Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Sold some nice replacement cows that brought good money.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.37/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$133.37

89 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$4.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	135.68	683	43
Medium and Large 3	418	134.77	563	6thin
Medium and Large 2	481	130.68	629	40

One grade step is worth $4.99/cwt here — about $55 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 sale89 hd

133.37

—

MS average13 barns · 1,268 hd

131.86

+1.51

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	1,518	86.01	1,306	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	59.73	682	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	49.83	511	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	48.00	756	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	375	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	100.65/cwt	99.00–103.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	106.56/cwt	103.00–110.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	103.56/cwt	102.00–105.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	129.14/cwt	126.00–130.00	555	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	128.49/cwt	126.00–130.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	112.63/cwt	108.00–120.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	144.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	120.17/cwt	114.00–124.00	680	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	129.74/cwt	128.00–135.00	625	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	123.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	153.53/cwt	148.00–156.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	153.26/cwt	150.00–158.00	418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	108.46/cwt	107.00–110.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.91/cwt	130.00–134.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	133.13/cwt	132.00–134.00	739	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	140.27/cwt	135.00–144.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	161.44/cwt	158.00–168.00	523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.69/cwt	136.00–143.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	118.01/cwt	115.00–121.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	108.92/cwt	102.00–110.00	555	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	108.43/cwt	105.00–114.00	463	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	981	1,415.42/cwt	1,375.00–1,550.00	13,885	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	54.12/cwt	52.00–55.50	568	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	47.97/cwt	40.00–51.50	500	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	34.17/cwt	28.00–39.00	298	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	756	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	59.73/cwt	56.50–64.00	682	18
Bulls	—	—	1,606	89.22/cwt	87.50–91.00	1,433	4
Bulls	—	—	1,343	79.58/cwt	76.00–82.50	1,069	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,481	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,014	1,139.86/cwt	1,000.00–1,375.00	11,558	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	962	1,152.45/cwt	925.00–1,350.00	11,087	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	13,053	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,611.77/cwt	1,450.00–1,750.00	18,132	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,238	1,259.95/cwt	1,175.00–1,320.00	15,598	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,198	1,251.57/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	14,994	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	1,528.76/cwt	1,475.00–1,600.00	22,167	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,487	1,634.59/cwt	1,575.00–1,700.00	24,306	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,439	1,512.28/cwt	1,450.00–1,575.00	21,762	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	25,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	105.64/cwt	103.00–110.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	108.25/cwt	107.00–110.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	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 Sep 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 290Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 314Last week 32Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Sold some nice replacement cows that brought good money.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	127.00	127.00
2	—	308	128.00–129.00	128.49
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
1	—	405	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	510	102.00–110.00	108.92
6	—	427	105.00–114.00	108.43
5	—	577	103.00–110.00	105.64
4	—	483	107.00–110.00	108.25
2	—	373	124.00	124.00
2	—	310	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	650	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	99.00–103.00	100.65
2	—	565	103.00–110.00	106.56
2	—	525	102.00–105.00	103.56
2	—	478	120.00–122.00	121.01
1	—	835	95.00	95.00
1	—	685	101.00	101.00
1	—	400	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	126.00–130.00	129.14
4	—	478	126.00–130.00	128.49
3	—	562	108.00–120.00	112.63
1	—	515	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	140.00–148.00	144.16
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	566	114.00–124.00	120.17
10	—	482	128.00–135.00	129.74
7	—	519	120.00–125.00	123.83
5	—	369	148.00–156.00	153.53
4	—	273	150.00–158.00	153.26
2	—	670	107.00–110.00	108.46
2	—	425	130.00–134.00	131.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	555	132.00–134.00	133.13
6	—	650	116.00	116.00
6	—	418	135.00–144.00	140.27
6	—	324	158.00–168.00	161.44
5	—	510	130.00	130.00
3	—	470	136.00–143.00	138.69
2	—	608	115.00–121.00	118.01
1	—	360	162.00	162.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	981	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,415.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,125	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,611.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	855	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,014	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,139.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	962	925.00–1,350.00	1,152.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,135.00	1,135.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,238	1,175.00–1,320.00	1,259.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,198	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,251.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,450	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,528.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,487	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,634.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,439	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,512.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,400	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,049	52.00–55.50	54.12
7	—	1,042	40.00–51.50	47.97
3	—	872	28.00–39.00	34.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,142	56.50–64.00	59.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,606	87.50–91.00	89.22
2	—	1,343	76.00–82.50	79.58

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle