Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows were steady, Feeder steers and hefiers were steady to 5 higher. Better quality overall this week on calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.45/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$109.45

57 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.86

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	112.45	546	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	411	112.33	461	24
Medium and Large 2-3	391	108.50	424	11thin
Medium and Large 2	425	103.54	440	14thin

One grade step is worth $8.90/cwt here — about $106 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 sale57 hd

109.45

—

MS average13 barns · 1,040 hd

117.31

−7.86

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	46.50	621	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	886	27.13	240	17

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	138.59/cwt	135.00–142.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	140.46/cwt	139.00–142.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	115.16/cwt	115.00–115.50	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	439	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	107.06/cwt	104.00–110.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	93.95/cwt	90.00–98.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	115.23/cwt	107.00–121.00	311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	101.78/cwt	95.00–107.00	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	264	116.13/cwt	112.00–120.00	307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	137.38/cwt	133.00–140.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	139.50/cwt	137.00–142.00	519	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	36.43/cwt	32.50–40.00	371	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	621	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	115.55/cwt	111.00–120.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	135.67/cwt	128.00–143.00	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	116.54/cwt	110.00–124.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	105.96/cwt	104.00–108.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	117.48/cwt	114.00–121.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	98.49/cwt	94.00–103.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	473	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	790	273.89/cwt	240.00–320.00	2,164	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	24.50/cwt	24.50–24.50	203	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	119	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	11,546	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	854.39/cwt	700.00–930.00	10,381	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	567	12

How this sale compares

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 →

Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

Mon Dec 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 198Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cows were steady, Feeder steers and hefiers were steady to 5 higher. Better quality overall this week on calves.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	154.00	154.00
1	—	300	157.00	157.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
3	—	420	135.00–142.00	138.59
2	—	385	139.00–142.00	140.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	467	121.50	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	115.00–115.50	115.16
1	—	395	119.00	119.00
1	—	630	104.00	104.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
2	—	470	111.00–120.00	115.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	110.00	110.00
4	—	307	121.50	121.50
4	—	483	116.00	116.00
14	—	403	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	93.00	93.00
2	—	388	104.00–110.00	107.06
2	—	558	90.00–98.00	93.95
3	—	270	107.00–121.00	115.23
5	—	428	95.00–107.00	101.78
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	104.50	104.50
4	—	264	112.00–120.00	116.13
5	—	478	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	133.00–140.00	137.38
6	—	372	137.00–142.00	139.50
1	—	800	97.00	97.00
2	—	513	114.00–121.00	117.48
2	—	758	94.00–103.00	98.49
1	—	345	144.00	144.00
1	—	490	121.50	121.50
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	128.00–143.00	135.67
4	—	469	110.00–124.00	116.54
2	—	535	104.00–108.00	105.96
1	—	265	142.00	142.00
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	115.50	115.50
3	—	540	99.00	99.00
4	—	119	451.00	451.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	115.00	115.00
8	—	338	140.00	140.00
2	—	470	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,019	32.50–40.00	36.43
2	—	925	23.00	23.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	46.50	46.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	830	24.50	24.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	290.00	290.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	790	240.00–320.00	273.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,215	700.00–930.00	854.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	540.00	540.00

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.

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Grenada Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Grenada Stockyard - Grenada, MS

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle