Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2020-10-12

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Oct 12
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
288 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 402▼ 201 vs year ago 489 · −41.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 75▼ 58 vs year ago 80 · −72.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 238 vs last sale 253▼ 15 vs year ago 30 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.02/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$114.02
62 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$67
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$0.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.00
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2471114.1353833
Medium and Large 1532113.8960529
One grade step is worth $0.24/cwt here — about −$67 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 sale62 hd
114.02
—
MS average13 barns · 1,234 hd
118.01
−4.00
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—Average1,43876.561,1012thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26847.386019thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08642.104577thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2300147.00/cwt147.00–147.004411
Steers—Medium and Large 1313152.98/cwt152.00–154.004792
Steers—Medium and Large 1366153.53/cwt150.00–156.005624
Steers—Medium and Large 2375145.19/cwt141.00–148.005445
Steers—Medium and Large 1429145.39/cwt143.00–146.006245
Steers—Medium and Large 2468134.68/cwt133.00–136.006303
Steers—Medium and Large 1490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006861
Steers—Medium and Large 1520131.97/cwt131.00–137.006868
Steers—Medium and Large 2560124.00/cwt124.00–124.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1606115.71/cwt115.00–120.007017
Steers—Medium and Large 1669123.06/cwt116.00–125.008239
Steers—Medium and Large 1708112.00/cwt112.00–112.007933
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305119.51/cwt119.00–120.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367121.01/cwt120.00–123.004445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420122.98/cwt120.00–125.005176
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435119.86/cwt119.00–120.005217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468126.00/cwt121.00–131.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480112.93/cwt107.00–117.0054211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514110.79/cwt110.00–114.005695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535106.00/cwt106.00–106.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574108.24/cwt108.00–109.006214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577110.99/cwt110.00–113.006408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628104.49/cwt104.00–105.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670101.51/cwt100.00–103.006804
Heifers—Medium and Large 268598.00/cwt98.00–98.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 273598.00/cwt98.00–98.007201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427126.93/cwt120.00–133.005423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470124.00/cwt124.00–124.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528106.54/cwt105.00–108.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530112.00/cwt112.00–112.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1553112.67/cwt110.00–118.006233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566106.77/cwt106.00–108.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618110.17/cwt103.00–115.006814
Bulls—Medium and Large 263598.00/cwt98.00–98.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 266099.00/cwt99.00–99.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710102.00/cwt102.00–102.007241
Bulls—Medium and Large 273096.98/cwt95.00–99.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 281395.02/cwt90.00–99.007733
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,43876.56/cwt75.00–78.501,1012
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08642.10/cwt40.00–43.504577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26847.38/cwt46.00–49.006019
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,175840.00/cwt840.00–840.009,8702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,5002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2925700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,015770.00/cwt770.00–770.007,8161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,060640.00/cwt640.00–640.006,7841

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.