Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.19/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$145.19

78 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$337

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

$20.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.19

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	321	152.26	489	4thin
Medium and Large 1	541	148.02	800	59
Medium and Large 2	625	132.20	826	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.06/cwt here — about −$337 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 sale78 hd

145.19

—

MS average13 barns · 1,212 hd

140.01

+5.19

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	1,465	92.50	1,355	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	65.75	779	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	56.24	770	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	54.66	581	11

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	131.56/cwt	130.00–133.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	134.91/cwt	131.00–138.00	573	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	135.27/cwt	133.00–137.00	502	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	129.97/cwt	125.00–134.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	138.92/cwt	134.00–142.00	458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	129.00/cwt	126.00–136.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.97/cwt	121.00–125.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	142.37/cwt	138.00–145.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	116.27/cwt	114.00–120.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	133.09/cwt	128.00–138.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	131.55/cwt	128.00–135.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	1,195.15/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	12,943	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,305	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,660	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,345	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	156.51/cwt	156.00–157.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	142.33/cwt	141.00–144.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	143.31/cwt	137.00–148.00	737	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	128.39/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,012	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	173.51/cwt	170.00–176.00	564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	167.36/cwt	164.00–169.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	133.25/cwt	128.00–135.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.73/cwt	135.00–138.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	178.65/cwt	175.00–186.00	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	165.03/cwt	158.00–173.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.02/cwt	151.00–155.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	125.80/cwt	121.00–129.00	590	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	141.37/cwt	137.00–148.00	389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	142.03/cwt	139.00–146.00	320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	512	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	57.49/cwt	53.00–60.50	628	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	47.12/cwt	42.00–50.50	463	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	56.24/cwt	55.00–57.00	770	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	65.40/cwt	62.00–69.00	762	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	994	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,353	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,348	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,788	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	835	785.33/cwt	730.00–870.00	6,558	2

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 Jul 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 176Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 37Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	835	730.00–870.00	785.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,083	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,195.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,345	1,100.00	1,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	130.00–133.00	131.56
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
11	—	469	121.00–129.00	125.80
5	—	275	137.00–148.00	141.37
3	—	225	139.00–146.00	142.03
2	—	420	121.00–123.00	122.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	425	131.00–138.00	134.91
10	—	371	133.00–137.00	135.27
7	—	513	125.00–134.00	129.97
5	—	330	134.00–142.00	138.92
4	—	558	125.00–128.00	126.50
2	—	668	113.00	113.00
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	115.00–118.00	116.49
1	—	595	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	126.00–136.00	129.00
2	—	528	121.00–125.00	122.97
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	446	138.00	138.00
3	—	498	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	138.00–145.00	142.37
4	—	616	114.00–120.00	116.27
3	—	675	112.00–114.00	113.01
2	—	580	128.00–138.00	133.09
2	—	518	128.00–135.00	131.55
2	—	473	136.00–138.00	136.99
1	—	855	101.00	101.00
1	—	725	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	156.00–157.00	156.51
1	—	370	147.00	147.00
1	—	335	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	868	118.00	118.00
3	—	468	141.00–144.00	142.33
1	—	725	122.00	122.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	131.00	131.00
1	—	530	121.00	121.00
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
1	—	380	166.00	166.00
1	—	320	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	514	137.00–148.00	143.31
10	—	788	128.00–132.00	128.39
8	—	325	170.00–176.00	173.51
6	—	720	131.00	131.00
5	—	380	164.00–169.00	167.36
4	—	661	128.00–135.00	133.25
4	—	569	135.00–138.00	135.73
4	—	274	175.00–186.00	178.65
3	—	430	158.00–173.00	165.03
2	—	460	151.00–155.00	153.02
1	—	800	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,093	53.00–60.50	57.49
3	—	982	42.00–50.50	47.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	55.00–57.00	56.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,165	62.00–69.00	65.40
1	—	1,420	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,375	98.00	98.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle