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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 3

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

288 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 365▲ 288 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 32▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 35▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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 $137.61/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$137.61

90 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$4.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	529	139.17	736	17thin
Medium and Large 1	621	137.28	852	72
Medium and Large 3	475	135.00	641	1thin

One grade step is worth $4.17/cwt here — about $95 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 sale90 hd

137.61

—

MS average13 barns · 1,308 hd

140.75

−3.14

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	—	Average	1,545	91.78	1,418	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	65.31	762	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	60.00	837	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	56.82	589	11

Every lot

65 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	238	174.04/cwt	170.00–178.00	414	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	412	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	487	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	541	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	168.36/cwt	166.00–171.00	635	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	155.79/cwt	150.00–158.00	667	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	146.30/cwt	145.00–148.00	688	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	152.23/cwt	145.00–158.00	719	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	142.69/cwt	141.00–145.00	749	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	132.31/cwt	129.00–135.00	752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	846	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	132.40/cwt	129.00–135.00	887	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	126.70/cwt	124.00–128.00	849	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	128.39/cwt	124.00–129.00	910	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	117.50/cwt	116.00–119.00	908	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	120.02/cwt	119.00–122.00	976	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,002	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	403	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	431	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	431	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	134.73/cwt	132.00–136.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	137.02/cwt	134.00–140.00	588	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	128.03/cwt	124.00–131.00	604	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	625	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	123.51/cwt	122.00–126.00	647	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	119.40/cwt	118.00–121.00	671	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	122.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	692	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	746	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	103.96/cwt	100.00–108.00	710	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	568	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	134.16/cwt	130.00–139.00	682	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	661	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	121.02/cwt	117.00–125.00	681	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	120.49/cwt	119.00–122.00	729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	115.66/cwt	114.00–117.00	777	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,373	84.64/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,162	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	96.54/cwt	95.50–98.00	1,603	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	472	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	57.40/cwt	53.50–61.50	601	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	64.24/cwt	62.00–66.50	719	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	68.52/cwt	68.00–69.00	898	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	837	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,003	911.28/cwt	720.00–1,025.00	9,140	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,184	901.74/cwt	860.00–950.00	10,677	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,396	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,333	1,272.75/cwt	1,270.00–1,275.00	16,966	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,430	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	18,018	2

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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 365Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder calves 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	51.00	51.00
10	—	1,047	53.50–61.50	57.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,119	62.00–66.50	64.24
5	—	1,311	68.00–69.00	68.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	95.50–98.00	96.54
2	—	1,373	82.00–87.00	84.64

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,184	860.00–950.00	901.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,003	720.00–1,025.00	911.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,430	1,260.00	1,260.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,333	1,270.00–1,275.00	1,272.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	1,175.00	1,175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	124.00–128.00	126.70
3	—	568	129.00–135.00	132.31
3	—	470	145.00–148.00	146.30
2	—	773	116.00–119.00	117.50
2	—	338	160.00	160.00
1	—	615	127.00	127.00
1	—	520	137.00	137.00
1	—	270	163.00	163.00
1	—	245	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	670	129.00–135.00	132.40
13	—	709	124.00–129.00	128.39
7	—	813	119.00–122.00	120.02
6	—	636	132.00–134.00	133.00
6	—	472	145.00–158.00	152.23
4	—	525	141.00–145.00	142.69
4	—	428	150.00–158.00	155.79
3	—	377	166.00–171.00	168.36
2	—	860	115.00–118.00	116.48
2	—	238	170.00–178.00	174.04
1	—	750	124.00	124.00
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
1	—	280	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	124.00–131.00	128.03
5	—	562	118.00–121.00	119.40
3	—	278	145.00	145.00
2	—	683	100.00–108.00	103.96
2	—	523	119.00–120.00	119.48
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	122.00–126.00	123.51
6	—	429	134.00–140.00	137.02
3	—	563	122.00–125.00	122.99
3	—	368	132.00–136.00	134.73
2	—	602	124.00	124.00
2	—	310	138.00–140.00	139.00
2	—	288	149.00–150.00	149.50
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
1	—	485	131.00	131.00
1	—	240	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	117.00–125.00	121.02
2	—	533	123.00–125.00	124.00
1	—	465	128.00	128.00
1	—	440	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	130.00–139.00	134.16
3	—	672	114.00–117.00	115.66
3	—	482	130.00–131.00	130.33
2	—	605	119.00–122.00	120.49
1	—	765	115.00	115.00

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.