Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2019-10-14

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 14
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
489 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 371▲ 489 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 50▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 22▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to last weeks feeder calf market steers and heifers were steady to 5 lower straight across. As compared to last weeks slaughter market seems to be 2 to 5 lower cows and bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.10/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$107.10
122 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$4.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.98
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2502107.62540108
Medium and Large 1605105.006351thin
Medium and Large 3432102.9444413thin
One grade step is worth $4.67/cwt here — about $96 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 sale122 hd
107.10
—
MS average13 barns · 1,617 hd
110.08
−2.98
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,66871.451,1927thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21646.3856419
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09139.5443124

Every lot

63 lots · USDA AMS · Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2237142.76/cwt140.00–145.003383
Steers—Medium and Large 2256145.71/cwt140.00–150.003734
Steers—Medium and Large 3275136.45/cwt135.00–138.003752
Steers—Medium and Large 2321140.44/cwt137.00–145.004515
Steers—Medium and Large 1324151.59/cwt143.00–156.004918
Steers—Medium and Large 1365144.00/cwt144.00–144.005261
Steers—Medium and Large 2369139.08/cwt130.00–145.0051311
Steers—Medium and Large 3383127.37/cwt124.00–130.004883
Steers—Medium and Large 2416126.75/cwt123.00–130.005274
Steers—Medium and Large 3428117.51/cwt115.00–120.005032
Steers—Medium and Large 1430134.99/cwt132.00–138.005808
Steers—Medium and Large 3465117.50/cwt115.00–120.005462
Steers—Medium and Large 1470133.78/cwt130.50–137.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 2481124.01/cwt120.00–126.005968
Steers—Medium and Large 1515128.69/cwt125.00–130.0066312
Steers—Medium and Large 2519121.28/cwt120.00–125.0062910
Steers—Medium and Large 3530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 3555116.00/cwt116.00–116.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1563130.48/cwt123.00–132.007356
Steers—Medium and Large 2571118.77/cwt114.00–121.006785
Steers—Medium and Large 2600113.00/cwt113.00–113.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 1630113.98/cwt112.00–116.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 1705118.45/cwt112.00–125.008352
Steers—Medium and Large 2720105.00/cwt105.00–105.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1825112.00/cwt112.00–112.009241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285118.00/cwt118.00–118.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324116.53/cwt111.50–120.003789
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333109.39/cwt105.00–116.003644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383110.51/cwt110.00–111.004234
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395108.00/cwt108.00–108.004271
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421104.16/cwt100.00–109.004394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428107.80/cwt100.00–111.0046118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475110.66/cwt92.00–117.8052620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528107.39/cwt100.00–113.7556710
Heifers—Medium and Large 354391.00/cwt90.00–92.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 355897.03/cwt90.00–104.005412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577105.08/cwt92.00–112.0060634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612101.97/cwt92.00–106.1062411
Heifers—Medium and Large 265092.00/cwt92.00–92.005981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380123.45/cwt120.00–127.004692
Bulls—Medium and Large 3436119.08/cwt115.00–125.005199
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473115.55/cwt108.00–122.005476
Bulls—Medium and Large 3531108.99/cwt105.00–113.005794
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575105.49/cwt93.00–117.0060715
Bulls—Medium and Large 3624103.85/cwt101.00–107.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668101.96/cwt92.75–106.006815
Bulls—Medium and Large 3723102.08/cwt97.00–105.007384
Bulls—Medium and Large 3771104.00/cwt101.00–107.008024
Bulls—Medium and Large 381090.00/cwt90.00–90.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 394091.00/cwt91.00–91.008551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50369.00/cwt63.50–71.501,0374
Bulls——1,88874.71/cwt74.00–75.001,4113
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02236.25/cwt32.50–41.003707
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11940.89/cwt36.50–43.0045817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17044.81/cwt43.50–46.005248
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24947.52/cwt45.00–51.2559411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2795690.00/cwt690.00–690.005,4861
Bred Cows—Medium 2850800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 21,015770.00/cwt770.00–770.007,8161
Bred Cows—Medium 21,060660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,9961
Bred Cows—Medium 21,085810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,7891
Bred Cows—Medium 21,115700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,8051

This sale against other markets

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.