Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	148	0	298
Feeder cattle	111	—	200
Slaughter cattle	20	—	66
Replacement cattle	17	—	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady as well.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	204.00	$204.00	$469	—
255–270	263	2	198.00–215.00	$206.74	$544	—
375–380	378	5	185.00–188.00	$186.20	$704	—
455–471	467	4	187.00–189.00	$188.51	$880	—
510–525	518	2	171.00–177.00	$174.04	$902	—
600–620	609	7	155.00–176.00	$159.12	$969	—
955	955	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,146	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	190.00	$190.00	$390	—
320–345	333	2	165.00–170.00	$167.41	$557	—
440	440	1	167.00	$167.00	$735	—
476	476	3	171.00	$171.00	$814	—
540	540	2	160.00–164.00	$162.00	$875	—
550–565	558	2	150.00–162.00	$155.92	$870	—
615–640	625	3	138.00–146.00	$142.70	$892	—
687	687	2	143.00	$143.00	$982	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	2	191.00	$191.00	$783	—
540	540	2	180.00	$180.00	$972	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	160.00	$160.00	$568	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	383	2	152.00–154.00	$152.99	$586	—
420–445	432	3	145.00–153.00	$148.69	$642	—
455	455	2	146.00–150.00	$148.00	$673	—
500–514	512	6	144.00–150.00	$149.02	$763	—
605	605	1	135.00	$135.00	$817	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	141.00	$141.00	$479	—
370–395	380	4	135.00–145.00	$141.13	$536	—
420	420	1	141.00	$141.00	$592	—
545	545	1	131.00	$131.00	$714	—
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	2	161.00	$161.00	$567	—
425	425	2	158.00	$158.00	$672	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–470	465	2	130.00–134.00	$132.02	$614	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	415	3	163.00–165.00	$164.35	$682	—
495	495	1	160.00	$160.00	$792	—
510–525	518	2	150.00–157.00	$153.45	$795	—
750	750	1	127.00	$127.00	$952	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	158.00	$158.00	$679	—
490	490	1	150.00	$150.00	$735	—
570–575	573	2	138.00–140.00	$139.00	$796	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1135	1001	85-90%	8	50.50–55.00	$53.84	$539	—
965–1125	1045	85-90%	4	40.00–44.00	$41.78	$437	—
1160–1265	1213	85-90%	2	68.50–70.50	$69.46	$843	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1550	1413	80-85%	2	76.50–80.00	$78.08	$1,103	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1340	1192	3	82.50–89.50	$85.28	$1,017	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2110	2110	1	110.00	$110.00	$2,321	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00

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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.