Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers and heifers were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.69/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$111.69

64 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

per head · Small and Medium 2 over Medium 3

$10.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 2	413	119.00	491	2thin
Small and Medium 3	303	114.40	346	6thin
Medium 2	485	112.75	546	31
Medium and Large 2	611	110.28	674	11thin
Medium 3	421	108.22	455	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.78/cwt here — about $36 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 sale64 hd

111.69

—

MS average13 barns · 1,332 hd

113.47

−1.78

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	—	Average	1,575	79.78	1,257	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	54.70	831	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	48.39	581	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	40.83	426	19

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	42.16/cwt	39.00–44.50	449	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	48.25/cwt	45.50–51.00	567	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	37.09/cwt	34.00–38.50	365	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	54.70/cwt	52.50–57.50	831	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	53.49/cwt	53.00–54.00	793	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	392	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	82.23/cwt	79.00–84.50	1,359	4
Bulls	—	—	1,265	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	886	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,088	817.24/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	8,892	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,223	765.15/cwt	750.00–780.00	9,358	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,283	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	267	144.78/cwt	139.00–150.00	387	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	245	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	360	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	313	153.47/cwt	150.00–157.00	480	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	245	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	130.53/cwt	119.00–135.25	747	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	113.53/cwt	110.00–115.50	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	415	112.22/cwt	101.00–124.00	466	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	128.57/cwt	125.00–131.00	669	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	476	129.76/cwt	127.00–133.00	618	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	421	137.50/cwt	132.00–145.00	579	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	145.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	474	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	704	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	585	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	360	113.75/cwt	105.00–123.00	410	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	275	116.95/cwt	114.00–120.00	322	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	300	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	318	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	245	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	292	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	300	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	290	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	373	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	423	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	480	120.42/cwt	118.00–123.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	503	110.99/cwt	105.00–115.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	103.83/cwt	103.00–105.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	669	106.88/cwt	102.00–108.50	715	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	400	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	125.42/cwt	123.00–128.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	367	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	427	115.16/cwt	114.00–116.50	492	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	608	108.27/cwt	93.50–116.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	519	108.49/cwt	107.00–111.50	563	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	568	108.16/cwt	99.00–113.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	474	112.09/cwt	108.00–117.00	531	10
Heifers	Medium 3	—	558	95.51/cwt	94.00–97.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	343	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	468	101.85/cwt	90.00–110.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	374	114.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	103.07/cwt	100.00–106.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	107.98/cwt	105.00–111.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	116.50/cwt	113.50–117.50	661	4

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 578Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to last week: slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers and heifers were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,064	39.00–44.50	42.16
5	—	985	34.00–38.50	37.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,175	45.50–51.00	48.25
2	—	1,483	53.00–54.00	53.49
1	—	980	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	52.50–57.50	54.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,653	79.00–84.50	82.23
1	—	1,265	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	700.00–1,000.00	817.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	750.00–780.00	765.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	610.00	610.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	139.00–150.00	144.78
1	—	245	147.00	147.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	150.00–157.00	153.47
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
1	—	245	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	119.00–135.25	130.53
3	—	610	110.00–115.50	113.53
2	—	658	117.00–118.00	117.50
1	—	515	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	101.00–124.00	112.22
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
1	—	385	132.00	132.00
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	125.00–131.00	128.57
4	—	476	127.00–133.00	129.76
4	—	421	132.00–145.00	137.50
3	—	325	145.00–148.00	145.98
2	—	570	123.00–124.00	123.50
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	152.00	152.00
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	105.00–123.00	113.75
2	—	275	114.00–120.00	116.95
1	—	300	106.00	106.00
1	—	245	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
1	—	300	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	123.00–128.00	125.42
3	—	367	120.00–125.00	123.36
3	—	427	114.00–116.50	115.16
3	—	608	93.50–116.00	108.27
5	—	519	107.00–111.50	108.49
5	—	568	99.00–113.00	108.16
10	—	474	108.00–117.00	112.09
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	94.00–97.00	95.51
3	—	343	115.00	115.00
4	—	468	90.00–110.00	101.85
5	—	374	110.00–119.00	114.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	111.00	111.00
1	—	765	106.00	106.00
2	—	670	100.00–106.00	103.07
3	—	615	105.00–111.00	107.98
4	—	567	113.50–117.50	116.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	152.00	152.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
2	—	373	139.00	139.00
2	—	423	120.00–122.00	121.01
2	—	480	118.00–123.00	120.42
3	—	503	105.00–115.00	110.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	103.00–105.00	103.83
4	—	669	102.00–108.50	106.88
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	123.00	123.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle