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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 27

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

250 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 262▲ 250 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 18▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 67▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, As compared to last weeks market feeder calves 3 to 5 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were higher 3 to 7. Sold groups of weaned calves, steers 835 lbs @ $ 1.23, 545 lbs @ $ 1.5950, 433 lbs @ $ 1.70, 344 lbs @ $ 1.8225 per lb.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.85/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$155.85

140 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.58

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	159.43	809	86
Medium and Large 1	483	150.97	729	22
Medium and Large 2	461	150.55	693	24
Medium and Large 3	393	146.64	576	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.80/cwt here — about $234 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 sale140 hd

155.85

—

MS average13 barns · 1,367 hd

152.26

+3.58

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	1,662	87.89	1,460	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	61.05	738	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	52.50	549	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	52.50	824	1thin

Every lot

67 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	366	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	434	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	250	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	405	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	171.50/cwt	171.00–172.00	494	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	166.71/cwt	163.00–171.00	533	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	636	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	153.36/cwt	150.00–160.00	578	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	165.87/cwt	163.00–168.00	629	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	165.22/cwt	159.00–171.00	692	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	155.98/cwt	154.00–158.00	671	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	736	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	657	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	725	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	819	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	142.31/cwt	140.00–146.00	740	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	136.72/cwt	130.00–138.00	726	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	759	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	133.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	773	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	878	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	126.07/cwt	120.00–132.00	830	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,027	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	977	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,125	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	266	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	131.77/cwt	127.00–135.00	373	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	134.95/cwt	132.00–137.00	433	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	132.17/cwt	125.00–136.00	493	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	122.57/cwt	121.00–124.00	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	130.16/cwt	126.00–135.00	548	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	118.52/cwt	118.00–119.00	510	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	586	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	117.96/cwt	115.00–120.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	804	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	825	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	933	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	940	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	387	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	673	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	136.14/cwt	128.00–145.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	132.62/cwt	130.00–136.00	695	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	128.96/cwt	125.00–134.00	731	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	945	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	964	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	948	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	85.08/cwt	83.50–86.50	1,297	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,809	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	549	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	58.62/cwt	55.00–61.50	708	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	64.70/cwt	63.00–68.00	784	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	824	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	978	655.93/cwt	640.00–675.00	6,415	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,030	1

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.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Mon Jan 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 262Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 67Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	97.00	97.00
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
2	—	575	130.00–137.00	133.38
1	—	230	159.00	159.00
6	—	531	130.00–138.00	136.72
6	—	379	163.00–168.00	165.87
4	—	320	163.00–171.00	166.71
3	—	430	154.00–158.00	155.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	433	170.00	170.00
21	—	344	185.00	185.00
9	—	515	159.00	159.00
8	—	835	123.00	123.00
12	—	627	140.00	140.00
4	—	480	151.00	151.00
2	—	660	126.00	126.00
5	—	705	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
3	—	377	150.00–160.00	153.36
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
1	—	450	146.00	146.00
1	—	250	162.00	162.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	140.00–146.00	142.31
2	—	658	120.00–132.00	126.07
2	—	618	125.00	125.00
2	—	560	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	288	171.00–172.00	171.50
1	—	450	155.00	155.00
1	—	930	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
1	—	320	175.00	175.00
1	—	245	177.00	177.00
6	—	419	159.00–171.00	165.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	102.00	102.00
5	—	524	130.00–136.00	132.62
3	—	567	125.00–134.00	128.96
2	—	475	128.00–145.00	136.14
1	—	1,030	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	387	174.00	174.00
1	—	505	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	113.00–115.00	114.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	200	133.00	133.00
4	—	321	132.00–137.00	134.95
4	—	283	127.00–135.00	131.77
6	—	421	126.00–135.00	130.16
4	—	460	125.00–130.00	127.48
7	—	373	125.00–136.00	132.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	687	117.00	117.00
3	—	717	115.00	115.00
2	—	826	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	120.00–121.00	120.49
1	—	895	105.00	105.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	118.00–119.00	118.52
3	—	478	115.00–120.00	117.96
2	—	373	121.00–124.00	122.57
1	—	325	118.00	118.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	978	640.00–675.00	655.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	860.00	860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	83.50–86.50	85.08
1	—	1,935	93.50	93.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,207	55.00–61.50	58.62
4	—	1,211	63.00–68.00	64.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	52.50	52.50

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.