Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due, to no sales last week there are no trends this week. Sold groups of weaned calves, steers 106 mostly black 428 lb avrg. wt. @ $ 1.5750 per lb. 8 head 540 lbs @ $ 1.3525, 572 lbs @ $ 1.3625, 682 lbs @ $ 1.35, Heifers 422 lbs @ $ 1.26.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.44/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$147.44

216 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$19.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.53

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	466	151.97	708	144
Medium and Large 1	399	151.02	603	19thin
Medium and Large 2	467	134.37	628	40
Medium and Large 3	389	132.28	514	13thin

One grade step is worth $19.68/cwt here — about $194 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 sale216 hd

147.44

—

MS average7 barns · 699 hd

139.91

+7.53

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	1,780	73.30	1,305	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	48.25	653	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	36.11	337	14

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	116.60/cwt	116.00–118.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	130.02/cwt	129.00–131.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	131.03/cwt	129.00–134.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	129.88/cwt	126.00–134.00	479	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	116.64/cwt	113.00–120.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	109.18/cwt	108.00–110.00	459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	117.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	630	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	106.55/cwt	105.00–108.00	664	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	48.25/cwt	46.00–51.50	653	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	35.70/cwt	32.00–38.00	323	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	42.60/cwt	41.00–43.50	429	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	24.74/cwt	24.50–25.00	223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	120.43/cwt	118.00–123.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	157.95/cwt	155.00–161.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	672	106
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	148.96/cwt	148.00–150.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.33/cwt	129.00–138.00	567	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	118.03/cwt	115.00–121.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	159.62/cwt	155.00–164.00	423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	167.40/cwt	156.00–170.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.69/cwt	120.00–122.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	137.28/cwt	130.00–142.00	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	147.50/cwt	146.00–149.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.63/cwt	125.00–131.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	151.98/cwt	144.00–156.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	135.54/cwt	132.00–136.00	774	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	153.15/cwt	151.00–156.00	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	136.01/cwt	128.00–140.00	638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	618	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	107.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	111.71/cwt	105.00–120.00	594	3
Bulls	—	—	1,842	75.84/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	810	88.96/cwt	86.00–92.00	721	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	108.37/cwt	99.00–115.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	98.54/cwt	97.00–100.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	107.40/cwt	105.00–111.00	502	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	532	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	117.69/cwt	111.00–123.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	99.33/cwt	95.00–105.00	565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	138.36/cwt	135.00–141.00	520	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	708	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,531	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,627	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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 503Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
5	—	579	116.00–118.00	116.60
2	—	620	112.00–113.00	112.51
1	—	705	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	483	120.00	120.00
6	—	665	118.00	118.00
19	—	534	115.00–120.00	117.97
1	—	320	128.00	128.00
11	—	422	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
2	—	290	129.00–131.00	130.02
3	—	335	129.00–134.00	131.03
7	—	369	126.00–134.00	129.88
1	—	730	101.00	101.00
2	—	623	105.00–108.00	106.55
4	—	516	99.00–115.00	108.37
1	—	660	108.00	108.00
2	—	455	115.00–120.00	117.50
3	—	433	111.00–123.00	117.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	113.00–120.00	116.64
6	—	420	108.00–110.00	109.18
2	—	285	120.00	120.00
2	—	620	97.00–100.00	98.54
10	—	467	105.00–111.00	107.40
1	—	230	115.00	115.00
2	—	540	100.00–101.00	100.50
7	—	569	95.00–105.00	99.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	118.00–123.00	120.43
4	—	318	155.00–161.00	157.95
3	—	265	155.00–164.00	159.62
5	—	376	156.00–170.00	167.40
2	—	415	146.00–149.00	147.50
3	—	523	125.00–131.00	128.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	682	135.00	135.00
106	—	428	157.00	157.00
8	—	540	135.00	135.00
6	—	487	144.00–156.00	151.98
17	—	571	132.00–136.00	135.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	148.00–150.00	148.96
8	—	425	129.00–138.00	133.33
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
3	—	570	120.00–122.00	120.69
8	—	606	118.00	118.00
2	—	268	149.00	149.00
7	—	374	151.00–156.00	153.15
9	—	469	128.00–140.00	136.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
2	—	475	115.00–121.00	118.03
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
3	—	337	130.00–142.00	137.28
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
5	—	376	135.00–141.00	138.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.43
2	—	465	105.00–110.00	107.58
3	—	532	105.00–120.00	111.71
1	—	665	92.00	92.00
2	—	810	86.00–92.00	88.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,353	46.00–51.50	48.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	905	32.00–38.00	35.70
4	—	1,008	41.00–43.50	42.60
2	—	903	24.50–25.00	24.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,842	74.00–77.00	75.84
1	—	1,950	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 (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	708	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	810.00	810.00

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

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