080.00	$1,080.00	—

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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.