Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks slaughter market, light run of cows and bulls i called them steady. Feeder calf market 3-400 lb steers 2-3 higher but mainly steady, heifers steady also. Sold groups of weaned steers mostly black hides. 569 lbs @ $ 1.3450, 535 lbs @ $ 1.40, 635 lbs @ $ 1.28, 765 lbs @ $ 1.2950, Heifers 727 lbs @ $ 1.13, 644 lbs @ $ 1.1625.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.08/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$135.08

169 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$22.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.18

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	140.60	619	70
Medium and Large 1-2	619	133.17	824	45
Medium and Large 2	437	130.67	571	49
Medium and Large 3	469	118.40	555	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.20/cwt here — about $64 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 sale169 hd

135.08

—

MS average13 barns · 1,365 hd

136.27

−1.18

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	1,603	70.98	1,138	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	48.36	617	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	40.18	460	6thin

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 and Large 1-2	—	764	128.78/cwt	128.00–129.00	984	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	151.31/cwt	148.00–163.00	561	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	147.22/cwt	132.00–157.00	601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	155.80/cwt	150.00–161.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	130.00/cwt	125.00–134.00	428	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	113.00/cwt	108.00–122.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	114.66/cwt	113.00–117.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	102.33/cwt	102.00–103.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	121.44/cwt	118.00–124.00	448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	106.24/cwt	105.00–113.00	552	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	105.24/cwt	102.00–108.00	508	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	821	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	40.18/cwt	38.00–44.50	460	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	45.98/cwt	45.00–46.50	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	163	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	243	151.54/cwt	148.00–155.00	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	122.84/cwt	120.00–126.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	125.56/cwt	120.00–144.00	667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	138.66/cwt	131.00–140.00	738	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	109.01/cwt	105.00–113.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	118.25/cwt	118.00–119.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	127.51/cwt	125.00–133.00	471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	124.16/cwt	120.00–126.00	344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	123.76/cwt	120.00–127.00	408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	111.67/cwt	107.00–116.00	537	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	130.52/cwt	130.00–131.00	372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	112.24/cwt	109.00–117.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	137.45/cwt	136.00–139.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	112.03/cwt	110.00–113.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	121.74/cwt	115.00–128.00	578	7
Bulls	—	—	1,603	70.98/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	102.95/cwt	100.00–106.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.34/cwt	105.00–114.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	102.99/cwt	100.00–109.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	120.69/cwt	117.00–125.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	119.72/cwt	119.00–120.00	670	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	103.45/cwt	100.00–107.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	103.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	116.34/cwt	110.00–123.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	105.92/cwt	101.00–111.00	603	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	118.84/cwt	117.00–120.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	131.01/cwt	127.00–136.00	604	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	118.84/cwt	118.00–120.00	742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	153.98/cwt	145.00–160.00	494	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	131.79/cwt	130.00–136.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	117.67/cwt	115.00–119.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	136.74/cwt	130.00–143.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.44/cwt	132.00–148.00	530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	139.37/cwt	130.00–146.00	465	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	929	689.99/cwt	630.00–820.00	6,410	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,430	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	10,368	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,632	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 Nov 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 503Last week 298Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 75Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	764	128.00–129.00	128.78
5	—	569	134.00	134.00
3	—	635	128.00	128.00
6	—	493	141.00	141.00
13	—	532	131.00–140.00	138.66
3	—	731	123.00	123.00
6	—	690	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	371	148.00–163.00	151.31
7	—	408	132.00–157.00	147.22
5	—	291	150.00–161.00	155.80
1	—	163	163.00	163.00
2	—	243	148.00–155.00	151.54
5	—	577	120.00–126.00	122.84
10	—	531	120.00–144.00	125.56
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
2	—	670	118.00–120.00	118.99
6	—	624	118.00–120.00	118.84
11	—	321	145.00–160.00	153.98
1	—	895	115.00	115.00
4	—	464	130.00–143.00	136.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
1	—	450	121.00	121.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	140.00	140.00
6	—	522	117.00–120.00	118.84
13	—	461	127.00–136.00	131.01
1	—	820	106.00	106.00
5	—	423	130.00–136.00	131.79
6	—	583	115.00–119.00	117.67
2	—	225	135.00–137.00	136.00
6	—	375	132.00–148.00	141.44
8	—	334	130.00–146.00	139.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
3	—	717	102.00–103.00	102.33
7	—	369	118.00–124.00	121.44
13	—	520	105.00–113.00	106.24
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
3	—	277	120.00–126.00	124.16
7	—	330	120.00–127.00	123.76
11	—	481	107.00–116.00	111.67
2	—	665	100.00–107.00	103.45
5	—	628	100.00–105.00	103.59
7	—	426	110.00–123.00	116.34
14	—	569	101.00–111.00	105.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	644	116.00	116.00
4	—	727	113.00	113.00
3	—	475	120.00	120.00
11	—	560	119.00–120.00	119.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	329	125.00–134.00	130.00
5	—	514	108.00–122.00	113.00
3	—	557	113.00–117.00	114.66
1	—	815	104.00	104.00
2	—	673	105.00–113.00	109.01
4	—	492	118.00–119.00	118.25
9	—	369	125.00–133.00	127.51
2	—	285	130.00–131.00	130.52
3	—	707	100.00–109.00	102.99
8	—	418	117.00–125.00	120.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
2	—	225	113.00–115.00	114.02
7	—	483	102.00–108.00	105.24
1	—	265	116.00	116.00
1	—	620	99.00	99.00
2	—	388	116.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	580	92.00	92.00
2	—	333	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	106.00–108.00	106.99
5	—	632	109.00–117.00	112.24
2	—	378	136.00–139.00	137.45
3	—	570	110.00–113.00	112.03
7	—	475	115.00–128.00	121.74
2	—	728	100.00–106.00	102.95
6	—	525	105.00–114.00	110.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	55.50	55.50
3	—	1,207	45.00–46.50	45.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,144	38.00–44.50	40.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	70.00–72.00	70.98

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	929	630.00–820.00	689.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	860.00	860.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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