Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2020-11-02

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 2
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
253 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 259▼ 106 vs year ago 359 · −29.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 41▼ 37 vs year ago 61 · −60.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 38▼ 21 vs year ago 48 · −43.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher and slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $133.38/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$133.38
75 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.27
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515136.0170047
Medium and Large 3399132.095276thin
Medium and Large 2501128.1064122
One grade step is worth $7.92/cwt here — about $59 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 sale75 hd
133.38
—
MS average12 barns · 843 hd
132.11
+1.27
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—Average1,62079.501,2881thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29650.246516thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average87135.0430510

Every lot

49 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1305161.00/cwt161.00–161.004911
Steers—Medium and Large 2330145.43/cwt141.00–150.004802
Steers—Medium and Large 3335136.00/cwt136.00–136.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 2355145.04/cwt140.00–150.005154
Steers—Medium and Large 1373156.21/cwt154.00–160.0058310
Steers—Medium and Large 3375135.39/cwt130.00–139.005084
Steers—Medium and Large 1448148.00/cwt148.00–148.006637
Steers—Medium and Large 1478141.74/cwt140.00–151.006786
Steers—Medium and Large 2493130.51/cwt129.00–132.006432
Steers—Medium and Large 2515125.02/cwt124.00–126.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 1521132.25/cwt129.00–136.006898
Steers—Medium and Large 3560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 2579120.20/cwt119.00–123.0069610
Steers—Medium and Large 1585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 2610109.00/cwt109.00–109.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 1626117.26/cwt114.00–121.007345
Steers—Medium and Large 1661113.48/cwt111.00–114.007506
Steers—Medium and Large 1745108.00/cwt108.00–108.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1780111.49/cwt111.00–112.008702
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2308126.48/cwt124.00–129.003902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335137.00/cwt137.00–137.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365129.00/cwt129.00–129.004712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386138.26/cwt134.00–139.0053412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417114.24/cwt110.00–118.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437127.13/cwt124.00–132.005566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472117.32/cwt114.00–121.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475123.95/cwt117.00–128.0058914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485105.00/cwt105.00–105.005091
Heifers—Medium and Large 253398.88/cwt94.00–104.005272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538115.61/cwt110.00–120.006223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573115.28/cwt113.00–119.006613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578105.00/cwt105.00–105.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610106.01/cwt105.00–107.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 265796.00/cwt95.00–97.006313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705101.62/cwt95.00–110.007163
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473126.38/cwt124.00–128.005989
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490118.00/cwt118.00–118.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529124.59/cwt121.00–128.006595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550128.00/cwt128.00–128.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565111.00/cwt111.00–111.006271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,62079.50/cwt79.50–79.501,2881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84828.39/cwt25.00–31.502414
Cows—Lean 85-90%88739.48/cwt35.50–44.003506
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29650.24/cwt46.00–54.006516
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2805760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,1181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2878779.37/cwt610.00–900.006,8432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2940740.00/cwt740.00–740.006,9561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2965730.00/cwt730.00–730.007,0451
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3551,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0016,9382

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.