Name: Grenada Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were steady to 7 cheaper, slaughter bulls and cows were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.65/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$121.65

46 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$30.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.25

vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	435	127.15	553	18thin
Medium and Large 1	468	124.04	580	11thin
Medium and Large 2	442	118.98	525	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	376	113.00	425	6thin
Medium and Large 3	523	96.87	507	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.28/cwt here — about $46 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 sale46 hd

121.65

—

MS average13 barns · 933 hd

129.90

−8.25

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,405	79.74	1,120	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,050	60.50	635	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	38.86	375	7thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	767	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	141.73/cwt	138.00–145.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	160.55/cwt	154.00–167.50	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	142.85/cwt	139.00–147.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	159.30/cwt	156.00–163.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	132.81/cwt	129.00–137.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	130.89/cwt	127.00–135.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	110.72/cwt	100.00–123.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	125.85/cwt	123.00–129.50	559	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	127.24/cwt	125.00–131.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	96.87/cwt	94.00–100.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	805	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	3,059	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	10,112	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	870	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	154.00/cwt	144.00–164.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	137.62/cwt	130.00–145.00	725	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	45.88/cwt	40.50–52.50	457	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	33.60/cwt	27.00–39.50	316	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	134.03/cwt	129.00–138.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	692	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	79.74/cwt	75.50–82.75	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	658	1

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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 143Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 0

compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were steady to 7 cheaper, slaughter bulls and cows were steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	767	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	380.00	380.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	700.00	700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	138.00–145.00	141.73
3	—	320	154.00–167.50	160.55
3	—	357	156.00–163.00	159.30
3	—	485	129.00–138.00	134.03
2	—	610	113.00–114.00	113.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	139.00–147.00	142.85
2	—	490	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	275	161.00	161.00
2	—	588	105.00–110.00	107.49
1	—	535	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
2	—	320	129.00–137.00	132.81
1	—	405	127.00	127.00
3	—	465	100.00–123.00	110.72
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	134.00	134.00
3	—	455	125.50	125.50
12	—	444	123.00–129.50	125.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	139.00–140.00	139.49
1	—	425	126.00	126.00
2	—	380	127.00–135.00	130.89
1	—	525	118.00	118.00
3	—	477	125.00–131.00	127.24
1	—	710	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	90.00	90.00
2	—	412	119.00	119.00
2	—	337	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	94.00–100.00	96.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	406	163.50	163.50
4	—	486	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	144.00–164.00	154.00
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
3	—	527	130.00–145.00	137.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
1	—	515	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	997	40.50–52.50	45.88
4	—	941	27.00–39.50	33.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	60.50	60.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	75.50–82.75	79.74

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle