Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $121.38/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$121.38

164 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$284

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

$4.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.12

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	444	123.75	549	4thin
Medium and Large 2	543	123.44	671	29
Medium and Large 1	615	123.19	758	58
Medium and Large 1-2	700	119.00	833	73

One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about −$284 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 sale164 hd

121.38

—

MS average12 barns · 1,469 hd

126.50

−5.12

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	1,437	87.59	1,259	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	53.11	629	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	42.83	390	11

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	849	1,070.86/cwt	1,025.00–1,130.00	9,092	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,289	1,044.01/cwt	920.00–1,200.00	13,457	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	990	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	105.92/cwt	99.00–107.00	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.14/cwt	126.00–137.00	599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	114.81/cwt	113.00–122.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	146.45/cwt	141.00–149.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	150.47/cwt	150.00–151.00	411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	113.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	763	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	109.88/cwt	109.00–110.00	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	143.35/cwt	140.00–146.00	608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	106.66/cwt	100.00–108.00	830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.85/cwt	128.00–134.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	113.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	159.47/cwt	159.00–160.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	45.71/cwt	43.00–48.50	433	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	39.38/cwt	35.00–44.00	342	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	53.11/cwt	48.50–59.00	629	25
Bulls	—	—	1,518	90.14/cwt	89.00–91.50	1,368	2
Bulls	—	—	1,275	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,052	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,038	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,118	853.46/cwt	730.00–925.00	9,542	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,082	852.11/cwt	820.00–890.00	9,220	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,310	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	123.84/cwt	121.00–127.00	462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	759	93.67/cwt	92.00–94.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	114.76/cwt	113.00–117.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	108.27/cwt	104.00–116.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	122.00/cwt	121.00–124.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	92.65/cwt	92.00–94.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	117.26/cwt	115.00–119.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	130.50/cwt	123.00–133.00	535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	119.39/cwt	115.00–123.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	107.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	133.60/cwt	128.00–137.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	103.73/cwt	101.00–105.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	105.37/cwt	102.00–108.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	122.76/cwt	113.00–128.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	127.75/cwt	120.00–135.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 404Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder calves 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	849	1,025.00–1,130.00	1,070.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,289	920.00–1,200.00	1,044.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	805	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	730.00–925.00	853.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,082	820.00–890.00	852.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	975.00	975.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	104.00	104.00
1	—	540	116.00	116.00
1	—	380	139.00	139.00
1	—	270	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	790	99.00–107.00	105.92
7	—	460	126.00–137.00	130.14
5	—	562	113.00–122.00	114.81
3	—	543	118.00	118.00
3	—	372	141.00–149.00	146.45
2	—	273	150.00–151.00	150.47
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
1	—	305	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	700	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	670	110.00–120.00	113.84
8	—	728	109.00–110.00	109.88
8	—	424	140.00–146.00	143.35
6	—	883	97.00	97.00
6	—	778	100.00–108.00	106.66
6	—	363	156.00	156.00
5	—	525	128.00–134.00	132.85
3	—	640	111.00–115.00	113.01
2	—	463	144.00	144.00
2	—	328	159.00–160.00	159.47
1	—	830	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	115.00–118.00	116.46
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	515	99.00	99.00
1	—	455	103.00	103.00
1	—	445	105.00	105.00
1	—	230	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	121.00–127.00	123.84
6	—	759	92.00–94.00	93.67
5	—	466	113.00–117.00	114.76
4	—	680	100.00	100.00
4	—	525	104.00–116.00	108.27
4	—	326	121.00–124.00	122.00
3	—	732	92.00–94.00	92.65
3	—	418	115.00–119.00	117.26
2	—	563	105.00–110.00	107.56
2	—	275	127.00–129.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	410	123.00–133.00	130.50
7	—	516	115.00–123.00	119.39
5	—	615	105.00–110.00	107.97
4	—	323	128.00–137.00	133.60
2	—	660	101.00	101.00
2	—	453	120.00–124.00	121.99
1	—	395	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	96.00	96.00
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	101.00–105.00	103.73
3	—	668	102.00–108.00	105.37
2	—	570	110.00–112.00	110.97
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	113.00–128.00	122.76
3	—	468	120.00–135.00	127.75
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
1	—	445	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	948	43.00–48.50	45.71
5	—	868	35.00–44.00	39.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,185	48.50–59.00	53.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	89.00–91.50	90.14
1	—	1,275	82.50	82.50

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle