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Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

213 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.10/cwt +11.89 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 462 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 213 466 120
Feeder cattle 169 379 66
Slaughter cattle 16 38 42
Replacement cattle 28 49 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 2-7 higher, and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 315 3 172.00–176.00 $173.31 $546 -1.64
350–380 360 8 173.00–181.00 $175.96 $633 -1.03
400–420 408 3 170.00–174.00 $171.65 $700 +4.34
450 450 1 166.00 $166.00 $747 +2.01
500–540 521 4 148.00–154.00 $151.48 $789 -3.17
553 553 5 156.00 $156.00 $863 +1.55
615 615 1 129.00 $129.00 $793 -7.00
929 929 6 110.00 $110.00 $1,022 -5.00
1043 1043 4 95.00 $95.00 $991 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 162.00–167.00 $164.59 $548 -1.75
420–440 430 2 160.00–164.00 $161.95 $696 —
460–465 463 2 159.00–162.00 $160.51 $743 +3.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 323 3 138.00–140.00 $138.65 $448 +1.97
350–375 362 5 136.00–144.00 $141.45 $512 +1.45
405–445 424 4 143.00–146.00 $144.03 $611 +10.80
450–485 462 10 139.00–145.00 $141.10 $652 +11.89
520–535 528 2 126.00–128.00 $126.99 $671 +4.83
560–580 570 2 125.00–133.00 $128.93 $735 +7.39
600–640 615 3 117.00–123.00 $120.26 $740 +4.98
770 770 1 127.00 $127.00 $978 —
850 850 1 115.00 $115.00 $978 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 131.00 $131.00 $393 —
455 455 1 133.00 $133.00 $605 +8.66
550–580 571 4 112.00–121.00 $117.26 $670 +3.26
615–645 630 2 107.00–114.00 $110.42 $696 —
675–695 688 3 104.00–111.00 $108.32 $745 +8.32
730–735 734 4 105.00–108.00 $107.25 $787 +4.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–545 532 3 130.00–132.00 $131.32 $699 -18.19
565–595 580 3 133.00–137.00 $135.36 $785 —
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 +7.00
880–890 885 2 98.00–99.00 $98.50 $872 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1235 953 85-90% 4 37.50–44.00 $42.06 $401 —
1025–1225 1129 85-90% 4 48.00–58.00 $53.44 $603 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1320 1273 80-85% 3 60.50–65.50 $62.14 $791 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670–1870 1792 3 81.00–85.50 $83.93 $1,504 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 1 73.50 $73.50 $1,095 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–935 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 790.00–870.00 $828.44
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
1110–1225 1168 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 850.00–870.00 $860.49
1240–1300 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 805.00–820.00 $812.32

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 805.00 $805.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,120.00 $1,120.00 —
1460 1460 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,120.00 $1,120.00 —

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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.