Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.10/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$114.10

130 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$5.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.26

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	504	115.93	585	29
Medium and Large 1	620	115.04	714	57
Medium and Large 1-2	721	111.80	806	41
Medium and Large 3	479	110.01	527	3thin

One grade step is worth $5.93/cwt here — about $58 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 sale130 hd

114.10

—

MS average13 barns · 1,446 hd

122.37

−8.26

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	1,649	95.62	1,577	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	59.26	760	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	51.47	741	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	50.73	542	9thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	1,330	1,151.65/cwt	1,110.00–1,190.00	15,317	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	1,155.88/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	14,737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	116.85/cwt	114.00–121.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	119.48/cwt	116.00–121.00	795	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	51.47/cwt	50.00–53.00	741	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	493	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	51.57/cwt	50.00–55.50	547	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	131.56/cwt	128.00–136.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	113.79/cwt	110.00–117.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	122.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	110.72/cwt	106.00–115.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	131.72/cwt	128.00–138.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	128.86/cwt	126.00–131.00	550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	120.88/cwt	116.00–124.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	108.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	778	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	854	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	811	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	803	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	127.38/cwt	126.00–129.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	122.92/cwt	121.00–127.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	114.48/cwt	110.00–119.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	118.02/cwt	116.00–119.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	114.46/cwt	111.00–117.00	596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	163.55/cwt	161.00–166.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	158.54/cwt	157.00–160.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	123.67/cwt	121.00–126.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	134.23/cwt	130.00–137.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	116.50/cwt	115.00–117.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	159.96/cwt	158.00–167.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	975	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	907	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	928	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	132.13/cwt	131.00–134.00	839	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	151.00/cwt	149.00–153.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	132.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	615	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,395	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,135	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	851.50/cwt	770.00–940.00	10,473	6
Bulls	—	—	1,620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,458	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,980	1
Bulls	—	—	1,488	96.73/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,439	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	63.53/cwt	63.00–64.50	846	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	58.28/cwt	56.50–61.50	741	13

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 Jun 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 433Last week 234Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 98Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder calves 2.00-5.00 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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,330	1,110.00–1,190.00	1,151.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,275	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,155.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,395	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,230	770.00–940.00	851.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	144.00	144.00
1	—	260	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	114.00–121.00	116.85
4	—	810	100.00	100.00
4	—	665	116.00–121.00	119.48
1	—	330	151.00	151.00
1	—	445	132.00	132.00
1	—	530	128.00	128.00
1	—	565	129.00	129.00
4	—	384	149.00–153.00	151.00
4	—	465	130.00–135.00	132.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	142.00	142.00
1	—	535	137.00	137.00
1	—	825	106.00	106.00
2	—	275	161.00–166.00	163.55
2	—	380	157.00–160.00	158.54
2	—	433	146.00–148.00	146.99
2	—	863	104.00	104.00
3	—	630	121.00–126.00	123.67
4	—	554	130.00–137.00	134.23
4	—	741	115.00–117.00	116.50
5	—	338	158.00–167.00	159.96
10	—	911	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	737	123.00	123.00
11	—	767	121.00	121.00
36	—	635	131.00–134.00	132.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
2	—	475	129.00–130.00	129.49
2	—	510	126.00–127.00	126.50
5	—	438	128.00–136.00	131.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	121.00	121.00
1	—	615	102.00	102.00
1	—	725	97.00	97.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
2	—	435	120.00–122.00	121.02
2	—	528	117.00–120.00	118.46
2	—	650	104.00–105.00	104.50
4	—	566	110.00–117.00	113.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	130.00–134.00	131.98
2	—	460	128.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	610	110.00–112.00	111.00
3	—	555	122.00–125.00	122.99
4	—	671	106.00–115.00	110.72
5	—	367	128.00–138.00	131.72
7	—	427	126.00–131.00	128.86
7	—	509	116.00–124.00	120.88
11	—	716	105.00–110.00	108.62
14	—	854	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	751	108.00	108.00
26	—	704	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	102.00	102.00
1	—	670	107.00	107.00
1	—	765	103.00	103.00
2	—	720	103.00–104.00	103.50
3	—	325	126.00–129.00	127.38
4	—	369	121.00–127.00	122.92
4	—	558	110.00–119.00	114.48
5	—	471	116.00–119.00	118.02
7	—	521	111.00–117.00	114.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	106.00	106.00
2	—	433	110.00–114.00	112.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	50.00–53.00	51.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	44.00	44.00
8	—	1,061	50.00–55.50	51.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	63.00–64.50	63.53
13	—	1,271	56.50–61.50	58.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	90.00	90.00
1	—	2,000	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,488	95.00–98.00	96.73

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle