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Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 28, 2021

685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.00/cwt ≈ $972/hd at 704 lb · 70 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.85/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 562 lb · 27 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.00/cwt +0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 682 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 685 538 0
Feeder cattle 320 403 0
Slaughter cattle 104 69 0
Replacement cattle 261 66 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, 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
305–330 318 2 179.00–181.00 $180.04 $573 +8.04
410–445 429 4 158.00–167.00 $162.50 $697 +1.32
450–490 468 6 155.00–162.00 $158.95 $744 +0.39
505–535 523 3 147.00–150.00 $148.69 $778 -1.88
580 580 7 149.00 $149.00 $864 -0.88
675–690 684 18 130.00–135.00 $134.56 $920 -6.10
770 770 1 125.00 $125.00 $962 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 303 3 159.00–165.00 $160.98 $488 -2.78
460 460 1 150.00 $150.00 $690 +2.05
535 535 1 138.00 $138.00 $738 —
585 585 1 131.00 $131.00 $766 —
615 615 1 120.00 $120.00 $738 —
665–680 673 2 122.00–128.00 $125.03 $841 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 —
380–395 388 2 146.00–150.00 $148.04 $574 -4.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
704 704 70 138.00 $138.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 141.00 $141.00 $479 -1.00
385–395 389 4 135.00–144.00 $140.75 $548 +1.22
420–440 433 4 138.00–144.00 $140.77 $610 +0.83
455 455 1 145.00 $145.00 $660 +8.48
515–525 520 4 134.00–143.00 $140.02 $728 +3.91
560–590 562 27 134.00–139.00 $135.85 $763 +1.25
676–697 682 22 126.00 $126.00 $859 +0.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 409 4 125.00–133.00 $128.21 $524 -5.79
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 -4.01
585–595 590 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $705 -4.49
780 780 1 115.00 $115.00 $897 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 144.00–145.00 $144.50 $600 —
535–545 540 2 120.00–123.00 $121.51 $656 —
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 -6.04
600–645 618 7 115.00–121.00 $118.71 $734 -3.29
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 476 4 120.00–130.00 $127.45 $607 —
535–540 538 3 112.00–117.00 $114.67 $617 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–895 825 85-90% 3 39.00–45.00 $41.40 $342 —
940–1280 1046 85-90% 7 51.50–58.50 $55.96 $585 -9.37
880–1315 1053 85-90% 12 62.00–68.00 $65.25 $687 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1485 1219 80-85% 16 70.50–77.00 $73.78 $899 -1.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1880 1523 75-80% 4 58.00–65.00 $62.37 $950 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1850–2395 2172 3 98.00–103.00 $100.88 $2,191 —
YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,264 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1200 1102 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 910.00–1,020.00 $978.53
905–1260 1131 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 740.00–1,030.00 $919.67
1050–1255 1133 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 850.00–1,110.00 $987.84
1130–1165 1148 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 1,050.00–1,090.00 $1,066.46
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1100–1325 1218 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 880.00–1,100.00 $1,000.78
1120–1505 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,010.00–1,200.00 $1,097.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1245 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1220–1330 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,360.00 $1,360.00 —
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
1385 1385 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,590.00 $1,590.00 +140.00
1215–1560 1407 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 18 1,200.00–1,460.00 $1,313.50 -71.50
1335–1485 1427 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,230.00–1,520.00 $1,405.67 +20.67
1275–1615 1445 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,390.00–1,420.00 $1,406.76 —
1490–1530 1510 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,700.00–1,770.00 $1,735.46 —
1360–1665 1525 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 1,580.00–1,740.00 $1,673.55 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1585 1585 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.