Meridian Stockyard Market Report

Meridian, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.00/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 469 lb · 20 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.99/cwt +4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 616 lb · 19 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $187.01/cwt ≈ $1,236/hd at 661 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	249	209	354
Feeder cattle	220	184	217
Slaughter cattle	11	21	77
Replacement cattle	18	4	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 10-12 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	4	230.00	$230.00	$932	—
477	477	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,049	—
505–530	510	8	195.00–225.00	$220.48	$1,124	—
558	558	3	191.00	$191.00	$1,066	-7.00
627	627	5	192.00	$192.00	$1,204	±0.00
651–692	661	16	170.00–191.00	$187.01	$1,236	—
700–740	736	11	165.00–170.00	$169.57	$1,248	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	239.00–252.00	$246.33	$677	—
305–345	320	3	221.00–235.00	$226.24	$724	+0.42
350–395	375	7	221.00–235.00	$230.48	$864	—
405–430	422	3	208.00–220.00	$211.84	$894	-11.44
485	485	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,082	+17.06
510–515	512	6	184.00–200.00	$196.48	$1,006	+11.48
880	880	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,364	—
930	930	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	200.00	$200.00	$490	-10.00
305	305	1	210.00	$210.00	$640	—
390	390	3	126.00	$126.00	$491	-84.00
455	455	2	200.00	$200.00	$910	—
670	670	5	157.00	$157.00	$1,052	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	164.00	$164.00	$918	—
615	615	1	158.00	$158.00	$972	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	3	185.00	$185.00	$435	—
435	435	1	183.00	$183.00	$796	+1.00
483	483	6	170.00	$170.00	$821	-10.00
515	515	1	147.00	$147.00	$757	—
558–595	565	7	160.00–165.00	$163.67	$925	-11.33
603–637	616	19	154.00–178.00	$169.99	$1,047	+4.99
690	690	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,028	—
744	744	11	155.00	$155.00	$1,153	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	182.00	$182.00	$582	+7.00
370–392	385	4	180.00–184.00	$182.04	$701	—
410–445	419	4	172.00–173.00	$172.73	$724	-1.27
460–491	469	20	180.00	$180.00	$844	+12.00
520	520	1	163.00	$163.00	$848	-2.43
705	705	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,114	+3.00
830–835	832	3	130.00–131.00	$130.67	$1,087	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	173.00	$173.00	$476	—
335–340	338	2	165.00–167.00	$166.01	$561	—
350–395	370	3	160.00–171.00	$166.76	$617	+8.36
430–435	433	2	160.00–165.00	$162.49	$704	—
460	460	1	159.00	$159.00	$731	-4.54
530–545	538	2	145.00–155.00	$150.07	$807	-4.93
555	555	1	125.00	$125.00	$694	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–575	568	2	132.00–140.00	$136.05	$773	-8.95
685	685	1	137.00	$137.00	$938	+16.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	189.00	$189.00	$917	+6.55
505	505	2	181.00–184.00	$182.50	$922	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	152.00	$152.00	$775	—
575	575	1	150.00	$150.00	$862	—
640	640	1	129.00	$129.00	$826	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	200.00	$200.00	$840	—
515	515	1	190.00	$190.00	$978	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	157.00	$157.00	$683	—
635	635	1	157.00	$157.00	$997	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1120	952	85-90%	6	72.00–78.00	$75.66	$720	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1295	1177	80-85%	3	80.00–89.00	$83.67	$985	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,268	—
1255–1490	1373	2	83.00–84.00	$83.54	$1,147	—

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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
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,035.00	$1,035.00	—
1290	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,195.00	$1,195.00	—

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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.