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Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

475 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.00/cwt ≈ $845/hd at 509 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 3 steers $131.21/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 575 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $154.56/cwt -5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 481 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 475 465 325
Feeder cattle 389 382 288
Slaughter cattle 46 29 22
Replacement cattle 40 54 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2-4 higher, had a little better quality. Sold 52 weaned black hided steers average weight 509 lbs @ $ 1.6560 per lb.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 52 166.00 $166.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 5 160.00–166.00 $162.23 $451 —
320–345 333 2 153.00–159.00 $156.11 $520 -3.89
365–370 367 3 155.00–160.00 $157.67 $579 -8.45
400–410 402 5 160.00–161.00 $160.20 $644 +3.49
460–484 481 22 150.00–155.00 $154.56 $743 -5.09
550 550 1 158.00 $158.00 $869 +1.51
600–630 610 4 130.00–140.00 $133.22 $813 +2.05
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 138.00 $138.00 $621 +7.94
555–590 575 24 131.00–135.00 $131.21 $754 -1.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 150.00 $150.00 $585 -2.84
400–420 410 2 148.00–149.00 $148.51 $609 —
455–480 467 3 140.00–149.00 $144.92 $677 -3.08
520–540 529 4 138.00–141.00 $139.00 $735 -6.28
575 575 1 137.00 $137.00 $788 -7.00
620 620 1 127.00 $127.00 $787 +7.00
665–690 677 3 128.00–129.00 $128.34 $869 +5.15

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 130.00 $130.00 $422 +1.00
360 360 1 130.00 $130.00 $468 -1.00
435 435 1 126.00 $126.00 $548 +1.00
450–488 475 14 125.00–133.00 $130.01 $618 +4.19
510–540 525 4 123.00–126.00 $124.48 $654 +0.97
565–590 571 13 125.00–129.00 $126.09 $720 +4.93
610–645 631 7 113.00–124.00 $119.01 $751 +3.17
660–685 673 2 114.00–122.00 $117.93 $794 +5.43
705–735 715 3 115.00–120.00 $116.64 $834 —
830 830 1 110.00 $110.00 $913 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 127.00 $127.00 $495 —
475–495 487 3 120.00–124.00 $122.64 $597 +3.91
500–520 510 2 121.00 $121.00 $617 +4.00
575–590 583 4 121.00–122.00 $121.25 $707 +4.25
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 114.00 $114.00 $598 —
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 440 3 135.00–145.00 $139.31 $613 —
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 -1.97
550 550 2 120.00–126.00 $123.00 $676 +2.49
615–625 620 3 113.00–121.00 $117.31 $727 -1.69
765–780 773 2 107.00–111.00 $108.98 $842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 4 130.00–132.00 $130.49 $565 +9.49
470–495 485 3 128.00–132.00 $130.03 $631 +16.03
510–525 518 2 110.00–115.00 $112.46 $583 -3.04
560–575 568 2 116.00 $116.00 $659 +2.65
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 3 123.00–126.00 $124.37 $532 —
460–495 475 5 120.00–127.00 $124.16 $590 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1090 932 85-90% 7 40.00–48.50 $44.21 $412 —
950–1060 1005 85-90% 2 37.00–38.00 $37.53 $377 -14.86
960–1310 1111 85-90% 7 50.00–56.00 $53.36 $593 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1270 1140 80-85% 7 59.00–63.00 $61.45 $701 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 75-80% 1 52.50 $52.50 $793 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1165 1158 2 72.00–75.00 $73.51 $851 —
1525 1525 1 80.50 $80.50 $1,228 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–1705 1670 2 85.50–89.00 $87.29 $1,458 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
945–985 972 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 700.00–775.00 $742.24
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1480 1480 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.