Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.00/cwt ≈ $1,109/hd at 702 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	354	303	157
Feeder cattle	217	223	100
Slaughter cattle	77	41	36
Replacement cattle	60	39	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady and slaughter cows and bulls were 5-7 cheaper. Sold 66 steers black hided average weight 702 lbs. @ $ 1.5825 per lb.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
702	702	66	158.00	$158.00	$1,109	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	3	190.00–198.00	$194.41	$511	—
305–345	330	3	187.00–190.00	$188.38	$622	-7.62
405–415	409	4	171.00–180.00	$175.26	$717	-17.05
520–535	528	2	166.00–170.00	$168.03	$887	-11.26
858	858	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,201	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	185.00	$185.00	$536	-6.93
360–395	378	3	180.00	$180.00	$680	-5.00
430–435	433	2	155.00–165.00	$160.03	$693	-11.97
525	525	1	155.00	$155.00	$814	-17.00
565–575	570	2	145.00–153.00	$149.04	$850	-22.83
845	845	1	114.00	$114.00	$963	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	170.00	$170.00	$595	—
555	555	1	141.00	$141.00	$783	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	373	4	149.00–150.00	$149.49	$558	-3.56
415–445	431	4	148.00–151.00	$149.23	$643	-4.10
460–465	463	2	145.00–148.00	$146.49	$678	-4.60
505–530	523	8	140.00–148.00	$143.33	$750	-1.21
555	555	1	149.00	$149.00	$827	+7.70
610	610	1	129.00	$129.00	$787	-11.62
925	925	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,082	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	372	3	140.00–146.00	$143.64	$534	-3.64
415	415	1	144.00	$144.00	$598	-0.49
495	495	1	143.00	$143.00	$708	-1.48
595	595	1	138.00	$138.00	$821	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	438	2	158.00–159.00	$158.50	$694	-20.50
470–485	473	5	153.00–159.00	$156.01	$738	-19.99
505–520	513	2	155.00–157.00	$155.99	$800	-8.59
585	585	1	153.00	$153.00	$895	—
680	680	1	130.00	$130.00	$884	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1050	929	85-90%	10	57.50–69.00	$64.21	$597	—
970–1430	1090	85-90%	13	69.50–76.00	$73.93	$806	-1.03

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1400	1257	75-80%	6	67.50–75.50	$71.98	$905	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1225	1183	80-85%	2	78.00–78.50	$78.26	$926	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1710–1745	1727	3	100.00–105.00	$101.98	$1,761	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1155	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	960.00–1,120.00	$1,048.91
930–1380	1202	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,040.00–1,150.00	$1,106.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
990–1100	1028	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	750.00–990.00	$887.86

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1275	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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.