Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher, slaughter cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.00/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$137.00

142 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$23.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.59

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	409	150.91	617	28
Medium and Large 1-2	634	134.00	850	76
Medium and Large 1	661	132.91	878	37
Medium and Large 3	495	127.00	629	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.91/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale142 hd

137.00

—

MS average6 barns · 614 hd

145.59

−8.59

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	1,560	80.00	1,248	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	50.41	620	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	38.31	375	8thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.50/cwt	119.00–128.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	148.75/cwt	146.00–153.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	113.16/cwt	108.00–120.00	584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	162.28/cwt	155.00–168.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	134.38/cwt	130.00–139.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	850	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	137.77/cwt	130.00–146.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	142.57/cwt	138.00–150.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	106.12/cwt	100.00–112.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	111.95/cwt	109.00–115.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,290.00/cwt	1,290.00–1,290.00	15,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	335	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	40.30/cwt	38.50–43.00	400	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	50.41/cwt	48.00–53.00	620	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	170.52/cwt	168.00–174.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	961	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	106.26/cwt	104.00–107.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	163.53/cwt	162.00–170.00	471	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	127.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	136.51/cwt	133.00–140.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	535	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,245	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,205	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	709.81/cwt	700.00–720.00	9,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,283	654.76/cwt	650.00–660.00	8,401	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	865	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	123.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	118.74/cwt	111.00–125.00	562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	157.75/cwt	155.00–164.00	592	11

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 Nov 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 392Year ago 456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 53Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 88Year ago 32

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 3-5 higher, slaughter cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	119.00–128.00	123.50
5	—	465	146.00–153.00	148.75
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
5	—	288	162.00–170.00	163.53
1	—	425	152.00	152.00
1	—	245	167.00	167.00
2	—	535	120.00–128.00	123.93
11	—	375	155.00–164.00	157.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	155.00–168.00	162.28
1	—	750	114.00	114.00
2	—	515	130.00–146.00	137.77
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
1	—	390	173.00	173.00
6	—	464	155.00	155.00
4	—	338	168.00–174.00	170.52
10	—	821	117.00	117.00
4	—	871	104.00–107.00	106.26
3	—	1,048	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	634	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	108.00–120.00	113.16
8	—	371	138.00–150.00	142.57
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
2	—	618	100.00–112.00	106.12
2	—	565	109.00–115.00	111.95
1	—	820	98.00	98.00
9	—	321	145.00	145.00
5	—	417	133.00–140.00	136.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
5	—	473	125.00–131.00	127.99
5	—	415	128.00–130.00	128.99
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	124.00	124.00
2	—	438	116.00–120.00	117.97
8	—	473	111.00–125.00	118.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	130.00–139.00	134.38
1	—	565	124.00	124.00
1	—	425	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	605	108.00	108.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,290.00	1,290.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	700.00–720.00	709.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	650.00–660.00	654.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	865	640.00	640.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	35.00	35.00
5	—	993	38.50–43.00	40.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	48.00–53.00	50.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	80.00	80.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle