Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder steers were 3 to 5 higher and heifers were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.20/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$137.20

245 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$209

per head · Small and Medium 2 over Medium and Large 3

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.16

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 2	318	155.00	493	7thin
Medium 1	415	146.00	606	1thin
Medium 2	462	143.03	661	151
Small and Medium 3	411	127.68	524	7thin
Medium and Large 2	655	126.47	829	56
Medium 3	467	123.38	576	19thin
Large 2	733	118.00	864	2thin
Medium and Large 3	610	115.00	702	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about −$209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale245 hd

137.20

—

MS average7 barns · 724 hd

131.04

+6.16

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,512	74.99	1,134	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	50.66	590	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	49.07	707	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	45.17	465	26

Every lot, as filed

83 lots · USDA AMS · Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium 2	—	240	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	367	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	606	1
Steers	Large 2	—	870	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	966	1
Steers	Large 2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	278	118.32/cwt	110.00–120.00	329	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	227	118.82/cwt	110.00–125.00	270	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	365	113.18/cwt	102.00–125.00	413	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	330	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	409	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	420	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	491	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	340	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	112.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	106.31/cwt	105.00–109.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	101.52/cwt	99.00–104.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	473	115.58/cwt	110.00–121.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	113.64/cwt	110.00–117.50	591	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	395	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	479	126.69/cwt	115.00–129.00	607	69
Heifers	Medium 2	—	366	131.12/cwt	120.00–132.50	480	25
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	119.25/cwt	114.00–124.50	618	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	622	114.18/cwt	107.50–118.00	710	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	111.23/cwt	109.00–116.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	423	125.99/cwt	124.00–127.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	327	124.77/cwt	120.00–129.00	408	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	109.84/cwt	109.50–110.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	518	107.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	453	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	415	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	378	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	46.61/cwt	43.00–50.75	490	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	51.11/cwt	47.00–54.75	766	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	50.66/cwt	48.00–54.00	590	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	41.54/cwt	40.00–42.50	390	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	375	139.37/cwt	137.00–142.00	523	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	750	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,000	5
Bulls	—	—	1,098	64.50/cwt	64.00–65.00	708	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	81.98/cwt	80.50–84.00	1,466	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	623	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	35.45/cwt	35.00–36.00	325	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	345	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	442	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	335	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	513	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	132.44/cwt	123.00–134.00	773	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	126.83/cwt	109.00–132.50	906	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	123.43/cwt	119.00–130.00	774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	121.49/cwt	119.00–124.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	896	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	477	121.60/cwt	114.00–129.00	580	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	425	127.94/cwt	123.00–134.00	544	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	512	116.74/cwt	110.00–121.00	598	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	388	135.49/cwt	134.00–137.00	526	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	471	148.39/cwt	126.00–151.25	699	63
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	130.96/cwt	119.00–137.00	681	25
Steers	Medium 2	—	427	139.48/cwt	128.00–145.00	596	18
Steers	Medium 2	—	324	150.65/cwt	145.00–158.00	488	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	281	152.08/cwt	148.00–158.00	427	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	577	134.93/cwt	132.50–137.00	779	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	147.95/cwt	145.00–153.00	547	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	663	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	888	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	612	131.26/cwt	126.00–133.00	803	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	705	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	835	1

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Mon Sep 23, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder steers were 3 to 5 higher and heifers were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	153.00	153.00
63	—	471	126.00–151.25	148.39
25	—	520	119.00–137.00	130.96
18	—	427	128.00–145.00	139.48
11	—	324	145.00–158.00	150.65
10	—	281	148.00–158.00	152.08
9	—	577	132.50–137.00	134.93
5	—	370	145.00–153.00	147.95
4	—	663	134.00	134.00
4	—	612	126.00–133.00	131.26
1	—	705	118.50	118.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	146.00	146.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	111.00	111.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	137.00–142.00	139.37
3	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	127.00	127.00
1	—	345	128.00	128.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	153.00	153.00
2	—	275	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	584	123.00–134.00	132.44
17	—	714	109.00–132.50	126.83
7	—	627	119.00–130.00	123.43
6	—	663	119.00–124.00	121.49
2	—	850	110.00	110.00
2	—	760	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	533	127.00	127.00
1	—	800	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	114.00–129.00	121.60
4	—	425	123.00–134.00	127.94
3	—	512	110.00–121.00	116.74
2	—	388	134.00–137.00	135.49
1	—	620	102.00	102.00
1	—	565	122.00	122.00
1	—	335	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	278	110.00–120.00	118.32
3	—	227	110.00–125.00	118.82
2	—	365	102.00–125.00	113.18
2	—	330	124.00	124.00
1	—	420	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	110.00–117.00	112.47
3	—	675	105.00–109.00	106.31
2	—	760	99.00–104.00	101.52
2	—	578	110.00–115.00	112.58
2	—	435	125.00–126.00	125.51
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	110.00–121.00	115.58
2	—	520	110.00–117.50	113.64
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	119.00	119.00
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	479	115.00–129.00	126.69
25	—	366	120.00–132.50	131.12
18	—	518	114.00–124.50	119.25
13	—	622	107.50–118.00	114.18
4	—	575	109.00–116.00	111.23
4	—	423	124.00–127.00	125.99
3	—	327	120.00–129.00	124.77
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	109.50–110.00	109.84
2	—	610	104.00–105.00	104.50
1	—	690	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	105.00–110.00	107.58
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	129.00	129.00
2	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.44
2	—	378	143.00	143.00
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,052	43.00–50.75	46.61
3	—	940	40.00–42.50	41.54
2	—	918	35.00–36.00	35.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	47.00–54.75	51.11
2	—	1,355	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,165	48.00–54.00	50.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	64.00–65.00	64.50
3	—	1,788	80.50–84.00	81.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	750	800.00	800.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Meridian Livestock Auction

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle