Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

653 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.84/cwt ≈ $653/hd at 411 lb · 27 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.72/cwt ≈ $590/hd at 372 lb · 20 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.66/cwt ≈ $698/hd at 479 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	653	784	316
Feeder cattle	526	469	239
Slaughter cattle	82	145	47
Replacement cattle	45	170	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last market: Feeder Calves 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls 5.00-8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262–265	264	14	132.00–165.50	$148.65	$392	—
330–341	338	4	145.00–156.00	$147.68	$499	—
360–382	372	20	137.00–170.00	$158.72	$590	—
400–435	411	27	134.00–164.50	$158.84	$653	—
452–495	479	20	126.50–155.00	$145.66	$698	—
500–546	521	17	138.00–155.50	$149.21	$777	—
570–597	591	6	133.00–142.00	$138.15	$816	—
610–645	618	9	125.00–139.00	$135.22	$836	—
650–685	661	13	129.00–135.50	$132.87	$878	—
715–716	716	6	131.25–132.50	$131.88	$944	—
815–830	823	2	122.50–127.00	$124.73	$1,027	—
855–880	865	3	113.00–128.50	$122.54	$1,060	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–223	220	5	128.00–135.00	$132.26	$291	—
252–255	254	2	123.00–125.00	$124.01	$315	—
335–345	340	3	124.00–126.00	$125.00	$425	—
350–390	372	12	123.00–158.00	$130.64	$486	—
400–440	423	6	120.00–131.00	$124.79	$528	—
455–498	489	14	123.00–132.25	$130.34	$637	—
505–545	519	9	116.00–138.00	$124.76	$648	—
565–595	589	11	117.00–128.25	$125.64	$740	—
605–611	610	5	114.00–128.50	$123.71	$755	—
660–685	675	3	112.00–119.00	$115.67	$781	—
700–730	716	5	97.00–114.00	$109.37	$783	—
970	970	1	87.00	$87.00	$844	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	164.00–165.00	$164.53	$523	—
350–390	365	3	150.00–163.00	$154.87	$565	—
400–435	424	4	132.00–145.00	$136.72	$580	—
505	505	2	111.00–125.00	$118.00	$596	—
595	595	1	121.00	$121.00	$720	—
605–620	613	4	107.00–119.00	$115.52	$708	—
650	650	1	123.00	$123.00	$800	—
710–745	730	3	93.00–97.00	$94.70	$691	—
780–795	788	2	97.00–110.00	$103.44	$815	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535–545	540	2	110.00–117.00	$113.53	$613	—
560–580	570	2	104.00–109.00	$106.54	$607	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1475	1266	80-85%	18	62.50–72.50	$67.70	$857	-5.18

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–785	748	85-90%	2	42.50–43.00	$42.76	$320	—
790–1245	990	85-90%	8	49.00–59.50	$54.47	$539	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1690	1299	10	75.00–86.50	$81.91	$1,064	—
1540–1900	1720	2	91.00–94.50	$92.93	$1,598	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195	1195	1	87.50	$87.50	$1,046	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	1	55.00	$55.00	$578	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–865	843	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	570.00–900.00	$739.41
800–1010	878	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	840.00–1,160.00	$988.77
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
915–960	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–900.00	$778.00
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1235–1245	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	725.00–830.00	$777.29
1185–1415	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	910.00–1,025.00	$972.59
1355	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	200.00	$200.00
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	395.00	$395.00
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	490.00	$490.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
810	810	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
840	840	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–785	750	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	725.00–850.00	$790.42

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920–1170	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	950.00–1,100.00	$1,027.98	—
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1065–1475	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,060.00–1,390.00	$1,251.63	—

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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.