Sale reports / Mississippi / Meridian Livestock Auction / 2020-11-16

Meridian Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Nov 16
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112
Feeder Cattle receipts
392 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 293▼ 111 vs year ago 503 · −22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 75▲ 36 vs year ago 17 · +211.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 44▲ 68 vs year ago 20 · +340.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to last market feeder calves seemed to be 3-7 higher and slaughter cows steady. No sales next week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.77/cwt on 76 head.
Average price
$117.77
76 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$22
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.07
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505123.3862344
Medium and Large 3484112.5554511thin
Medium and Large 2594108.7564621
One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale76 hd
117.77
—
MS average13 barns · 1,538 hd
121.84
−4.07
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—Average1,77578.501,3931thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21652.0963312
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04238.8640516

Every lot

59 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2230160.00/cwt160.00–160.003681
Steers—Medium and Large 2258160.00/cwt160.00–160.004132
Steers—Medium and Large 1322175.36/cwt170.00–180.005656
Steers—Medium and Large 2340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 2376162.13/cwt155.00–168.006105
Steers—Medium and Large 1390170.00/cwt170.00–170.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1412160.91/cwt157.00–166.006633
Steers—Medium and Large 2438153.59/cwt150.00–155.006737
Steers—Medium and Large 3445137.50/cwt135.00–140.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 3460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 2475150.01/cwt146.00–152.007134
Steers—Medium and Large 1523139.10/cwt134.00–145.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 1560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 2585125.49/cwt125.00–126.007342
Steers—Medium and Large 3595119.00/cwt119.00–119.007082
Steers—Medium and Large 2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1669116.59/cwt116.00–119.007807
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321135.10/cwt130.00–140.004345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373134.88/cwt130.00–138.005036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378122.00/cwt122.00–122.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1409134.00/cwt130.00–138.005486
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430116.95/cwt115.00–119.005032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1457130.67/cwt130.00–131.005973
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467113.86/cwt110.00–116.005326
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515106.00/cwt106.00–106.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525112.63/cwt110.00–117.005916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1547120.00/cwt120.00–120.006568
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575107.50/cwt107.00–108.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584111.00/cwt111.00–111.006485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590113.00/cwt113.00–113.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612104.00/cwt104.00–104.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623114.76/cwt113.00–115.007158
Heifers—Medium and Large 2664105.00/cwt105.00–105.006978
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720101.50/cwt101.00–102.007312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1761105.00/cwt105.00–105.007993
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415127.00/cwt127.00–127.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440138.03/cwt135.00–141.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471132.75/cwt130.00–140.006255
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480115.00/cwt115.00–115.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483122.95/cwt120.00–126.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518111.41/cwt106.00–117.005774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524122.05/cwt120.00–127.006404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560113.00/cwt111.00–115.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608105.50/cwt105.00–106.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660102.00/cwt102.00–102.006731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,77578.50/cwt78.50–78.501,3931
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91030.57/cwt28.50–32.502783
Cows—Lean 85-90%95436.20/cwt33.50–38.503455
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14643.63/cwt40.00–46.005008
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20049.06/cwt48.50–50.005893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22153.10/cwt51.50–55.506489
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2870865.10/cwt750.00–960.007,5263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,025785.00/cwt785.00–785.008,0461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,079965.97/cwt890.00–1,060.0010,4235
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,178876.44/cwt850.00–920.0010,3243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,290800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,3201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,580980.00/cwt980.00–980.0015,4841
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,283962.52/cwt920.00–1,000.0012,3496
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,5581,333.50/cwt1,250.00–1,420.0020,7764

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.