Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.08/cwt ≈ $671/hd at 524 lb · 15 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.72/cwt ≈ $777/hd at 623 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.08/cwt ≈ $819/hd at 553 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	612	653	459
Feeder cattle	445	526	371
Slaughter cattle	74	82	53
Replacement cattle	93	45	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder steers were 2-5 higher, heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5 cheaper.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	169.00–174.00	$171.64	$546	—
350–385	369	9	158.00–173.00	$164.39	$607	—
415–446	442	8	164.00	$164.00	$725	—
473–475	474	7	153.00–160.00	$159.00	$754	—
551–555	553	14	145.00–155.00	$148.08	$819	—
600–630	610	6	130.00–138.00	$134.03	$818	—
660–690	673	3	130.00	$130.00	$875	—
710–725	719	4	130.00–132.00	$130.49	$938	—
750–780	765	2	129.00–130.00	$129.51	$991	—
800	800	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,024	—
980–995	988	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$1,191	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	368	3	147.00–156.00	$153.07	$563	—
415–447	432	6	146.00–154.00	$149.26	$645	—
450–490	462	5	142.00–150.00	$146.58	$677	—
505–535	520	5	133.00–142.00	$137.36	$714	—
550–590	565	10	133.00–144.00	$137.32	$776	—
665–675	673	6	125.00–128.00	$126.00	$848	—
725–745	735	2	124.00–126.00	$125.01	$919	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	390	2	143.00–144.00	$143.49	$560	—
410–440	425	2	134.00–140.00	$137.11	$583	—
490	490	1	136.00	$136.00	$666	—
520–530	525	2	125.00–132.00	$128.53	$675	—
550–575	564	4	127.00–132.00	$129.49	$730	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	425	5	128.00–131.00	$129.39	$550	—
470–475	472	6	134.00	$134.00	$632	—
500–545	524	15	125.00–130.00	$128.08	$671	—
555–592	582	7	123.00–131.00	$128.71	$749	—
600–648	623	14	119.00–130.00	$124.72	$777	—
660	660	1	123.00	$123.00	$812	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	381	4	126.00–131.00	$128.45	$489	—
425	425	1	124.00	$124.00	$527	—
460–490	475	2	125.00–126.00	$125.48	$596	—
575–595	583	4	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$705	—
610	610	1	116.00	$116.00	$708	—
705	705	1	100.00	$100.00	$705	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	122.00	$122.00	$458	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	433	3	132.00–145.00	$137.59	$596	—
460–490	468	7	130.00–143.00	$134.42	$629	—
520–540	528	3	127.00–131.00	$129.31	$683	—
550–595	565	4	124.00–133.00	$127.92	$723	—
605–645	622	5	116.00–122.00	$119.96	$746	—
650–670	660	4	117.00–120.00	$118.98	$785	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–490	485	2	123.00–127.00	$124.98	$606	—
575–595	586	4	120.00–124.00	$122.01	$715	—
670	670	1	104.00	$104.00	$697	—
755	755	1	112.00	$112.00	$846	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1010	958	85-90%	7	42.00–48.00	$46.59	$446	-7.88
950–995	970	85-90%	3	37.50–41.00	$39.52	$383	-14.95
945–1200	1081	85-90%	8	51.00–54.00	$52.20	$564	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1485	1211	80-85%	15	55.00–65.75	$58.90	$713	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1760	1438	75-80%	3	51.00–55.00	$52.74	$758	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1540	1419	4	82.00–86.50	$83.72	$1,188	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1395	1278	3	70.00–75.00	$72.44	$926	-9.47
1430	1430	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,158	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
800–1205	987	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,020.00	$951.55
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	830.00	$830.00
1235–1605	1425	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	880.00–1,000.00	$946.56

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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
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1395	1395	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1610	1610	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.