Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2020-09-07

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Sep 7
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
335 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 290▲ 335 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 52▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
314 head
▲ 282 vs last sale 32▲ 314 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Sold some nice replacement cows that brought good money.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $133.37/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$133.37
89 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$4.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.51
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504135.6868343
Medium and Large 3418134.775636thin
Medium and Large 2481130.6862940
One grade step is worth $4.99/cwt here — about $55 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 sale89 hd
133.37
—
MS average13 barns · 1,268 hd
131.86
+1.51
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—Average1,51886.011,3066thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14259.7368218
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02549.8351124
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57548.007561thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2273153.26/cwt150.00–158.004184
Steers—Medium and Large 1324161.44/cwt158.00–168.005236
Steers—Medium and Large 1360162.00/cwt162.00–162.005831
Steers—Medium and Large 2369153.53/cwt148.00–156.005675
Steers—Medium and Large 3379144.16/cwt140.00–148.005464
Steers—Medium and Large 3400122.00/cwt122.00–122.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 1418140.27/cwt135.00–144.005866
Steers—Medium and Large 2425131.91/cwt130.00–134.005612
Steers—Medium and Large 1470138.69/cwt136.00–143.006523
Steers—Medium and Large 2482129.74/cwt128.00–135.0062510
Steers—Medium and Large 1510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006635
Steers—Medium and Large 2519123.83/cwt120.00–125.006437
Steers—Medium and Large 1555133.13/cwt132.00–134.0073914
Steers—Medium and Large 2566120.17/cwt114.00–124.0068010
Steers—Medium and Large 3590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Steers—Medium and Large 1608118.01/cwt115.00–121.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 1650116.00/cwt116.00–116.007546
Steers—Medium and Large 2670108.46/cwt107.00–110.007272
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308128.49/cwt128.00–129.003962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310125.50/cwt125.00–126.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373124.00/cwt124.00–124.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375127.00/cwt127.00–127.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405126.00/cwt126.00–126.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427108.43/cwt105.00–114.004636
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483108.25/cwt107.00–110.005234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510108.92/cwt102.00–110.0055523
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572100.00/cwt100.00–100.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577105.64/cwt103.00–110.006105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 265095.00/cwt95.00–95.006181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400118.00/cwt118.00–118.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430129.14/cwt126.00–130.005557
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478128.49/cwt126.00–130.006144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478121.01/cwt120.00–122.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515116.00/cwt116.00–116.005971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525103.56/cwt102.00–105.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562112.63/cwt108.00–120.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565106.56/cwt103.00–110.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628100.65/cwt99.00–103.006323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685101.00/cwt101.00–101.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 283595.00/cwt95.00–95.007931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34379.58/cwt76.00–82.501,0692
Bulls——1,60689.22/cwt87.50–91.001,4334
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87234.17/cwt28.00–39.002983
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04247.97/cwt40.00–51.505007
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04954.12/cwt52.00–55.5056814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14259.73/cwt56.50–64.0068218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57548.00/cwt48.00–48.007561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2855875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,4811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29621,152.45/cwt925.00–1,350.0011,08710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19811,415.42/cwt1,375.00–1,550.0013,88512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0141,139.86/cwt1,000.00–1,375.0011,5588
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1251,611.77/cwt1,450.00–1,750.0018,13213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1501,135.00/cwt1,135.00–1,135.0013,0531
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1981,251.57/cwt1,200.00–1,325.0014,99412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2381,259.95/cwt1,175.00–1,320.0015,5984
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4001,800.00/cwt1,800.00–1,800.0025,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4391,512.28/cwt1,450.00–1,575.0021,76210
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4501,528.76/cwt1,475.00–1,600.0022,1676
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4871,634.59/cwt1,575.00–1,700.0024,3066

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.