Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows were steady as well.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.19/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$143.19

148 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$209

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

$11.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.14

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	374	152.48	570	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	511	152.14	777	20
Medium and Large 2	469	142.29	667	34
Medium and Large 1	552	141.14	779	90

One grade step is worth $11.34/cwt here — about −$209 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 sale148 hd

143.19

—

MS average13 barns · 1,465 hd

148.33

−5.14

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	1,394	78.96	1,101	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	49.50	556	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	44.00	704	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	40.11	385	14

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2	—	467	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	960	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	791	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	120.62/cwt	118.00–123.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	153.59/cwt	145.00–167.00	651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	147.67/cwt	144.00–154.00	786	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	125.19/cwt	124.00–130.00	796	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	113.06/cwt	106.00–116.00	686	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	444	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	135.90/cwt	131.00–140.00	526	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	140.20/cwt	133.00–150.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	133.17/cwt	131.00–139.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	115.04/cwt	113.00–117.00	834	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	1,098.96/cwt	1,000.00–1,180.00	13,792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	173.34/cwt	172.00–174.00	491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	119.90/cwt	116.00–125.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	154.09/cwt	148.00–158.00	726	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	111.32/cwt	109.00–115.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	687	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	993	807.30/cwt	770.00–860.00	8,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	114.21/cwt	110.00–118.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	171.89/cwt	168.00–175.00	543	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	133.27/cwt	131.00–139.00	646	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	44.00/cwt	40.00–46.75	704	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	49.50/cwt	46.00–52.50	556	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	41.43/cwt	37.00–45.00	404	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	32.16/cwt	30.50–34.00	281	2
Bulls	—	—	1,190	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	80.20/cwt	78.50–82.00	1,159	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	13,878	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,264	1,073.38/cwt	1,010.00–1,210.00	13,568	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	813.45/cwt	755.00–850.00	9,883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,192	887.76/cwt	740.00–1,050.00	10,582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	128.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	142.48/cwt	134.00–146.00	673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	801	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	928	752.83/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	118.56/cwt	115.00–121.00	563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	803	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	151.30/cwt	150.00–153.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	114.68/cwt	113.00–117.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	112.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	115.38/cwt	110.00–116.00	650	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	163.45/cwt	160.00–166.00	541	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	126.18/cwt	120.00–129.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	111.26/cwt	109.00–115.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	124.94/cwt	122.00–128.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	170.58/cwt	168.00–177.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	139.55/cwt	138.00–141.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	658	9

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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 648Last week 264Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 21Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 15Year ago 220

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were steady, and slaughter cows were steady as well.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	467	130.00	130.00
2	—	405	130.00	130.00
9	—	535	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	706	112.00	112.00
2	—	403	125.00–127.00	126.01
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
12	—	607	106.00–116.00	113.06
7	—	324	137.00	137.00
14	—	387	131.00–140.00	135.90
4	—	477	127.00	127.00
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	118.00–123.00	120.62
3	—	368	125.00–130.00	128.21
7	—	475	115.00–121.00	118.56
6	—	803	105.00	105.00
1	—	700	98.00	98.00
10	—	563	110.00–116.00	115.38
2	—	518	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	106.00	106.00
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
6	—	478	110.00–115.00	112.97
1	—	315	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	807	119.00	119.00
8	—	424	145.00–167.00	153.59
20	—	636	124.00–130.00	125.19
9	—	519	133.00–150.00	140.20
5	—	574	131.00–139.00	133.17
2	—	725	113.00–117.00	115.04
3	—	283	172.00–174.00	173.34
10	—	471	148.00–158.00	154.09
2	—	758	112.00–113.00	112.50
9	—	316	168.00–175.00	171.89
7	—	364	168.00–177.00	170.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	532	144.00–154.00	147.67
4	—	425	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	156.00	156.00
3	—	385	150.00–153.00	151.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	134.00–146.00	142.48
2	—	685	116.00–118.00	117.00
3	—	627	113.00–117.00	114.68
7	—	331	160.00–166.00	163.45
4	—	529	120.00–129.00	126.18
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
1	—	285	165.00	165.00
5	—	365	165.00	165.00
3	—	577	122.00–128.00	124.94
2	—	430	138.00–141.00	139.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	103.00	103.00
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
3	—	530	109.00–115.00	111.26
3	—	473	120.00–126.00	122.94
1	—	680	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	139.00	139.00
4	—	525	116.00–125.00	119.90
3	—	663	109.00–115.00	111.32
2	—	573	118.00–122.00	119.97
4	—	616	110.00–118.00	114.21
4	—	485	131.00–139.00	133.27

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	—	1,255	1,000.00–1,180.00	1,098.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,285	1,080.00	1,080.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,264	1,010.00–1,210.00	1,073.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	993	770.00–860.00	807.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	755.00–850.00	813.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,192	740.00–1,050.00	887.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	700.00–800.00	752.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	40.00–46.75	44.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,123	46.00–52.50	49.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	974	37.00–45.00	41.43
2	—	873	30.50–34.00	32.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	74.00	74.00
4	—	1,445	78.50–82.00	80.20

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