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Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

298 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 472 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $170.72/cwt ≈ $633/hd at 371 lb · 10 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $125.00/cwt +1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $885/hd at 708 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 298 157 173
Feeder cattle 200 100 118
Slaughter cattle 66 36 38
Replacement cattle 32 21 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows and bulls were 5-7 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 174.00–175.00 $174.50 $524 +7.93
360–385 371 10 168.00–177.00 $170.72 $633 —
400–440 418 3 160.00–171.00 $166.19 $695 -0.16
480 480 1 160.00 $160.00 $768 -4.00
525–535 530 2 150.00–153.00 $151.49 $803 +3.49
566 566 9 145.00 $145.00 $821 —
600–635 616 4 123.00–130.00 $125.80 $775 -2.20
650–670 660 2 126.00–129.00 $127.48 $841 —
708 708 10 125.00 $125.00 $885 +1.02
755 755 1 118.00 $118.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 150.00 $150.00 $660 -5.00
465–490 482 3 146.00–152.00 $147.93 $713 -2.07
530 530 1 137.00 $137.00 $726 —
570 570 1 140.00 $140.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 156.00–158.00 $157.04 $581 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 317 3 136.00–142.00 $138.64 $439 +7.65
359–380 362 8 130.00–134.00 $133.47 $483 +3.47
420–440 433 3 126.00–134.00 $131.42 $569 +2.08
455–480 472 16 124.00–134.00 $125.00 $590 ±0.00
505–538 531 5 125.00–129.00 $125.76 $668 +5.75
605–640 614 6 109.00–115.00 $113.67 $698 +5.67
700–725 713 2 104.00–107.00 $105.53 $752 —
755 755 1 102.00 $102.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 313 3 125.00–129.00 $126.32 $395 +3.98
360 360 1 128.00 $128.00 $461 +2.48
420–425 423 2 122.00–124.00 $123.01 $520 -0.99
450–490 476 4 116.00–122.00 $117.73 $560 -4.24
525–540 538 6 120.00 $120.00 $646 —
550–585 568 2 118.00–121.00 $119.45 $678 —
610 610 1 100.00 $100.00 $610 —
660–690 675 2 100.00–102.00 $101.02 $682 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 119.00 $119.00 $589 —
505–540 518 3 118.00–123.00 $120.94 $626 -10.97
560 560 1 119.00 $119.00 $666 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 119.00 $119.00 $732 +11.00
730–735 733 2 111.00–115.00 $113.01 $828 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1500 1205 80-85% 19 59.00–69.50 $64.52 $777 —
1200–1240 1220 80-85% 2 70.00–70.50 $70.25 $857 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–980 837 85-90% 7 37.50–42.50 $40.36 $338 —
800–1090 958 85-90% 7 48.50–56.00 $53.64 $514 -4.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1910 1703 3 80.00–85.00 $83.08 $1,415 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1760–1895 1828 2 87.00–88.50 $87.72 $1,604 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
870–1400 1021 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 800.00–980.00 $870.66
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1390 1390 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.